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11:15 - 20:25JNB-SDU
14h 10m1 stop
7:50 - 7:45SDU-JNB
18h 55m1 stop
R13 389
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Mon, Nov 25 - Mon, Dec 2
15:20 - 10:15JNB-GIG
23h 55m2 stops
18:50 - 12:25GIG-JNB
36h 35m2 stops
R13 831LATAM Airlines
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Tue, Dec 3 - Tue, Dec 10
15:20 - 9:35JNB-GIG
23h 15m1 stop
18:25 - 12:25GIG-JNB
13h 00m1 stop
R13 973LATAM Airlines
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Thu, Feb 6 - Mon, Mar 10
20:25 - 5:55JNB-GIG
38h 30m2 stops
15:20 - 10:25GIG-JNB
38h 05m2 stops
R21 631SWISS
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Mon, Nov 25 - Mon, Dec 2
22:20 - 15:55JNB-GIG
46h 35m1 stop
2:55 - 10:25GIG-JNB
26h 30m1 stop
R24 125Emirates
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Mon, Nov 25 - Sun, Dec 1
13:25 - 15:55JNB-GIG
31h 30m1 stop
2:55 - 20:50GIG-JNB
36h 55m1 stop
R24 479Emirates
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Thu, Jan 16 - Wed, Jan 29
11:15 - 23:15JNB-GIG
17h 00m1 stop
11:25 - 7:45GIG-JNB
15h 20m1 stop
R43 776South African
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Mon, Nov 11 - Thu, Nov 28
19:40 - 18:20JNB-GIG
27h 40m1 stop
20:40 - 9:25GIG-JNB
31h 45m1 stop
R72 005Air France
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Sat, Dec 7 - Sat, Dec 14
20:25 - 5:55JNB-GIG
38h 30m2 stops
15:25 - 10:25GIG-JNB
38h 00m2 stops
R84 899SWISS
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Mon, Nov 11 - Wed, Nov 27
19:40 - 18:20JNB-GIG
27h 40m1 stop
20:40 - 9:25GIG-JNB
31h 45m1 stop
R92 451Air France
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Mon, Nov 11 - Tue, Nov 26
16:40 - 7:00JNB-GIG
43h 20m3 stops
R9 799
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Sat, Dec 28
16:40 - 20:10JNB-SDU
32h 30m2 stops
R9 816
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Tue, Jan 14
16:40 - 17:20JNB-GIG
29h 40m2 stops
R10 135
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Sat, Dec 28
23:00 - 23:00JNB-GIG
29h 00m2 stops
R15 176Ethiopian Air
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Wed, Jan 15
13:25 - 15:55JNB-GIG
31h 30m1 stop
R16 202Emirates
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Tue, Jan 14
13:25 - 15:55JNB-GIG
31h 30m1 stop
R16 538Emirates
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Sat, Dec 28
15:20 - 9:00JNB-SDU
22h 40m1 stop
R16 555LATAM Airlines
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Tue, Jan 14
15:20 - 9:00JNB-SDU
22h 40m1 stop
R37 939LATAM Airlines
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Thu, Dec 12
8:20 - 20:10JNB-SDU
40h 50m2 stops
R49 312Ethiopian Air
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Wed, Dec 11
19:40 - 18:20JNB-GIG
27h 40m1 stop
R66 362Air France
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Flights from OR Tambo to Rio de Janeiro - Travel Insights & Trends

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

What is the cheapest month to fly from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Rio de Janeiro?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Rio de Janeiro, 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 Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Rio de Janeiro is November, where tickets cost R14 486 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, where the average cost of tickets is R20 782 and R20 234 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Rio de Janeiro?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Rio de Janeiro, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Rio de Janeiro, you should book around 3 days before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 163 days before departure.

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Low season

July

High season

December

Cheapest flight

R9 799
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 22% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (19% more expensive on average)
Flight from Johannesburg to Rio de Janeiro-Galeao Airport

When to book flights from OR Tambo to Rio de Janeiro

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from OR Tambo to Rio de Janeiro 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 Johannesburg to Rio de Janeiro flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Rio de Janeiro?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Rio de Janeiro was R554 for a one-way ticket and R757 for a return.

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

    On your way to Rio de Janeiro, you’ll fly out from Johannesburg OR Tambo. You’ll be landing in one of Rio de Janeiro’s 2 airports: Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl or Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont.

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

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

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

    Star Alliance, SkyTeam, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between Johannesburg and Rio de Janeiro, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Johannesburg to Rio de Janeiro are LATAM Airlines and SWISS. With an average price for the route of R16 241 and an overall rating of 7,5, LATAM Airlines is the most popular choice. SWISS is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of R20 468 and an overall rating of 7,6.

