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Find cheap flights from Washington, D.C. to Rio de Janeiro from $291

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Washington, D.C. to Rio de Janeiro departing on 9/28. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Cheap flight deals from Washington, D.C. to Rio de Janeiro (WAS-GIG)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Washington, D.C. to Rio de Janeiro 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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1:05 am - 12:25 amIAD-GIG
22h 20m2 stops
7:20 am - 11:35 pmGIG-IAD
17h 15m2 stops
$606Avianca
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Tue, Jun 11 - Tue, Jun 18
2:35 am - 6:15 amIAD-GIG
26h 40m3 stops
1:30 am - 1:15 amGIG-IAD
24h 45m3 stops
$621Avianca
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Mon, Jun 3 - Mon, Jun 10
6:58 am - 6:00 amBWI-GIG
22h 02m2 stops
8:05 pm - 6:15 pmGIG-BWI
23h 10m2 stops
$647American Airlines
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Tue, Aug 20 - Tue, Aug 27
6:00 am - 6:00 amBWI-GIG
23h 00m1 stop
2:35 pm - 2:47 pmGIG-BWI
25h 12m2 stops
$673American Airlines
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Sat, May 18 - Fri, May 24
4:42 pm - 7:40 amBWI-GIG
13h 58m1 stop
1:24 am - 3:15 pmGIG-BWI
14h 51m1 stop
$716Copa Airlines
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Sun, May 26 - Sat, Jun 8
12:00 pm - 6:20 amBWI-GIG
17h 20m2 stops
7:15 am - 12:45 amGIG-BWI
18h 30m2 stops
$728LATAM Airlines
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Tue, Sep 24 - Sat, Sep 28
12:00 pm - 6:20 amBWI-GIG
17h 20m2 stops
6:35 am - 12:43 amGIG-BWI
19h 08m2 stops
$734Delta
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Tue, May 7 - Wed, May 15
4:46 pm - 3:15 pmBWI-GIG
21h 29m2 stops
6:30 am - 12:43 amGIG-BWI
19h 13m2 stops
$739LATAM Airlines
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Tue, Jun 11 - Sat, Jun 15
4:42 pm - 7:40 amBWI-GIG
13h 58m1 stop
10:35 am - 3:15 pmGIG-BWI
29h 40m1 stop
$752Copa Airlines
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Sun, May 26 - Sun, Jun 9
12:00 pm - 6:20 amBWI-GIG
17h 20m2 stops
8:50 am - 12:43 amGIG-BWI
16h 53m1 stop
$768Delta
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Tue, May 7 - Wed, May 15

Flights from Washington, D.C. to Rio de Janeiro - Travel Insights & Trends

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

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Washington, D.C. to Rio de Janeiro?

The average price of all flights from Washington, D.C. to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to Rio de Janeiro on a Monday and more expensive on a Thursday. On your return trip to Washington, D.C., you should consider flying back on a Monday, and avoid Saturdays for better deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Washington, D.C. to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Washington, D.C. to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl 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 Washington, D.C. to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport is February, where tickets cost $689 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and October, where the average cost of tickets is $1,210 and $844 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Washington, D.C. to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Washington, D.C. to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport, 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 Washington, D.C. to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport, you should book around 3 days before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 75 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Washington, D.C. to Rio de Janeiro?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
In the last 3 days, Avianca offered the best one-way deal for that route, at $297. KAYAK users also found Washington, D.C. to Rio de Janeiro round-trip flights on Avianca from $606 and on American Airlines from $647.

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June

High season

February

Cheapest flight

$291
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 4% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 15% lower on average.
Flight from Washington Dulles Airport to Rio de Janeiro-Galeao Airport

When to book flights from Washington, D.C. to Rio de Janeiro

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Washington, D.C. 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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FAQs for booking Washington, D.C. to Rio de Janeiro flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Washington, D.C. to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Washington, D.C. to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport was $291 for a one-way ticket and $606 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Washington, D.C. and Rio de Janeiro?

    Yes, you’ll need a passport to travel to Rio de Janeiro from Washington, D.C..

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Washington, D.C. to Rio de Janeiro?

    Washington, D.C. has 2 major airports: Washington, D.C. Reagan-National and Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl. Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl is the only airport in Rio de Janeiro. You’ll usually find the cheapest deals if you fly from Washington Dulles Airport.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Washington, D.C. to Rio de Janeiro?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Washington, D.C. to Rio de Janeiro?

