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£356 Find Cheap Flights from Rio de Janeiro to London

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Cheap Flights from Rio de Janeiro to London (RIO-LHR)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Rio de Janeiro to London that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent return flight deals from Rio de Janeiro to Heathrow

Sun, 2 Nov - Sun, 16 Nov
GOL Logo
20:45 - 16:35GIG-LHR
16h 50m1 stop
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17:35 - 21:05LHR-GIG
30h 30m1 stop
£585GOL
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Wed, 22 Oct - Fri, 7 Nov
GOL Logo
22:05 - 21:25GIG-LHR
19h 20m1 stop
GOL Logo
14:45 - 21:05LHR-GIG
33h 20m1 stop
£587GOL
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Wed, 4 Feb - Sun, 15 Mar
Avianca Logo
07:30 - 14:35GIG-LHR
28h 05m1 stop
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21:40 - 00:40LHR-GIG
30h 00m1 stop
£596Avianca
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Wed, 5 Nov - Thu, 13 Nov
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20:50 - 16:05GIG-LHR
16h 15m1 stop
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06:20 - 21:15LHR-GIG
17h 55m2 stops
Wed, 4 Feb - Sun, 15 Mar
Avianca Logo
07:30 - 14:35GIG-LHR
28h 05m1 stop
Avianca Logo
21:40 - 00:40LHR-GIG
30h 00m1 stop
£597Avianca
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Tue, 14 Oct - Mon, 24 Nov
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16:50 - 08:10GIG-LHR
11h 20mdirect
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15:45 - 18:40LHR-GIG
29h 55m1 stop
Wed, 5 Nov - Wed, 12 Nov
British Airways Logo
18:00 - 08:35GIG-LHR
11h 35mdirect
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19:05 - 18:40LHR-GIG
26h 35m1 stop
£611British Airways
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Tue, 14 Oct - Mon, 24 Nov
British Airways Logo
16:50 - 08:10GIG-LHR
11h 20mdirect
British Airways Logo
22:00 - 06:55LHR-GIG
11h 55mdirect
£620British Airways
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Tue, 28 Oct - Tue, 10 Feb
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06:40 - 14:05GIG-LHR
28h 25m2 stops
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20:15 - 17:20LHR-GIG
24h 05m2 stops
£627LATAM Airlines
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Wed, 5 Nov - Tue, 10 Feb
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14:30 - 14:05GIG-LHR
20h 35m2 stops
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20:15 - 17:20LHR-GIG
24h 05m2 stops
£629LATAM Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Rio de Janeiro to Heathrow flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Rio de Janeiro to Heathrow to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

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Planning a trip from Rio de Janeiro to Heathrow? KAYAK’s data-powered insights will help you find cheap flights. Learn the best time to fly, how early to book your ticket, and other tips to secure great prices.

How much is a return flight from Rio de Janeiro to London Heathrow Airport?

What is the cheapest Rio de Janeiro to London Heathrow Airport flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest return flight from Rio de Janeiro to London Heathrow Airport costs £562 on the route between Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport (GIG) and London Heathrow Airport (LHR). It is also the most popular route.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Rio de Janeiro to London?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Rio de Janeiro to London Heathrow Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

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

What is the cheapest month to fly from Rio de Janeiro to London Heathrow Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Rio de Janeiro to London Heathrow Airport, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Rio de Janeiro to London Heathrow Airport is February, where tickets cost £580 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and September, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is £1,062 and £876 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a stopover from Rio de Janeiro to London Heathrow Airport?

The average return price for all direct flights, flights with one stopover, and flights with two stopovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

Yes, flying with a stopover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 2 stops stopover the cheapest option at £690 on average.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Rio de Janeiro to London Heathrow Airport?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Rio de Janeiro to London Heathrow Airport, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Rio de Janeiro to London Heathrow Airport, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 22% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 24 weeks before departure.

