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Cheap Flights from Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl to California

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angeles2 stops$484
San Francisco
San Francisco2 stops$618
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$588
San Jose
San Jose2 stops$1,120
Sacramento
Sacramento2 stops$1,070
Los Angeles
Los Angeles2 stops$484
San Francisco
San Francisco2 stops$618
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$588
San Jose
San Jose2 stops$1,120
Sacramento
Sacramento2 stops$1,070

Book Cheap Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl to California Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl to California 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 round-trip flight deals from Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl to California

Wed, Sep 10 - Thu, Sep 18
LATAM Airlines Logo
3:20 pm - 7:45 amGIG-LAX
20h 25m2 stops
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11:30 am - 3:10 pmLAX-GIG
23h 40m1 stop
$484LATAM Airlines
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Mon, Aug 25 - Sun, Aug 31
LATAM Airlines Logo
10:45 am - 7:00 amGIG-LAX
24h 15m1 stop
LATAM Airlines Logo
4:15 pm - 1:40 pmLAX-GIG
17h 25m1 stop
$485LATAM Airlines
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Mon, Aug 25 - Tue, Sep 23
Copa Airlines Logo
1:30 am - 11:12 pmGIG-LAX
25h 42m1 stop
Copa Airlines Logo
1:46 am - 3:55 amLAX-GIG
22h 09m1 stop
$488Copa Airlines
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Thu, Oct 2 - Sun, Oct 26
United Airlines Logo
9:05 pm - 10:35 pmGIG-LAX
29h 30m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
12:55 am - 9:35 amLAX-GIG
28h 40m1 stop
$490United Airlines
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Wed, Sep 24 - Sat, Sep 27
United Airlines Logo
9:05 pm - 11:36 amGIG-LAX
18h 31m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
4:15 pm - 8:15 amLAX-GIG
36h 00m1 stop
$492United Airlines
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Wed, Sep 3 - Tue, Nov 11
American Airlines Logo
3:55 pm - 9:26 amGIG-LAX
21h 31m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
12:45 pm - 10:15 amLAX-GIG
16h 30m1 stop
$505American Airlines
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Thu, Aug 28 - Mon, Sep 8
American Airlines Logo
3:55 pm - 9:21 amGIG-LAX
21h 26m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
1:40 pm - 8:30 amLAX-GIG
14h 50m1 stop
$506American Airlines
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Thu, Aug 28 - Tue, Sep 9
Copa Airlines Logo
10:05 am - 11:12 pmGIG-LAX
17h 07m1 stop
Copa Airlines Logo
10:04 pm - 12:25 amLAX-GIG
22h 21m1 stop
$508Copa Airlines
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Fri, Sep 19 - Tue, Sep 30
Delta Logo
4:55 pm - 4:20 pmGIG-SAN
27h 25m2 stops
Delta Logo
10:30 pm - 10:15 amSAN-GIG
31h 45m1 stop
$590Delta
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Wed, Dec 10 - Wed, Dec 31
Delta Logo
9:30 pm - 5:12 pmGIG-SFO
24h 42m1 stop
Delta Logo
12:10 pm - 8:20 amSFO-GIG
15h 10m1 stop
$631Delta
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl to California flights

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

What is the cheapest month to fly from Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport to California?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport to California, 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–Galeão Intl Airport to California is November, when tickets cost $619 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $823 and $803 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Rio de Janeiro-Galeao Airport to California?

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

For Rio de Janeiro-Galeao Airport to California, Tuesday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Friday is the most expensive. Flying from California back to Rio de Janeiro-Galeao Airport, the best deals are generally found on Wednesday, with Sunday being the most expensive.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport to California?

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–Galeão Intl Airport to California, 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–Galeão Intl Airport to California, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 21% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 5 weeks before departure.


Good to know

Low seasonMarch
Cheapest flight$303
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 4% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 7% lower on average.
Flight from Rio de Janeiro-Galeao Airport to Los Angeles

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  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Rio de Janeiro-Galeao Airport to California?

    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-Galeao Airport to California.

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

    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 from Rio de Janeiro-Galeao Airport to California with an airline and back with another airline.

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

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

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to California?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to California is generally in the morning, when round-trip flights cost $714 on average. Morning departures are around 10% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to California is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $776.

Reviews of the top 4 airlines serving from Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl to California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Rio de Janeiro to California. 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–Galeão Intl to California? 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 1822 reviews
7.4Comfort
7.6Boarding
6.7Food
8.1Crew
7.0Entertainment
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Bought a ticket that included a bag and they still charged me to check it in, latam is the worst airline.

2.0 MediocreWertson, Jul 2025VIX - GRU
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Bought a ticket that included a bag and they still charged me to check it in, latam is the worst airline.

Because the flight was late, we lost the connection to Brazil. You, Delta delayed, and you Delta anticipated the door closing in 15 min from Miami to GRU. Why? It caused a lot of stress! I almost could not see my mother in law alive because of your delay.

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.

Boarding was done by woman who insisted on strict standing in line policy; food was ok; entertainment minimal

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.

Wider seats, better seat cushions, (I felt like there was a board I was sitting on). I had the chicken to eat but It neither tasted nor looked like chicken. The fruit was good.

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

horrible service, food was an embarrassment, no charging for cellphones, stay away

the food served was an embarrassment. No connection for charging the cellphone... What a crappy airline.

Great experience with a crew always thinking in the passenger

Very happy with my flight. I would definitely recommend it.

