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Cheapest round-trip
$807
Typical prices: $729-$904
GOL
Mon 10/19Mon 11/2
GIG - MAD • 1 stop
Cheapest non-stop
$833
Typical prices: $796-$961
Iberia
Fri 11/27Thu 12/10
GIG - MAD • Non-stop
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Cheapest • from $807 (round-trip)
Best reviews • 7.4 score
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You can fly direct with Iberia. Average duration is 9h 50m
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Most punctual • 76% on-time
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Cheapest • Avg $768 (round-trip)
Shortest trip • 13h 00m (one-way)
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Our data shows that travelers who book at least 9 weeks in advance save around 8% compared to booking last minute.
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Cheapest • 17% price drop
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Cheap Flights from Rio de Janeiro to Madrid (GIG-MAD)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Rio de Janeiro to Madrid 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent round-trip flight deals from Rio de Janeiro to Madrid

Mon, Oct 19 - Mon, Nov 2
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10:00 pm - 7:15 pm
GIG
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MAD
16h 15m
1 stop
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4:25 pm - 9:25 pm
MAD
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GIG
33h 00m
1 stop
$807GOL
Mon, Oct 19 - Mon, Nov 2
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9:55 pm - 11:25 pm
GIG
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MAD
20h 30m
1 stop
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8:05 pm - 9:25 pm
MAD
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GIG
29h 20m
1 stop
$808GOL
Tue, Nov 3 - Tue, Dec 1
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11:40 pm - 7:10 pm
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MAD
15h 30m
1 stop
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4:25 pm - 9:25 pm
MAD
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GIG
33h 00m
1 stop
$810GOL
Mon, Oct 19 - Mon, Nov 2
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10:00 pm - 7:15 pm
GIG
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MAD
16h 15m
1 stop
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4:25 pm - 9:25 pm
MAD
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GIG
33h 00m
1 stop
$810GOL
Sat, Oct 31 - Sun, Nov 22
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12:15 pm - 1:40 pm
GIG
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MAD
21h 25m
1 stop
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1:50 pm - 8:40 am
MAD
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GIG
22h 50m
1 stop
$821LATAM Airlines
Mon, Nov 9 - Sun, Nov 15
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5:35 pm - 1:40 pm
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MAD
16h 05m
1 stop
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12:40 am - 4:30 pm
MAD
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GIG
19h 50m
1 stop
$832LATAM Airlines
Fri, Nov 27 - Thu, Dec 10
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8:30 pm - 10:15 am
GIG
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MAD
9h 45mnonstop
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12:30 pm - 6:50 pm
MAD
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GIG
10h 20mnonstop
$833Iberia
Sat, Oct 17 - Sun, Oct 25
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7:15 pm - 10:05 am
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MAD
9h 50mnonstop
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12:30 pm - 6:50 pm
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GIG
10h 20mnonstop
$833Iberia
Sun, Oct 18 - Sun, Oct 25
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7:15 pm - 10:05 am
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MAD
9h 50mnonstop
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12:30 pm - 6:50 pm
MAD
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GIG
10h 20mnonstop
$836Iberia
Tue, Oct 27 - Fri, Oct 30
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12:20 pm - 11:30 am
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MAD
19h 10m
2 stops
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1:50 pm - 12:05 am
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14h 15m
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$836LATAM Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Rio de Janeiro to Madrid flights

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

How much is a round-trip flight from Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport to Madrid?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport to Madrid departing in October.

Flight prices are below average for this route right now.

Flights to Madrid from Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport usually cost between $843 and $1,074 in October.
The lowest price found in the past 5 days was $807 on GOL (Oct 19-Nov 2).

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Rio de Janeiro to Madrid?

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

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to Madrid on a Monday and more expensive on a Wednesday. On your return trip to Rio de Janeiro, you should consider flying back on a Monday, and avoid Fridays for better deals.