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Washington, D.C. to Rio de Janeiro, Delta or Copa Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Washington, D.C. to Rio de Janeiro are Delta and Copa Airlines. With an average price for the route of $698 and an overall rating of 8.0, Delta is the most popular choice. Copa Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $824 and an overall rating of 7.8.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Washington, D.C. 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 Washington, D.C. to Rio de Janeiro.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Washington, D.C. 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 Washington, D.C. is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Washington, D.C. to Rio de Janeiro?

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

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Washington, D.C. 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 Washington, D.C. 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 Washington, D.C. to Rio de Janeiro

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Washington, D.C. 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.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Washington, D.C. to Rio de Janeiro? 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.
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DeltaOverall score based on 11094 reviews
8.2boarding
7.5food
7.9comfort
8.6crew
8.0entertainment
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Seat back monitors and outlets were dead and not working.

8.0 ExcellentCarl, Apr 2024JFK - FLL
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Seat back monitors and outlets were dead and not working.

Everything was great except for the seat. The backrest would not stay in the upright position.

I usually have a positive experience with Delta. Complimentary upgrades are always nice!

Flight delayed about 2 hrs so it made it a VERY late night

The crew, food, and entertainment were all good. But my screen had some sort of bug where if I turned it off, it would turn back on after 2-5 minutes. At full brightness. It made it very hard to get any shut-eye on the overnight flight. Also, the older Boeing plane, while nicely cared for (and no doors fell off 😅👏) doesn't have the nice air quality of newer planes. So I felt a bit greasy by the time we landed in Sweden.

It was a crowded flight. They did the best they could.

Service was good for such a short flight. Small plane but smooth flight.

Worst flight in my life. Only was scheduled for a 45 min flight to get our connection flight. It was late by 40 minutes and we missed our connection. Delta was totally useless trying to help and unable to get my family on the next flight because they overbooked it Thus had to get a hotel at my expense and lost a day at Disney as a result. Cost me about a $1000 if you add 2 hotels meals shuttles etc to get thru the day Awful customer service by Delta in Detroit totally useless people

The experience was good and the flight departed on time and landed early

The flight was delayed but we got to our final destination.

Copa performed as expected for the amount of money I was willing to spend for the flight; it wasn’t exceptional but it was not bad in any way either. The crew was good; friendly and straightforward. The food was airplane food, so no expectations there and the entertainment was lacking but that was my fault for owning an IPhone with a charging port that’s not compatible with the rest of the world. I’d fly Copa again.

Left my bags in origin city on a business class ticket , spent about 2-3 days in the same clothes plus the flight .

the planes are not modern there are no phone chargers

As usual, the flight with normal legroom was not very comfortable, but the second flight was much better because we had paid for extra legroom. It was very nice to check our bags without an extra fee.

LOCKED MY BAG WITHOUT CONSENT. Had to have my zippers cut upon arrival in Costa Rica.

Pros: "The seats in economy were confortable. The best thing was Copa gave us seats in the second line and my family traveled together."
Cons: "Coffe service could better the experience"
Pros: "The crew was very interested on help and attentive with the passengers. But the seat wasn't comfortable. The design of the cushion is not the best to be seating"
Pros: "You were on time, that is the most important thing in a fly"
Cons: "You could improve your entertainment, you are not a cheap company"
Pros: "That there was seltzer"
Cons: "The management of preparing the flight and plane so that it was ready for the trip!!"
Pros: "Copa was convenient and easy. Very easy boarding process and I appreciated the day flight."
Cons: "This is a business class that is equivalent to a US carrier domestic first class. Good seats, not lay flat but wide on my 737-800. The food and service emulated say American Airlines Domestic 1C as well. Everything was just good enough, and much cheaper that international business on the majors."

Everything was as you would expect in coach - fine. Flight was close to on time.

No air in the middle rows. Had a hard time breathing. Was dying of heat.

Horrific checkin procedure with neither Delta nor Latam figuring out how to check me in. 4 hrs on customer support with both and both airlines pointing to each other who should do checking. I was not checked in until morning of flight, which for international flight is concerning.

It was a good experience, the flight was a little too long & the food was ok

the flight from Boston to Curitiba was on time actually 30 minutes earlier. latam was not able to unload the luggage for custom checkup in Sao Paulo ii took two and half hours . i missed the flight to Curitiba spend the night in hotel and then flying in the morning to Curitiba

Tough flight with turbulence… I was told by a fellow passenger that it is common. Nonetheless, very stressful. Cordial staff.

