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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 Angeles1 stop$486
San Francisco
San Francisco2 stops$610
San Diego
San Diego2 stops$590
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$1,122
Sacramento
Sacramento1 stop$1,124
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$486
San Francisco
San Francisco2 stops$610
San Diego
San Diego2 stops$590
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$1,122
Sacramento
Sacramento1 stop$1,124

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

Fri, Oct 31 - Fri, Nov 7
LATAM Airlines Logo
7:15 am - 6:40 pmGIG-LAX
15h 25m1 stop
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2:30 pm - 9:40 pmLAX-GIG
26h 10m1 stop
$486LATAM Airlines
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Sat, Oct 18 - Thu, Oct 30
LATAM Airlines Logo
10:05 pm - 6:40 pmGIG-LAX
24h 35m2 stops
LATAM Airlines Logo
9:15 pm - 10:55 pmLAX-GIG
21h 40m2 stops
$487LATAM Airlines
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Wed, Oct 15 - Mon, Oct 27
United Airlines Logo
9:05 pm - 11:38 pmGIG-LAX
30h 33m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
7:30 pm - 9:35 amLAX-GIG
34h 05m1 stop
$491United Airlines
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Wed, Oct 15 - Mon, Oct 27
United Airlines Logo
9:05 pm - 8:57 amGIG-LAX
15h 52m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:46 pm - 9:35 amLAX-GIG
34h 49m1 stop
$494United Airlines
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Fri, Oct 17 - Mon, Oct 27
Delta Logo
6:15 am - 11:00 pmGIG-LAX
20h 45m2 stops
Delta Logo
9:15 pm - 4:50 pmLAX-GIG
15h 35m1 stop
$498Delta
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Tue, Oct 28 - Wed, Nov 12
American Airlines Logo
10:55 pm - 2:03 pmGIG-LAX
19h 08m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 6:15 amLAX-GIG
18h 15m1 stop
$503American Airlines
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Sun, Nov 9 - Tue, Nov 25
Delta Logo
11:30 am - 12:56 pmGIG-LAS
30h 26m2 stops
Delta Logo
6:00 am - 8:20 amLAS-GIG
21h 20m1 stop
$518Delta
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Tue, Oct 28 - Wed, Nov 5
American Airlines Logo
11:00 pm - 8:35 pmGIG-LAX
25h 35m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 6:15 amLAX-GIG
19h 15m1 stop
$519American Airlines
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Thu, Oct 16 - Wed, Oct 22
Copa Airlines Logo
5:05 am - 10:29 pmGIG-LAS
21h 24m1 stop
Copa Airlines Logo
1:48 am - 3:55 amLAS-GIG
22h 07m1 stop
$588Copa Airlines
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Tue, Oct 7 - Mon, Oct 27
Copa Airlines Logo
10:05 am - 11:39 pmGIG-SFO
17h 34m1 stop
Copa Airlines Logo
1:36 am - 12:25 amSFO-GIG
18h 49m1 stop
$618Copa Airlines
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Booking Insights

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 $596 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $890 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 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 22% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 7 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonMarch
Cheapest flight$286
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 4% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 14% lower on average.
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?

    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.

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

    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.
7.6
Copa AirlinesOverall score based on 1533 reviews
7.4Comfort
8.1Crew
6.8Food
7.8Boarding
6.8Entertainment
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We had a great flight just wished they had a tv so we can see a movie that would of made my trip excellent.

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Aug 2025PTY - ORD
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We had a great flight just wished they had a tv so we can see a movie that would of made my trip excellent.

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

I’m entitled to a refund per LATAM due to the mid flight itinerary change and being stuck in São Paulo for 24 hours and needing to get a hotel. The airline was dismissive and of no help.

The flight was late. Please do not delay next time.

Boarding was confusing with a delayed flight because there was no English translation

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 flight was comfortable with the exit row and great service

Plane was crowded and even when we hit altitude, the plane was hot, not enough air flow.

1. when we went to check in, our 2 first class seats had been CANCELED and the flight was sold out. This was done without our prior knowledge. It was all we could do to restore one first class seat for my wife and I flew economy. 2, Our flight home was scheduled to leave at 10:30 pm. Due to tsunami warnings, the roads were closed and our flight status was uncertain as to whether it would leave as scheduled. It was announced that it would now leave at 11:20 pm and the roads were now open since the tsunami had come and gone. We made a mad dash to the airport and checked in. Delays were announced at 12:30 pm, 1:30 am, 2:30 am and at 3:30 am it was canceled. Since this was a flight due to natural (tsunami) causes, there was no compensation. We were told to return at 1:00 pm the next day and our baggage would be kept on the plane since the same plane was going to leave at 1:00 pm. We had to return to our hotel for the rest of the night. The same plane did not leave at 1:00 pm and our baggage was gone! All in all, it was a miserable performance by UA. Information was hard to obtain and no one knew what was going on and what was going to happen. Hundreds of passengers slept on the floor, chairs, etc. No food and no water was made available to the passengers. It was a situation where UA could care less what was going on. As a one million mile flyer, I had not experienced anything like this before and it was hugely disappointing!

I found the staff to not be very attentive at all. When paying for Business Class you expect a certain type of service and that was not found. They were almost rude even

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

Great. Quick and quiet and east. The breakfast choices were a welcome surprise!

The stewardess hit me with the food kart twice on the head and didn't say I'm sorry once. The same stewardess gave me a warm Apple Juice with No ice. The Flight was delayed for Departure 6 times, starting from 2:36pm, finally taking off 7:50pm. I was late picking up my child from the sitter by 3 hours.

Did not get the seat I selected and paid for.

My flight was delayed for several hours. Sitting at gate 16 for several hours, I got a text from Kayak the gate changed to 9 before it was announced. Very bad communication at each gate from American Airlines employees. I received 10 notifications of delay from Kayak. My vacation started off horrible! I will write to American Airlines corporate office also.

Delayed flight that lead to a missed connection and a 5-hour trip became a 12-hour flight 🙄

There is no room, no gluten free options, or any free internet/entertainment. You have to bring your own tablet or smartphone because there are no screens.

American Airlines is a mediocre airlines: they do not maintain the highest standard of cleanliness in the cabins, and the food is not well thought out. Service is not at top of mind compared to other international airlines such as Singapore Airlines, JAL or others.

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

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