Cheap flights from London Heathrow Airport to Rio de Janeiro from £431

The cheapest month to fly to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport from London Heathrow Airport is in June. Flight prices, which tend to average around £752, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you aren’t able to travel during the month of June, then book flights to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport from London Heathrow Airport during May instead. Flights to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport in May, while not as cheap as those in June, still average around £789.

According to our data, Wednesday is the cheapest day to fly to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport from London Heathrow Airport. The lowest ticket price found for a Wednesday departure recently was £949. Keep in mind that prices can always vary depending on your route and whether or not you are flying domestic or international. The most expensive day to fly to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport is Friday, with ticket prices averaging around £1,089.

Fly from London Heathrow to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl for the best London Heathrow - Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport from London Heathrow Airport when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport for around £916 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport from London Heathrow Airport for as low as £752 on momondo.

There are 3 cabin classes available to choose from on London Heathrow to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

As of March 2026, prices for London Heathrow Airport to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport flights are approximately 4% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

United Airlines, KLM, and TAP AIR PORTUGAL are the most popular carriers operating from London Heathrow to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl

British Airways, TAP AIR PORTUGAL and Lufthansa are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport from London Heathrow Airport according to our data. British Airways is the first choice among our users, with 59% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport. Keep in mind that there are 9 different airlines that fly to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 11% of flights between London and Rio de Janeiro have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 103 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the evening tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing at night have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Tuesday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Sunday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, British Airways have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 11% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Frankfurt am Main (FRA) was the most common stop: 31% of momondo users choosing one-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Rome (FCO) offer the lowest average return price of £754.

Flights connecting via Sao Paulo (GRU) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 15h 28m.

Rome (FCO) has the shortest average stopover time for this route: 1h 35m.

3 flights are operational daily from London Heathrow Airport to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport as of March 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 22:00, with 100% of flights per day taking off in the evening.

As of March 2026, there are 21 flights per week flying from London Heathrow Airport to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport. The most common day of the week flights depart is Mon, with 14% of flights taking off on this day.