Cheap flights from London to Rio de Janeiro from £482

In general, May is the cheapest month to fly from London to Rio de Janeiro. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around £800. If you’re not able to fly to Rio de Janeiro in May, then March is your next best option. Flight prices from London to Rio de Janeiro during March average around £801.

The cheapest day to depart from London to Rio de Janeiro is on a Tuesday when prices can be found for as low as £1,000. The most expensive day to fly to Rio de Janeiro is Saturday, with ticket prices averaging around £1,147.

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

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Rio de Janeiro from London when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Rio de Janeiro for around £1,007 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 from London for as low as £859 on momondo.

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

You could potentially save up to 9% on your flight if you consider stops on a London to Rio de Janeiro flight.

KLM, United Airlines, and ITA Airways are the most popular carriers operating from London to Rio de Janeiro

British Airways, TAP AIR PORTUGAL and Lufthansa are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Rio de Janeiro from London according to our data. British Airways is the first choice among our users, with 43% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Rio de Janeiro. Keep in mind that there are 8 different airlines that fly to Rio de Janeiro on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 10% 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 107 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.

Saturday 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 10% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Lisbon (LIS) was the most common stop: 35% of momondo users choosing one-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Rome (FCO) offer the lowest average return price of £587.

Flights connecting via Frankfurt am Main (FRA) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 14h 32m.

Amsterdam (AMS) has the shortest average stopover time for this route: 1h 30m.

The number of flights available between London and Rio de Janeiro is 3 per day as of October 2026. The most frequent departure time is 21:00, with 100% of daily flights leaving in the evening.

As of October 2026, 21 flights take off from London and land in Rio de Janeiro each week. The most common flight departure day for this route is Mon, with 14% of weekly flights taking off on this day.