Cheap flights from Sao Paulo Viracopos Airport to Rio de Janeiro from £46

In general, February is the cheapest month to fly from Sao Paulo Viracopos Airport to Rio de Janeiro. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around £28. If you’re not able to fly to Rio de Janeiro in February, then March is your next best option. Flight prices from Sao Paulo Viracopos Airport to Rio de Janeiro during March average around £76.

The cheapest day to depart from Sao Paulo Viracopos Airport to Rio de Janeiro is on a Sunday when prices can be found for as low as £83. The most expensive day to fly to Rio de Janeiro is Friday, with ticket prices averaging around £323.

In the morning is the cheapest time of day to fly from Sao Paulo Viracopos 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 £185 per ticket.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Rio de Janeiro from Sao Paulo Viracopos Airport when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Rio de Janeiro for around £69 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 Viracopos Airport for as low as £52 on momondo.

There are 2 cabin classes available to choose from on Sao Paulo Viracopos 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 89 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.

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

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

6 flights are operational daily from Sao Paulo Viracopos Airport to Rio de Janeiro as of June 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 11:00, with 52% of flights per day taking off at midday.

As of June 2026, 44 flights take off from Sao Paulo Viracopos Airport and land in Rio de Janeiro each week. The most common flight departure day for this route is Mon, with 16% of weekly flights taking off on this day.