Good to know - Cheap tickets from Rio de Janeiro to London

Low seasonMarch
Cheapest flight£356
Best time to beat the crowds (21% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (14% more expensive on average)
Flight from Rio de Janeiro-Galeao Airport to London Heathrow Airport

When to book flights from Rio de Janeiro to Heathrow

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Rio de Janeiro to Heathrow based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking Rio de Janeiro to London flights

  • Where can I exchange currency at London Heathrow Airport?

    Travelex operates currency exchange facilities at each terminal, including Terminals 2 and 5, which receive the majority of international flights. If you prefer not to wait, there’s a pre-order facility where you can reserve your cash requirements and pick it up from the Travelex office at either terminal. You can also locate a generous amount of cash-point machines at each London Heathrow terminal.

  • Which hotels are there at London Heathrow Airport?

    If you’re seeking airport accommodations, Aerotel has a facility at T3, while Hilton Garden Inn London Heathrow at T4 can be accessed via airport shuttle from T2 and T3. Sofitel is another airport hotel with luxury rooms and suites, at T5.

  • What is the recommended transport option from London Heathrow Airport to Central London?

    Heathrow Express is a quick and efficient public transport option to Central London from London Heathrow Airport. Direct trains depart multiples times per hour to London Paddington Station, and you can also consider rail service via Elizabeth Line from any airport terminal to London Paddington Station. Private transport options include airport taxi and car hire services, airport shuttles and rideshare options such as Uber, Lyft and Bolt.

  • What other cities are reachable from London Heathrow Airport?

    Mainline rail services link London Heathrow Airport to locations including Reading and Guildford, while National Express coach services are available to Birmingham and Manchester. Continuing flight service is also available to international destinations, such as Paris, Madrid and Naples.

  • What is the cheapest flight from Rio de Janeiro to London Heathrow Airport?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Rio de Janeiro to London Heathrow Airport was £479 for a one-way ticket and £787 for a return.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Rio de Janeiro to London?

    Rio de Janeiro is served by 2 major airports and there is only 1 main airport in London. You will leave Rio de Janeiro from one of these airports: Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl or Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont. You will be arriving at London Heathrow.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Rio de Janeiro to London?

    Iberia, LATAM Airlines, KLM, and GOL offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Rio de Janeiro to London flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Rio de Janeiro to London?

    The Boeing 777 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Rio de Janeiro to London flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Rio de Janeiro to London?

    oneworld is the only airline alliance operating flights between Rio de Janeiro and London.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Rio de Janeiro to London?

    There are direct flights from Rio de Janeiro to London on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Rio de Janeiro to London, LATAM Airlines or GOL?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Rio de Janeiro to London are LATAM Airlines and GOL. With an average price for the route of £696 and an overall rating of 7.5, LATAM Airlines is the most popular choice. GOL is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of £596 and an overall rating of 7.3.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Rio de Janeiro to London?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Rio de Janeiro to London.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Rio de Janeiro to London?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to London from Rio de Janeiro is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Rio de Janeiro to London?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to London with an airline and back to Rio de Janeiro with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Rio de Janeiro to London?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to London from Rio de Janeiro up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Rio de Janeiro to London Heathrow Airport

  • Looking for a cheap flight from London to Rio de Janeiro? 25% of our users found flights on this route for £489 or less one-way and £665 or less round-trip.
  • Both Galeao Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (GIG) and Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) are used as operational bases for Gol Transportes Aereos, one of the airlines providing flights on this route. Flights from Rio de Janeiro to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) depart from these two locations.
  • There are no direct flights from either point of origin. The recommended service from Galeao International is a one-stop flight, and KLM has a significant number of these departures with connections in Amsterdam. Gol Transportes Aereos and Air France also contribute several flights from Rio; they layover in Paris, while Lufthansa’s service goes through Munich.
  • If you’re flying out of Santos Dumont, you can get regular service with LATAM Airlines making connections at Sao Paulo Guarulhos International Airport (GRU). LATAM and British Airways combine to provide a generous amount of departures from this location, but these involve a change of airport from Sao Paulo Congonhas Airport (CGH) to Sao Paulo Guarulhos International before continuing on to London.
  • There are good public transport links between the city centre and the two Rio de Janeiro airports. Premium/Real Auto Onibus operates executive route 2018 from Central Bus Station to Galeao International, while routes 2145 and 2101 provide direct links between both airports and Central Bus Station. Rio de Janeiro Light Rail connects directly to Santos Dumont, while BRT operates services with metro/bus connections between Galeao International and central locations.
  • Enjoy the ambience and hospitality of an airport lounge before your long flight to London Heathrow. At Santos Dumont, you can locate Advantage VIP Lounge before security on the first floor. Galeao International offers Plaza Premium Lounge (International) and GOL Premium Lounge (International); both are located on the third floor, South Pier, International Departures Terminal 2, before security.

