Cheap flights from Sao Paulo Congonhas Airport to Rio de Janeiro from £41

In general, January is the cheapest month to fly from Sao Paulo Congonhas Airport to Rio de Janeiro. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around £73. If you’re not able to fly to Rio de Janeiro in January, then October is your next best option. Flight prices from Sao Paulo Congonhas Airport to Rio de Janeiro during October average around £78.

The cheapest day to depart from Sao Paulo Congonhas Airport to Rio de Janeiro is on a Sunday when prices can be found for as low as £82. The most expensive day to fly to Rio de Janeiro is Friday, with ticket prices averaging around £209.

In the morning is the cheapest time of day to fly from Sao Paulo Congonhas Airport to Rio de Janeiro when you can find flight prices for as low as £110. Flying to Rio de Janeiro in the morning is an ideal time because this is during off-peak travel hours. In the evening is when there is more demand to fly to Rio de Janeiro, so prices are often more expensive at around £171 per ticket.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Rio de Janeiro from Sao Paulo Congonhas Airport when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Rio de Janeiro for around £95 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 Sao Paulo Congonhas Airport for as low as £59 on momondo.

There is only 1 cabin class available to choose from on Sao Paulo Congonhas Airport 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.

Historically, on average around 11% of flights between Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 91 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning 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, GOL have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 9% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of August 2026, 35 flights take off from Sao Paulo Congonhas Airport and land in Rio de Janeiro each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 06:00, with 45% of daily flights taking off at midday.

The number of flights available between Sao Paulo Congonhas Airport and Rio de Janeiro is 247 per week as of August 2026. The most frequent departure day is Fri, with 30% of weekly flights leaving on this day.