Cheap flights from Sao Paulo to Rio de Janeiro from £29

In general, May is the cheapest month to fly from Sao Paulo to Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont Airport. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around £57. If you aren’t able to travel during the month of May, then book flights to Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont Airport from Sao Paulo during July instead. Flights to Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont Airport in July, while not as cheap as those in May, still average around £62.

On average, the least expensive day to fly to Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont Airport from Sao Paulo is on a Tuesday. momondo users have found tickets for Tuesday departures for as low as £64. However, this price may fluctuate depending on the airline, the season, and holidays. Be sure to avoid booking your departure on a Friday as prices are generally higher than usual. According to our data, the average ticket price to Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont Airport on Friday is £277.

At midday is the cheapest time of day to fly from Sao Paulo to Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont Airport when you can find flight prices for as low as £101. Flying to Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont Airport at midday is an ideal time because this is during off-peak travel hours. Flights in the evening are often more expensive, with an average ticket price of £277.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont Airport from Sao Paulo when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont Airport for around £79 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 Santos Dumont Airport from Sao Paulo for as low as £50 on momondo.

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 90 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the evening 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 8% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of May 2026, there are 66 flights per day flying from Sao Paulo to Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont Airport. The most common time of day flights depart is 07:00, with 43% of flights taking off at midday.

466 flights are operational weekly from Sao Paulo to Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont Airport as of May 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Mon, with 22% of flights per week taking off on this day.