Did upgrade, travel in business it was great (more room I could sleep)

Had to go through security at the gate again. Had to take off shoes and go through the whole thing again even though we have global entry. They asked us to check in items bought at duty free during our layover and since we checked our luggage at the original departure airport, they forced us to check in a small backpack. None of this ever happened with other airlines. In addition, no vegetarian food option and no snacks during a 7 hr flight. Luggage limits are unusually small. This is unacceptable. Will NEVER fly Copa again and will tell friends and family to avoid this airline.

Seats not reclining, no vegetarian food option, no snacks. 7.5 hr flight should have been more comfortable. Luggage limits are unusually small. Will never fly Copa again and will tell friends and family to avoid this airline.

We paid extra with copa for seats near one another The plane was changed and we lost our seats We were all Separated. We have not received a refund for our seats despite emailing and calling.

We had a five hour layover in the way home from Colombia. I read the "bout your flight" email carefully before we checked bags. We had to go through security right at the gate. Almost lost our ground coffee because that airport only allows 16 ounce of coffee and we had 18. I've been to 48 countries and never heard of a coffee restriction. I can't follow a rule I don't know about. I requested they bring our coffee to our checked luggage. Instead tey gate checked our bag for free. Back to planning transfers in Dallas I guess

Tell people to remain in their seats during the meal/beverage distribution. Enforce boarding by group numbers. No one was checking. Tell people to turn their electronics speakers off. Bigger cups for drinks.

Ok. Get a different kosher caterer. The food was odd.

Our experience on United Airlines was extremely poor. The plane was extremely cold throughout our entire flight- which multiple people complained about- and we had to wait 2 hours to get a blanket which was too thin and barely helped warm us up. As well as this, none of the entertainment features were working so we had to sit through a roughly 10 hour flight with nothing to keep our attention, including the actual flight path screen. It was an extremely disappointing experience and I would hope that this gets fixed if we ever choose United Airlines again.

I really enjoyed flying with United airlines amazing experience , good customer service and great food

1.It will be better if sandwich is warm. 2.The food is too salty. 3.Breakfast needs some vegetables or fruits.

Boarded plane and then delayed 1.5 hours while on the plane

It was all good flight was on time, service was good I enjoyed a few movies and everything was smooth

Horrific. They missed my connecting flight to San Diego. I didn’t get there until Monday at 9am when I had a mandatory court settlement conference scheduled at 6am since we had parties on the east coast. This caused many issues. All because United apparently forgot to hold the doors open until my flight landed that only had a 10 minute delay. This was the last flight to Southern California. So I couldn’t even rent a car to finish the trip. United cannot be trusted when traveling on specific days and times since weather didn’t have anything to do with the delays.

My flight was delayed a very short period of time but they did not hold my connecting flight to San Diego, also through United. So they closed the doors before we got off our plane. They would only have to help the door open for another five to ten minutes. So I missed a court deadline for a manditory mediation settlement conference for my client. I had to get an associate to be there in person and be on the phone with him relaying what he needs to do the entire time. The court was very upset with me and so was my client. United cannot be trusted.

We were given vouchers we couldn’t use with a 5.5 hour delay

Really good 😊 the woman at the gate entrance was a little rude checking in our carry-on but i dont think she worked for the airline, she worked for the airport at sacramento, other than that amazing.

Amazing food, great staff, with one noticable detail missing ...but no seat entertainment in any of aircraft ...I am not a fan

Boarding gate in Honolulu was staffed with a great clerk with a soothing voice despite the flight delay of over an hour. Flight attendants in the plane were all grumpy, not pleasant looking bunch. Their sour attitude showed throughout the flight. Inly able to get a select few movies started. Most of the movie links in the “free entertainment” did not work.

I flew Business Class. Rory, one of the Cabin stewards, was attentive, explained the menu, provided appropriate drinks. was

This was a horrible experience. For a first class experience, my chair was held together by 3M tape - and I have a photo. The crew weren’t very attentive, somewhat dismissive and forgot my drink and snack, the chair reclined about 3 inches on a 6-hour cross country flight. I was also not informed that there was no lounge available in Newark airport because of renovations, so all around this was one of the worst experiences and I would actively avoid both American and Alaska Air going forward.

Boarding was very efficient. Everyone got on board and we got on our way very quickly. It was frustrating that the entertainment app was not functioning properly. I was not able to activate some of the movies offered. The crew on this flight appears to be pretty grumpy. They had no smile on their faces. I felt like they were doing us a favor for being there.

Loved the staff, boarding and drink options! Wish the comfort of the seat could have been better nevertheless

Honestly, I haven’t flown American in years, probably due to the pandemic and my being unable to travel for certain periods in the last two years, but it was a good experience to dig out or obtain a new American Airlines account after many years of traveling for business with American in the past.

Long 5 hour and 45 min flight and only one drink service and cookie snack

One bottle of water and a package of cookies for comfort plus. We had to literally beg a flight attendant for an extra bottle of water later in the flight due to feeling dehydrated.

Flight boarded from Gate 39 at OGG, the farthest gate in the terminal. There were no Hawaiian themed amenities for the flight. The first class service was mediocre at best; I received not special welcome or recognition as an executive platinum member of American Advantage program. The flight attendants were more concerned with their cell phones than saying "thank you" to the passengers as we disembarked. Fortunately, the flight arrived at LAX a few minutes early.

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