Cheap flights from London to Rio de Janeiro from £350

The cheapest month to fly to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport from London is in May. Flight prices, which tend to average around £800, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you aren’t able to travel during the month of May, then book flights to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport from London during March instead. Flights to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport in March, while not as cheap as those in May, still average around £830.

According to our data, Tuesday is the cheapest day to fly to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport from London. The lowest ticket price found for a Tuesday departure recently was £998. 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 £1,151.

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

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport from London 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 £999 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 for as low as £758 on momondo.

There are 3 cabin classes available to choose from on London to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport 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 34% on your flight if you consider stops on a London to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport flight.

KLM, United Airlines, and British Airways are the most popular carriers operating from London 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 according to our data. British Airways is the first choice among our users, with 47% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport. Keep in mind that there are 10 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 105 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 11% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Lisbon (LIS) was the most common stop: 48% 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 27m.

New York (JFK) has the shortest average stopover time for this route: 1h 30m.

As of September 2026, there are 3 flights per day flying from London to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport. The most common time of day flights depart is 21:00, with 100% of flights taking off in the evening.

21 flights are operational weekly from London to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport as of September 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Mon, with 14% of flights per week taking off on this day.