Very unprofessional staff in the checking and boarding. There was no space for my carry-on bag, which is understandable for a full flight. However, the rudeness in answering my questions about my bag were unnecessary. Shaming and threatening a passenger to be left behind was something I had never experienced (I am 57 years old and a Skymiles member) before. At a minimum, the boarding staff (Krystal Mejia and her manager Dee) should undergo further training on cultural sensitivity and professional skills on speaking with passengers. Krystal, just because I have dark hair and “look Latina” does not mean I can speak Spanish. Your assumption and threatening words until the very ending of my boarding (door of the airplane) were not only unnecessary and stressful but something that a passenger should not experience before boarding.

The flight was overbooked and the solution gave was unrespctful. I arrived 4 hour in advance in the airport and only after 2hous was possible suggest a different ticket with another company LATAM, I have accepted, but when I was checking in at LATAM the tickets was issued without luggage, what it is absurd since I have bought my tickets including it since the beginning. Due to the timing for the next flight was not possible return to Avianca to claim due to the distance between Both companies Avianca and Latam since were located in different terminals. I have insiste to the crew of Latam to call Avianca to solve it, but they could help they were alleging that only paying a thousand pesos Mexicans ($1,000 MXN) to dispatch my luggage would be accepted and I have no money at all. So I had to beg for others passagens, it was an humiliating to exchange luggage with who was platinum in order to return back the luggage in the connection airport in Brazil (GRU). I have no clue that a judicial process would be taken from my side due the lots of stress in sequence by the non professional treatment with a passenger that was just following everything said by Avianca.. Long hours of waiting until next flight and only arrive at final destine in 6hs later..

The flight from PDX to New York was cancelled, and I got rebooked one day later. Because of this I missed a meeting at my final destination, EZE. I now need to stay longer in Argentina, and was told the tariff difference was $780 plus $150 penalty! I am not using my return ticket, and have purchased a one way ticket EZE-PDX for $606 with another airline. SHAMEFUL

Cons: "The flight was full and all seats were taken. It means it was impossible to maintain the required and necessary social distancing."

they made me check my carryon. There was space in the overhead bins.

The plane was delayed 2 hours. The wifi did not work. The seat in first class was not comfortable because the bottom felt like it lost all of its padding. And I did not like when the flight attendant made me wait at my seat to use the bathroom and didn't tell me why. If there were too many people using the 1st Class bathroom, she should have told me to go in the back, coach bathrooms. I guess I have to feel fortunate that they found 2 local pilots to still fly the plane tonight after the original pilots ended up at an airport 60 miles away due to high winds.

The crew were really great, but the 4 hour delay in small chunks was the worst.

Every experience was good except for the lack of comfort in those economy seats. I never had knee pain until that flight. Those seats are uncomfortable.

I bought internet for the flight. Don’t waste your money. I wasn’t able to download a 1 Mb file from Google Docs during a 3-4 hr period. You can only use WhatsApp and email if you are willing to wait.

Only major irritant: we were in row 40 sitting directly below announcement speaker. Music during boarding was painfully loud even with ear plugs in. Default sound level for announcements over entertainment system was set much higher than level I set for my headphones, so you get "blasted" when an announcement came on.

Just a crappy airline. The same every time. You feel you are a cow on a farm. You are being being whipped and pulled.

Wasn’t very crowded. Seamless processes. No issues traveling with two little kids.

Kayak, the site I went through to book our flight, sent very unclear emails about flight changes. Kayak was incredibly unhelpful in their communications with me about this, promising to work on resolving the issue, and failing to do so. As a result, I needed to get a hotel in Brussels and am now in the process of trying to get reimbursed. On the other hand, the flight personnel in Brussels were very helpful, taking time to look into the issue and determine if they could help. I am very grateful for them and have no problems with the airline. For Kayak, however, I will never use it again and will never recommend it to anyone, and will even discourage people who consider going through that site. My worst experience ever....

My interaction with the flight attendent Eve was horrible. I was seated in 3F and was blown away watching her repeatedly skip me as she took other customer orders for lunch...she took the customer next to me but skipped me, then took everyone's order around me (in front of and behind me) . After she had taken every customer's orders to include those behind me, she came to me and said we are out of everything except one last item. I was mortified, in that, I am a 1k flyer, had pre-ordered AND as an African American could only assume why she repeatedly skipped me...mortified. no words

Overall the flights pretty good. The snacks we’re good and they were plenty of them. Both boarding and deplaning went quickly.

