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If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Rome on a Thursday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Friday is the most expensive day to fly from Rio de Janeiro to Rome. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Sunday and avoiding Fridays for the best deals.

The cheapest month for flights from Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport to Rome Fiumicino Airport is March, where tickets cost $852 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are September and January, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,277 and $1,205 respectively.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop layover the cheapest option at $1,080 on average.

To get a below average price on the flight from Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport to Rome Fiumicino Airport, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 18% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 20 weeks before departure.

In the past 5 days, the cheapest round-trip tickets from Rio de Janeiro to Rome were found on Lufthansa ($983) and Air Canada ($986).

There is just one airline that flies from Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport to Rome Fiumicino Airport direct and that is ITA Airways. The best round-trip deal found from ITA Airways for the route is $846.

Weekly flights between Rio de Janeiro and Rome historically see delays in approximately 5% of cases, with the average delay over the past year being 335 minutes.

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

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

Based on our data, ITA Airways have experienced the fewest delays on this route in the past 12 months, with only about 5% of their flights encountering any delays.

Sao Paulo (GRU) is the top choice – 80% of KAYAK users who clicked on 1-stop flights from Rio de Janeiro to Rome picked an itinerary connecting there.

Flights via Sao Paulo (GRU) offer the most affordable fares, with an average round-trip price of $1,059.

Consider flying via Sao Paulo (GRU) for the shortest journey. The average one-way travel time for flights connecting there is 14h 58m.

If you prefer a quick connection, Sao Paulo (GRU) often has the shortest layovers from Rio de Janeiro to Rome, with an average of 2h 33m.

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.

There is a maximum of 1 nonstop flight a day that takes off from Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport and lands in Rome Fiumicino Airport, with an average flight time of 11h 15m. The most common departure time is 2:00 pm and most flights take off in the afternoon. Each week, there are 7 flights.