Prefer to fly direct from Rio de Janeiro to London?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from Rio de Janeiro to London Heathrow.
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Rio de Janeiro to London Heathrow

Monday

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Tuesday

British Airways

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Wednesday

British Airways

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Thursday

British Airways

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Friday

British Airways

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Saturday

British Airways

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Sunday

British Airways

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London Heathrow to Rio de Janeiro

Monday

British Airways

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Tuesday

British Airways

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Wednesday

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Thursday

British Airways

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Friday

British Airways

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Saturday

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Sunday

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Reviews of the top 3 airlines flying from Rio de Janeiro to Heathrow

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Rio de Janeiro to London. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Rio de Janeiro to Heathrow? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.5
LATAM AirlinesOverall score based on 1844 reviews
7.6Boarding
8.0Crew
6.7Food
7.4Comfort
7.0Entertainment
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I’m entitled to a refund per LATAM due to the mid flight itinerary change and being stuck in São Paulo for 24 hours and needing to get a hotel. The airline was dismissive and of no help.

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Aug 2025GIG - GRU
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I’m entitled to a refund per LATAM due to the mid flight itinerary change and being stuck in São Paulo for 24 hours and needing to get a hotel. The airline was dismissive and of no help.

Boarding was confusing with a delayed flight because there was no English translation

Bought a ticket that included a bag and they still charged me to check it in, latam is the worst airline.

My entertainment did not work. I was very tired from the botched connection, and the poor sleep

Lost ,y connection due to a mechanical delay, huge line to get new connection and vouchers

It’s a delta flight operated by LATAM. The whole ticket sale is a mess, delta changed my flight but didn’t update it in LATAM system, I couldn’t get my boarding pass, it took me hours to resolve this issue with delta. I had to change my travel plan. No apology from Delta even though it’s their fault.

entertainment was not good; the shoulder strap on Business class seat did not sit well across the body (more like across the neck); the food was not hot and the special meal promoted by insert in the menu was not available to us

The boarding and new bag drop-off process was confusing and causing massive delays.

It was a very good flight, no entertainment is the reason for not checking that box.

I travel often with LATAM, it never disappoints me. The service is great, nice crew, latest and some classic movies. I got 3 small meals, cannot complaint. I’ll definitely travel again with them.

Unfortunately it was very disappointed experience. Our first flight our was delayed 2 hours, as a consequence we missed our connecting international flight. Customer server at Miami American Airlines was very disrespectful, gave us the worst replace itenarary for the next day that we had to spend 2 hours calling Gol to get a better itinerary otherwise we wouldn't make it on time to fulfill our trip purpose. We would have missed the reason to travel all the way to Brazil if we didn't change for a better itinerary. The worst thing is that our baggage was missing for 4 days. We had no cloths for all this time, plus the aggravation to locate our baggage. Nobody knew where our baggage was. We ended up picking it up at the airport when they said that they will bring them home. Unfortunately our experience was very dissatisfied.

