$254 Find Cheap Flights from Rio de Janeiro-Galeao Airport to California

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Best California Flight Deals from Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours

Los Angeles
Los Angeles2 stops$493
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$529
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$477
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$1,129
Sacramento
Sacramento1 stop$1,145
Los Angeles
Los Angeles2 stops$493
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$529
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$477
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$1,129
Sacramento
Sacramento1 stop$1,145

Cheap Flight Deals from Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl to California (GIG-USCA)

 
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.

Recent round-trip flight deals from Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl to California

Recommended round-trip deals departing in the coming months from the most popular airlines that fly from Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl to California.
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Copa Airlines Logo
1:29 am - 5:44 pmGIG-SAN
20h 15m1 stop
Copa Airlines Logo
8:58 pm - 12:15 amSAN-GIG
23h 17m1 stop
$477Copa Airlines
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Thu, Jul 24 - Sun, Aug 10
Avianca Logo
1:30 am - 12:00 pmGIG-LAX
38h 30m2 stops
Avianca Logo
12:30 am - 12:25 amLAX-GIG
19h 55m2 stops
$493Avianca
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Wed, May 28 - Wed, Jun 4
Delta Logo
9:00 pm - 11:45 amGIG-SFO
18h 45m1 stop
Delta Logo
6:15 am - 10:15 amSFO-GIG
24h 00m1 stop
$529Delta
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Tue, May 13 - Mon, May 19
American Airlines Logo
3:55 pm - 11:23 amGIG-SFO
23h 28m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
11:50 pm - 8:20 amSFO-GIG
28h 30m1 stop
$544American Airlines
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Tue, May 27 - Sat, Jun 7
American Airlines Logo
3:55 pm - 11:23 amGIG-SFO
23h 28m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 8:20 amSFO-GIG
21h 20m2 stops
$548American Airlines
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Tue, May 27 - Sat, Jun 7
LATAM Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 10:15 amGIG-SFO
31h 15m2 stops
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11:40 am - 10:15 amSFO-GIG
18h 35m1 stop
$573LATAM Airlines
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Thu, May 29 - Wed, Jun 11
LATAM Airlines Logo
9:00 pm - 10:15 amGIG-SFO
17h 15m1 stop
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6:15 am - 9:15 pmSFO-GIG
35h 00m2 stops
$609LATAM Airlines
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Tue, May 13 - Wed, May 21
Delta Logo
9:00 pm - 6:52 pmGIG-SFO
25h 52m1 stop
Delta Logo
3:15 pm - 10:15 amSFO-GIG
15h 00m1 stop
$628Delta
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Tue, Sep 2 - Wed, Sep 24
United Airlines Logo
9:05 pm - 9:05 amGIG-LAX
16h 00m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
12:56 am - 8:15 amLAX-GIG
27h 19m1 stop
$640United Airlines
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Wed, Oct 1 - Tue, Oct 14
United Airlines Logo
9:05 pm - 12:09 pmGIG-SFO
19h 04m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
7:08 pm - 8:15 amSFO-GIG
33h 07m1 stop
$648United Airlines
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Tue, Sep 16 - Sat, Sep 27
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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 March, when tickets cost $625 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $844 and $839 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. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 4 weeks before departure.


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Low seasonMarch
High seasonJuly
Cheapest flight$254
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 7% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 15% increase in price.
Flight from Rio de Janeiro-Galeao Airport to Los Angeles

FAQs - booking California flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices 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.

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.
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7.5
LATAM AirlinesOverall score based on 1767 reviews
7.6Boarding
8.1Crew
7.4Comfort
7.0Entertainment
6.7Food
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I travel often with LATAM, it never disappoints me. The service is great, nice crew, latest and some classic movies. I got 3 small meals, cannot complaint. I’ll definitely travel again with them.

10.0 ExcellentRita, Apr 2025LIM - JFK
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I travel often with LATAM, it never disappoints me. The service is great, nice crew, latest and some classic movies. I got 3 small meals, cannot complaint. I’ll definitely travel again with them.

Delta has an outstanding service. They are courteous and punctual most of the time. The flight departed a half hour late but we arrived 15 minutes early.

Not sure why there are so many security checks at this airport. Consistently annoying showing passport over and over, checking carryons at gate all the while trying to make tight connection. Basically it was uncomfortable crowded cabin with meidiocre service

Although the flight is goof and the crew is good, the way the airline charges you for every service is ridiculous.