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

    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 Johannesburg to Rio de Janeiro.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Rio de Janeiro from Johannesburg 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 Johannesburg to Rio de Janeiro?

    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 Rio de Janeiro with an airline and back to Johannesburg with another airline.

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

    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 Rio de Janeiro from Johannesburg up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top 5 airlines serving from OR Tambo to Rio de Janeiro

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Johannesburg to Rio de Janeiro. 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.
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EmiratesOverall score based on 3551 reviews
8,0Comfort
7,9Food
8,3Crew
8,1Boarding
8,2Entertainment
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Priority boarding for Silver and Premium Economy was very disorganised, in fact, non-existent.

8,0 ExcellentAnonymous, Oct 2024GVA - DXB
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Priority boarding for Silver and Premium Economy was very disorganised, in fact, non-existent.

My favorite airline when traveling to the UAE. Great food and great service.

Excellent staff! Flights were delayed due to technical issues after everyone was boarded and we sat in the flight for almost 2 hours before taking off. Not enough vegetarian food was available despite pre-ordering. The staff did an exceptional job dealing with both the problems neither of their making.

When you buy Emirates you don’t expect low cost. Choice of coffee/tea vs water. Entertainment on demand. Seat distance won’t allow food tray to extend without hitting belly (and I didn’t grow lately)

No Vegetarian options onboard, made to wait for a long time for boarding

Absolutely horrible all around especially for such a long 13-14 hour flight - terrible food - ancient entertainment - legroom worse than a short air Asia flight - not enough toilets

The boarding experience was worst ever. Single aerobridge used for boarding and deboarding which led to lot of chaos. Food options were not great. First flight delayed by more than 3 hours which led to missing of the next flight we were stuck at Dubai airport by more than 6 hours

Boarding in the bus was slow and extremely hot. The flight attendant in the area of row 21 was extremely rude and had the attitude of not wanting to be at work for the day. Emirates you can do better than this

Food was good, great communication by Pilot and Co Pilot, Crew very friendly. Slow beginning drink and meal service - over 2hrs into flight which disrupted overnight flight sleep. Entertainment systems was 3 Stars, my wife's was nonfunctional and had to call attendant 3 times to get it reset, mine the headphones and jack we're twitchy and keep going to muted volume.

The internet connection did was not functioning as per normal.

Flight was on time Seats ( business class) are terrible- you keep on slipping down as it doesn’t lie flat Food service is like economy class. Meals ( still wrapped in plastic) are just dropped in front of you

On time flight; otherwise not impressed by the check- in- purchased business class and the aircraft was downgraded; no refund given for the difference. Told I could access the lounge due to the above and was questioned by the lounge check- in person who was not friendly

Flight was cancelled with no notification until I reached the check-in desk at the airport. I also got downgraded and they lost my luggage.

Very bad. Linda the hostess was very rude all the time

Very bad, Linda the hostess was very rude all the time

The flight SA227 on 2nd March Sao Paulo to Cape Town was delayed by 3 hours. All other flights leaving Sao Paulo left on time. We were told that we were waiting for push back and a routing from Air traffic control. I don't believe this, what was the real reason for the flight delay?

I think more immigration officers at Or Tambo- I spent 90 mins in a queue before I can assisted and most people missed their appointments and meetings

Not sure it was a basic airline so nothing much to like but what was annoying was they delayed so much we missed our connecting flight and we had to almost fight to be out on the next flight and also even get food

Everything the crew werr nice and helpful plus the food was good

First row in business class is terrible - no storage space with video screen folded down between seats. Entertainment system didn't show flight info...

For the price of the ticket it's probably the best service in the world

Seats are too cramped, but that is a problem with every airline. I actually enjoyed the meal served.

better announcing at the gate prior to boarding and better organization of various gps

This time, I traveled in the economy, and it was surprisingly better than the eco-premium (food, comfort, and crew were noticeably worse in premium!)

I have no complaints. The crew was attentive, pleasant and heloful

overall the flight was good and we were happy they waited for us. However, our luggage didn t make it and this caused us a lot of problems.