Flight on time, check in and flight attendants courteous and helpful. Smaller plane for international flights, tight space, no comfortable.

the boarding staff were incredibly officious. our carry-on case was borderline within dimensions but staff were not prepared to show ANY flexibility even though many others with larger carry-on luggage were allowed to board. we were understandably furious but the staff were incredibly disrespectful. we called the supervisor who eventually agreed to look on board the plane to see if there was room for our case (one case between 2 of us) and reluctantly agreed to allow us on. The staff on board were excellent though and realized we had been treated badly and were very helpful both in finding a place for our case, some distance from our seats, and helping us to retrieve it when we landed. We are regular travelers on Gol and have Diamante status and had chosen the better Conforto + seats, so we expected better treatment from the ground staff. Also the cabins are of a size that will only fit 3 cases of normal size with a large gap of about 30cm of wasted space. If our case were deemed to be oversize, which I dispute, the extra 1cm would not have made the slightest difference.

I did not like the way that baggage fees were charged. When I signed up for the flight, I knew that there were bag fees. However, the bag fees were so confusing that it felt like I was paying for overweight bags rather than just for having brought a bag with me. Also, the bag fees were based on the pair of tickets rather than per person. It seems to me that it should be first bag fee for passenger 1 and then first bag fee for passenger 2. I eventually got away with only paying $100 for two bags, but it was a struggle to understand the process. As for the flight, the seats were the standard uncomfortable seats that are on most Boeing aircraft. The airline aims to accommodate the standard height people, so us tall people are stuck. There was never an option to upgrade for leg room. It did not appear that there were any seats on the whole plane that had a little more leg room to even try to get. Other than that, I completely ignored the food for this red eye flight. I am not one to eat "dinner" at 2 am. They did not offer any drinks in the morning before landing. I recommend that you bring a bottle of water on board.

Lost luggage, people are not very nice to help you , I was just instructed to fill out a baggage claim online, they were not helpful when I had additional questions after I completed the form on my phone.

They are not ready for international flights, poor service and food, no screen info on the seat.

Horrible. I was never able to board the e flight as they had a glitch in their system that didn’t showed me as a passenger. I waited 2 hours at the front desk till they closed the flight, and they were not able to board me in it. They didn’t offer any sort of solution or refund. Such a disappointment. I would never flight with them again.

It was really bad. Inexperienced and rude people during check-in in Miami, a small and uncomfortable airplane, and problems with the airline caused me to lose my connection flight in Brasilia. Terrible experience!

Pretty terrible, was unable to check out of a flight through the app. Could not check in to my flights with the app. Had to call customer service but they were not much help. Nothing on my itinerary said I had to check in with American Airlines when I reached the United States. I almost missed my flight. I had to run to the gate and get dressed in the tunnel. GOL seemed really unorganized at the desks for check in and took a lot longer than other airlines

Awful experience, A/C didn't work, crew did not do anything about it

Terrible service especially for premium economy. Much more comfortable seats on other providers

Friendly hosts/hostesses; dinner was of acceptable, but mediocre standard

Very caring crew on board. Didn’t have dinner as I was sleeping. Was seating in the emergency row so I had comfortable leg room

Had a nice little suite although I couldn’t close the door (but I didn’t ask anyone to help). 5K is a nice seat and very private (you look in on first class). Enjoyable flight and nice crew.

Crew was excellent. And no surprise that the seats aren’t comfortable at all. But that is every airline.

Although the crew were great and the good nice, I might as well have been on Ryanair for the amount of space I had. Not good enough BA. I’d rather pay more and not feel like a human sardine.

Love the A380 - loads of room. Headphone socket on my seat didn’t work. Sounds like a trivial issue? Well when flying long-haul the in-flight entertainment is what keeps you going so when it doesn’t work it’s a disaster. Pay attention to the details please BA. Spoiled what was otherwise an excellent flight with the usual brilliant crew.

Crew were fantastic can’t fault them at all. Couldn’t do enough for us

Crying baby the ENTIRE flight. Not your fault, but I paid 2700 for a premium economy ticket and it wasn't worth it. should have just stuck with coach. flight attendants very mediocre - minimal effort. Plane didn't seem very clean. Didn't have any cleansing wipes - most airlines give you this when you board. Flat screen scrolling didn't work. Toiletry case a joke - why bother at all?

I was told to be there to check in three hours before my flight and the counter only opened up two hours before. Apparently that is standard. So that was an hour I could have spent walking around Larnaca that was wasted. But besides that it was great

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