Plane never left the ground. Mech issues - entire trip was rerouted through united.

They didi not provide wheelchair though we had requested. We had to run around for 40 minutes and arrange it from the airport!

I liked everything, this was classed as premium economy but it was much better than Lufthansas business class. Lovely staff, comfortable plane and an excellent seat arrangement. A very pleasant surprise.

Everything was good except the check in. Could not do it online neither on the machines in the airport. Needed special assistance from the airline desk clerk

No entertainment but not expected. Unless you are referring to monitor that you can use. Then Al, was fine on all flights.

Friendly staff, It was the first flight out for our plane, so had to be deiced from the frost. Only delayed a few minutes,

We were in transit from Lima (flight at 1.10am) and we were in stand by in our flight from Panama to Washington. We wait from 4.30 am to 18.30pm in the Airport. The company give us 2 x 15 dollars for eat during the day and a personnal travel voucher of 400 dollars each. Do they buy food one time something in the Airport ??? And one of us live in France so the voucher is not usable. More than 24 hours travel !! And our place were near the toilets, with 8 children around us. The boy behind my seat stamped his feet on my back all the flight. Really Wonder full ! So we are totally unhappy with our travel. Thanks Copa Airlines....

I upgraded myself to Business Class at the last minute so I had a DREAMS window seat. Seeing as I've never flown Business before everything was novel and fun for me and it made the 7 hour flight much more enjoyable for sure.

The flight was delayed about 4 hours without any explanation. No wifi or entertainment at all on planes. Had to pay for checked bags I was allowed according to reservations.

It was good, plane is a bit older so seats are somewhat flat

Great from check in all the way to the end. Very happy with Copa

Copa stranded us ans then tried to charge us thousands to leave Panama.

Well the airline was fine. The only thing is I was charged for a checked in luggage. But when I reserved the ticket it showed a check in bag allowed. Who can I get in contact with for reimbursement.? The airline said I had to speak to whoever I booked ticket with.

Friendly flight team and seamless travel from one stop to next.

I loved my experience. Very safe, Very informative and very friendly.

Check in person said there would be lunch. We were first class passengers and lunch was chips.

I needed to make changes to my flights. When I called customer service, they assisted me with care professionalism.

A bit rush for transit. Food and entertainment are not available

Wonderful and fast TSA checkpoint. The line was fast and our gate was close by

The gate was too far away for the connecting flight

Generally good. The aisles have gotten narrower which can slow down boarding. Flight crew was great! Healthier complimentary snacks would be appreciated. Due to earthquake in San Francisco we had to circle in air space for a bit but then had a smooth landing. I laud the flight crew for their patience ;)

We tried to upgrade to economy premium but were told this was not possible as we had booked through United Airlines (and Air Canada was operating the flight). This seemed silly given there was ample space in economy premium. Additionally, we had to wait almost 1.5 hours upon arrival to taxi to the gate. Otherwise, the crew were very pleasant and passengers were friendly.

headphone jack didnt work for the first flight and not much variety

The agents was very rude and they charged me $50 for a carry-on bag saying that it was too big and then I saw someone going on a plane with the same size bag as me

For the most part united was a good experience, how ever when they came by with the snacks and water, they completely passed by my wife and I. As we were in separate rows. On a 5 hr flight we were not offered water

Fantastic crew. Flight was delayed at last minute but we were given updates every 20 minutes and the crew was so friendly and considerate. I miss the touch screens on the back of the seats, wish they would bring that back though.

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.

Bigger seats. Board back to front! Disembark front to back!

Extraordinary service in business class, and very good breakfast and snacks. A really lovely flight.

This flight didn’t happen because AA agents didn’t let us board the flight

Plane was pretty clean, staff was friendly and helpful, flight left about on time arrived early. Took a long time to board and get off the plane - carry on items didn't have enough room so people had to move all around to find places.

The service and food needs to improve to catch up with other international flights

Would have been good to have a meal since it was a 5.5 hour flight

We boarded after several delays due to mechanical failure and a gate change. The seat cushion in the exit row was very compressed and offered no cushion, making the four-hour journey reasonably uncomfortable. The WiFi worked for a few people, but for most, it did not, and you cannot get entertainment unless you can connect—American Airlines flights do not have seatback screens, and you must use your mobile phone.

AA is always pretty solid. Was on time all the way around today so can’t complain!

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