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The cheapest return flight from Sao Paulo to Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont Airport costs £94 on the route between Sao Paulo Viracopos Airport (VCP) and Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont Airport (SDU). Over the past month, this route was, on average, 12% cheaper than other Sao Paulo-Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont Airport routes. The most popular route is between Sao Paulo Congonhas Airport (CGH) and Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont Airport (SDU).

If you are looking for a flight deal from Sao Paulo to Rio de Janeiro, look for departures on Tuesdays and avoid leaving on a Friday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Rio de Janeiro, Friday is the cheapest day to fly and Monday is the most expensive.

The cheapest month for flights from Sao Paulo to Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont Airport is March, where tickets cost £79 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are September and October, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is £128 and £118 respectively.

To get a below average price on the flight from Sao Paulo to Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont Airport, you should book around 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 76% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 22 weeks before departure.

In the past 5 days, the cheapest return tickets from Sao Paulo to Rio de Janeiro were found on Azul (£65) and LATAM Airlines (£83).

GOL connects Sao Paulo to Rio de Janeiro with 155 flights per week. LATAM Airlines also offers 155 flights per week, while Azul follows with 137 flights per week.

Weekly flights between Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro historically see delays in approximately 13% of cases, with the average delay over the past year being 89 minutes.

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

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

Based on our data, GOL have experienced the fewest delays on this route in the past 12 months, with only about 10% of their flights encountering any delays.

There is only one cabin class option available for the route, which is 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 46 and 70 direct flights that take off from Sao Paulo and land in Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont Airport, with an average flight time of 1h 01m. The most common departure time is 09:00 and most flights take off in the morning. Each week, there are 447 flights. The most frequent day of departure is Thursday, when 16% of all weekly flights depart. The fewest flights depart on a Saturday.