It was a pleasant experience accept temperature in the plane It was extremely cold in the airplane that I was shivering I got sick because of the extreme cold temperature on my flight

I never share this kind of things but I have to share this out of respect to myself and how surprised I was I got a shoulder injury so I went to Turkey to get a procedure to my shoulder ( I can prove and provide it with documentation from the hospital to you) and on my way in this flight, I asked one of the crew members who’ s name is j. Muller to help me to lift my carry on to put it up in to cabinet and she told me she can’t do it , and I said I m sorry I m injured , I really need help , then can you please find someone who can help me ? And she gave me this nasty attitude and refused to help me . Then I was shocked because all I asked was for help, i didn’t even ask her to put my carry on bag up for me , all I asked her to help me so we can do it together. Then 5 minutes later another crew member who’s name is Jenny Rutz came and asked me if everything is ok And i explained her what happened and she told me if I create more problem, she will not let me fly i was shocked, all I told her was I was injured and I needed some help to put my luggage up . I am extremely shocked and upset , this was so unprofessional, rude and unnecessary. I thought their job is to help us in our flight. She disrespected me , embarrassed me, made me feel like I m a problem and threatened me to get me out of the plane In front of everyone I am 41 years old mature and kind woman, i have never in my life experienced something this unprofessional and this disrespectful ever They both turned something so simple and normal into this terrible experience for me and for the people sitting around me . So it was so uncomfortable and unfair that the other passengers who were sitting around me and next to me got negatively affected by the event and told me to take their phone number so that they can be my witness for the crew member’ rudeness and unprofessionalism I m still very upset how can people be this rude and heartless I will never ever want to fly with your airline company again

Stuff was very helpful at checkin. Flight attendants were nice. Food wasn’t very good, I expected a little more. Economy Seats are ok. Second flight was very full and they forced us to checkin our carry on.

Flight was diverted from Firenze to Pisa causing delay and inconvenience.

The Flight was delayed in 2,5 hours. 1 hour inside the airplane then we passangers were not allowed to receive food as the local regulariam determines (for delays bigger than 2 hours)

Four handbag storages were damaged and sealed, limiting the space to store our things in the plane.

It was fine. no food or entertainment , but was only a 40 minute flight.

Routine and on time flight with pleasant stewards and decent food. Nice experience!

It was a long and boring flight with no entertainment and no meal only a drink and very bad bag of chips

The crew was super friendly and respectful, they made me feel well all the fly , thanks delta

No food optional ( they offer just pasta, no second option, the soda without carbonation, I asked for snacks and they said give a minute, I never got it) I believe they (crew) don't care about it (people)

The seats are getting smaller and smaller. Very uncomfortable trip. More than in other airlines

The crew was amazing. The best in the last times. Great group of people.

My experience it was okay but have many thinks to be better. For example the food, the comfort.

There was 2 hours delay before boarding and 2 hours delay after boarding while waiting in the plane

Very good crew. Food service above average. Seats very small for a 12 hours flight.

They lost my baggage and I still have not got it back. Disgrace

Extremely poor. First - and oddly enough, Air France denied access to the Business Class lounge at CDG to all of us - although we were all flying Business Class. It is amazing that an airline denies lounge access to its passengers flying on business and paying several thousand dollars each ticket. Second, the food on Business Class on absolutely horrible. Air France must have made an effort to prepare bad tasting dishes (not even the ice cream was good). Third, the cabin temperature was too hot and although we complained many times, it never got cooler.

They again did not offer any functioning WiFi in the transatlantic crossing.

I paid 3 this and dollars for two tickets. No food, minimum drink, confused service and very uncomfortable sear. There was zero difference between busy ness and tourist class. I received a pathetic apology

Good. Food items are ok but not really healthy (no protein for the vegetarian option, just a total of 2 gr total) so not fulfilling. Also, no airline is educating passengers to behave and have common sense: let the one sitting by the window pass first, leave toilets clean after use, etc. Humanity is just getting rude and more disgusting by the day and without education or enforced common sense no

My only issue was my meal was inedible except for the sides.

The check in was horrible. I stood in line for 1 hour to check in with an Air France ticket. Then I was told I had to go to Delta counter onstead to check in instead. It made no sense.

Old cabine without flat bed in business for a 12 hour flight is not acceptable

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28/12Sat
3 stops
43h 20mJNB-GIG
R9 799
14/1Tue
2 stops
32h 30mJNB-SDU
R9 816
28/12Sat
2 stops
29h 40mJNB-GIG
R10 135
15/1Wed
2 stopsEthiopian Air
29h 00mJNB-GIG
R15 176
14/1Tue
1 stopEmirates
31h 30mJNB-GIG
R16 202
28/12Sat
1 stopEmirates
31h 30mJNB-GIG
R16 538
14/1Tue
1 stopLATAM Airlines
22h 40mJNB-SDU
R16 555
12/12Thu
1 stopLATAM Airlines
22h 40mJNB-SDU
R37 939
11/12Wed
2 stopsEthiopian Air
40h 50mJNB-SDU
R49 312
11/12Wed
1 stopAir France
27h 40mJNB-GIG
R66 362

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