Delayed abs delayed Gate crew giving poor info - we are definitely leaving at —- Ultimately to cancel flight after 4+ hours of delays Just cancel it earlier

The flight was scheduled to depart DCA at 12:30 pm but was delayed twice on the ground so that we were finally scheduled to depart at around 4:00 pm. Once we boarded, it was announced that takeoff would be delayed again to fix a hydraulic problem which delayed our eventual takeoff until around 5:00 pm. Once we departed, it was a smooth flight back to ORD. We did not get any explanation about what caused the original significant delay. In my experience, this happens frequently with AA.

Lots of weather delays that were poorly communicated and managed. I get there are weather delays but they didn’t make it clear what was happening or comfortable on the plane

Everything was on time; the flight attendants and the gate personnel were very pleasant and helpful.

Our second leg to Jackson WY was unable to land due to weather. We were flown back to Dallas after stopping in SLC. We were given hotel rooms and vouchers. We were told that we would be back on the same plane in the morning. Instead we were given a different flight with different seats. Not a good experience. No one knew what was going on.

Perfect flight. On time departure and early arrival. Smooth flight.

Awful! The flight was delayed and we sat on the plane in DCA for an hour because fuel was out in the wrong part of the plane and would not be accessible during flight. So the plane had to be refueled in correct tank. They also allowed someone to get off of the plane. This delayed my six hour flight by an hour and made me miss my connecting flight. I ran to new gate and American Airlines agents new about the delay and even knew that I was trying to make the connection. They knew thru communication with my friend while in flight that I was in the airport and running to the new gate and they still closed the gate and refused to let me on the new flight despite plane still being at the gate. It was horrible and I had to be rebooked on a flight for 24 hours later. This has been a nightmare and if American Airlines can cause customers to be delayed and then have zero empathy as having an on time flight was more important to them than helping a customer who was delayed by no fault of her own, then it's seems that it's not a company that I want to continue to give my loyalty to. I'm so disgusted.

Help was available but timing was bad in my case

It was a horrible snow storm, but updates were inconsistent and the app never displayed a remotely accurate time or gate until very close to boarding.

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Washington, D.C. to Rio de Janeiro found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
9/28Sat
3 stops
28h 07mIAD-GIG
$291
6/4Tue
2 stopsAvianca
22h 20mIAD-GIG
$297
7/6Sat
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
15h 51mBWI-GIG
$306
7/7Sun
1 stopAmerican Airlines
22h 41mBWI-GIG
$307
7/9Tue
1 stopDelta
15h 50mBWI-GIG
$352
6/3Mon
2 stopsDelta
19h 25mBWI-GIG
$358
5/4Sat
1 stopCopa Airlines
13h 58mBWI-GIG
$361
5/5Sun
2 stopsLATAM Airlines
23h 44mBWI-GIG
$363
9/26Thu
2 stopsLATAM Airlines
27h 31mBWI-GIG
$368
6/3Mon
1 stopCopa Airlines
13h 58mBWI-GIG
$373

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Last minute flights from Washington, D.C. to Rio de Janeiro

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from Washington, D.C. to Rio de Janeiro that are departing in the next 10 days.
4/22Mon
multi-stopUnited Airlines
16h 38mBWI-GIG
4/25Thu
multi-stopUnited Airlines
20h 43mGIG-BWI
$698
4/23Tue
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
16h 00mBWI-GIG
4/25Thu
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
24h 34mGIG-BWI
$711
4/20Sat
multi-stopDelta
17h 46mBWI-GIG
4/24Wed
multi-stopDelta
16h 45mGIG-BWI
$728
4/24Wed
multi-stopDelta
17h 16mBWI-GIG
4/28Sun
multi-stopDelta
19h 05mGIG-BWI
$734
4/23Tue
multi-stopLATAM Airlines
21h 55mBWI-GIG
4/25Thu
multi-stopLATAM Airlines
17h 13mGIG-BWI
$739
4/22Mon
multi-stopLATAM Airlines
22h 29mBWI-GIG
4/25Thu
multi-stopLATAM Airlines
18h 55mGIG-BWI
$750
4/24Wed
multi-stopCopa Airlines
14h 09mBWI-GIG
4/27Sat
multi-stopCopa Airlines
14h 41mGIG-BWI
$962
4/22Mon
multi-stopCopa Airlines
20h 50mIAD-GIG
4/25Thu
multi-stopCopa Airlines
14h 44mGIG-IAD
$966
4/22Mon
multi-stopGOL
13h 30mDCA-GIG
4/26Fri
multi-stopGOL
15h 59mGIG-DCA
$1,166
4/21Sun
multi-stopGOL
18h 30mDCA-GIG
4/24Wed
multi-stopGOL
20h 48mGIG-DCA
$1,359

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