Cheap flights from Madrid to Rio de Janeiro from £342

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 £620. If you’re not able to fly to Rio de Janeiro in May, then March is your next best option. Flight prices from Madrid to Rio de Janeiro during March average around £629.

The cheapest day to depart from Madrid to Rio de Janeiro is on a Thursday when prices can be found for as low as £577. The most expensive day to fly to Rio de Janeiro is Monday, with ticket prices averaging around £596.

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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 £733 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 £524 on momondo.

There is only 1 cabin class available to choose from on Madrid Barajas 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.

No. A direct flight is the cheapest option for a flight between Madrid to Rio de Janeiro.

Historically, on average around 28% 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 158 minutes.

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

Monday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Thursday 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 28% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Sao Paulo (GRU) was the most common stop: 50% of momondo users choosing one-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Sao Paulo (GRU) offer the lowest average return price of £1,457.

Flights connecting via Sao Paulo (GRU) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 13h 55m.

Bogotá (BOG) has the shortest average stopover time for this route: 1h 05m.

The number of flights available between Madrid and Rio de Janeiro is 3 per day as of March 2026. The most frequent departure time is 11:00, with 100% of daily flights leaving at midday.

26 flights are operational weekly from Madrid to Rio de Janeiro as of March 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Thu, with 27% of flights per week taking off on this day.