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When flying from Lisbon to Rio de Janeiro, you should consider leaving on a Thursday and avoid Wednesdays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Lisbon, you’ll find the best rates on Mondays and the most expensive ones on Sundays.

The cheapest month for flights from Lisbon to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport is May, where tickets cost £607 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is £1,089 and £1,059 respectively.

Yes, flying with a stopover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop stopover the cheapest option at £578 on average.

To get a below average price on the flight from Lisbon to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 14% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 8 weeks before departure.

In the past 5 days, the cheapest return tickets from Lisbon to Rio de Janeiro were found on GOL (£596) and TAP AIR PORTUGAL (£624).

There is just one airline that flies from Lisbon to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport direct and that is TAP AIR PORTUGAL. The best return deal found from TAP AIR PORTUGAL for the route is £575.

Weekly flights between Lisbon and Rio de Janeiro historically see delays in approximately 29% of cases, with the average delay over the past year being 94 minutes.

Typically, flights leaving in the evening tend to face fewer delays, whereas flights in the early afternoon have historically encountered delays more often.

Statistically, Saturday is the day of the week with the fewest delays on this flight route, while Thursday has typically experienced more delays than other days.

Based on our data, TAP AIR PORTUGAL have experienced the fewest delays on this route in the past 12 months, with only about 29% of their flights encountering any delays.

Sao Paulo (VCP) is the top choice – 67% of KAYAK users who clicked on one-stop flights from Lisbon to Rio de Janeiro picked an itinerary connecting there.

Flights via Sao Paulo (GRU) offer the most affordable fares, with an average price of £612 for a return.

Consider flying via Sao Paulo (GRU) for the shortest journey. The average one-way travel time for flights connecting there is 13h 40m.

If you prefer a quick connection, Sao Paulo (GRU) often has the shortest stopovers from Lisbon to Rio de Janeiro, with an average time of 2h 28m.

There are 3 cabin class options for the route. These are Business, Economy and Prem Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

Each day, there are between 1 and 3 direct flights that take off from Lisbon and land in Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport, with an average flight time of 10h 03m. The most common departure time is 23:00 and most flights take off at night. Each week, there are 15 flights. The most frequent day of departure is Monday, when 20% of all weekly flights depart. The fewest flights depart on a Tuesday.