Cheap flights from Madrid to Rio de Janeiro from £359

In general, May is the cheapest month to fly from Madrid to Rio de Janeiro. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around £656. If you’re not able to fly to Rio de Janeiro in May, then April is your next best option. Flight prices from Madrid to Rio de Janeiro during April average around £658.

The cheapest day to depart from Madrid to Rio de Janeiro is on a Tuesday when prices can be found for as low as £573. The most expensive day to fly to Rio de Janeiro is Friday, with ticket prices averaging around £979.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Rio de Janeiro from Madrid when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Rio de Janeiro for around £785 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 Madrid for as low as £693 on momondo.

There are 2 cabin classes available to choose from on Madrid 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 44% on your flight if you consider stops on a Madrid to Rio de Janeiro flight.

Historically, on average around 48% of flights between Madrid and Rio de Janeiro have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 139 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the early afternoon have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

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

According to our data, Iberia have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 48% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

The number of flights available between Madrid and Rio de Janeiro is 4 per day as of November 2026. The most frequent departure time is 12:00, with 100% of daily flights leaving in the afternoon.

28 flights are operational weekly from Madrid to Rio de Janeiro as of November 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Mon, with 25% of flights per week taking off on this day.