Cheap flights from Rio de Janeiro to London from £377

The cheapest month to fly to London from Rio de Janeiro is in March. Flight prices, which tend to average around £47, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. The month of May is another great option to travel to London, with average flight prices from Rio de Janeiro averaging around £321.

Our data shows that Thursday is the least expensive day to fly to London. Tickets to fly out on this day can be as low as £809. When flying out on a Sunday, the most expensive travel day of the week, you can expect to see flight prices from Rio de Janeiro to London for around £1,563.

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

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to London from Rio de Janeiro when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to London for around £853 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to London from Rio de Janeiro for as low as £719 on momondo.

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

As of May 2026, prices for Rio de Janeiro to London flights are approximately 6% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

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

British Airways, GOL and TAP AIR PORTUGAL are the top three most popular airlines that fly to London from Rio de Janeiro according to our data. British Airways is the first choice among our users, with 39% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to London. Keep in mind that there are 3 different airlines that fly to London on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 7% of flights between Rio de Janeiro and London have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 147 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. Friday 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 7% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Lisbon (LIS) was the most common stop: 30% of momondo users choosing one-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Bogotá (BOG) offer the lowest average return price of £579.

Flights connecting via Amsterdam (AMS) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 14h 20m.

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

3 flights are operational daily from Rio de Janeiro to London as of May 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 16:00, with 100% of flights per day taking off in the afternoon.

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