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

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 Madrid, 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 Madrid is March, where tickets cost $722 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,017 and $989 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport to Madrid?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

No, with an average price for the route of $809, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

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

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 Madrid, 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 Madrid, you should book around 9 weeks before departure, which saves you about 8% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 20 weeks before departure.

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Expert advice for your flight from Rio de Janeiro to Madrid

 
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Low season

August

Cheapest flight

$512
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 6% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 17% increase in price.
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When to book flights from Rio de Janeiro to Madrid

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Rio de Janeiro to Madrid 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 Rio de Janeiro to Madrid flights

  • How many flights are there between Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport and Madrid per day?

    There is a maximum of 1 nonstop flight a day that takes off from Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport and lands in Madrid, with an average flight time of 9h 50m. The most common departure time is 7:00 pm and most flights take off in the evening. Each week, there are 5 flights.

  • What is the cheapest flight from Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport to Madrid?

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport to Madrid was $512 for a one-way ticket and $807 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Rio de Janeiro and Madrid?

    Yes, you’ll need a passport to travel to Madrid from Rio de Janeiro.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Rio de Janeiro to Madrid?

    All the following airlines offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Rio de Janeiro to Madrid flight route: LATAM Airlines, Iberia, Air France, SWISS, Lufthansa, and KLM.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Rio de Janeiro to Madrid?

    The Airbus A350-900 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Rio de Janeiro to Madrid flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Rio de Janeiro to Madrid?

    oneworld is the only airline alliance operating flights between Rio de Janeiro and Madrid.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Rio de Janeiro to Madrid?

    You can catch a nonstop flight from Rio de Janeiro to Madrid on Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Rio de Janeiro to Madrid, LATAM Airlines or Iberia?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Rio de Janeiro to Madrid are LATAM Airlines and Iberia. With an average price for the route of $989 and an overall rating of 7.4, LATAM Airlines is the most popular choice. Iberia is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $936 and an overall rating of 7.0.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Rio de Janeiro to Madrid?

    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 to Madrid.

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

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

    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 Madrid with an airline and back to Rio de Janeiro with another airline. Booking your flights between Rio de Janeiro and MAD can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

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

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

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport to Madrid

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $728 or less one-way and $853 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Rio de Janeiro to Madrid?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl to Madrid Barajas.
Find which airlines fly direct from Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport to Madrid Barajas Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl to Madrid Barajas

Monday

Iberia

Iberia

Tuesday

Iberia

Iberia

Wednesday

Iberia

Iberia

Thursday

Iberia

Iberia

Friday

Iberia

Iberia

Saturday

Iberia

Iberia

Sunday

Iberia

Iberia

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Direct returns

Madrid Barajas to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl

Monday

Iberia

Iberia

Thursday

Iberia

Iberia

Friday

Iberia

Iberia

Saturday

Iberia

Iberia

Sunday

Iberia

Iberia

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Reviews of the top airlines flying from Rio de Janeiro to Madrid

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Rio de Janeiro to Madrid. 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 to Madrid? 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.
7.4
LATAM AirlinesOverall score based on 1968 reviews
8.0Crew
7.3Comfort
7.0Entertainment
6.7Food
7.5Boarding
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LATAM is a great airline who takes care of there guests. They consistently walk around and see if you need water in addition to taking care of all the passengers. The chicken in process is really easy and I’m always offered a chance for an upgrade which I appreciate.

10.0 ExcellentChris, Feb 2026
GRU - MCO
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LATAM is a great airline who takes care of there guests. They consistently walk around and see if you need water in addition to taking care of all the passengers. The chicken in process is really easy and I’m always offered a chance for an upgrade which I appreciate.

There was a mechanical issue with the plane that they had to work on before we could take off. That's fine, by all means, PLEASE make sure the mechanics are functioning properly. What was a problem was the fact that we sat on the tarmac for 4.5 hours without moving, without letting us off the plane, and without climate control and air running through the plane. There was no explanation as to what was going on; they just kept promising that it would be "15 minutes, then we are on our way." At one point, they even switched the entire crew out and told everyone we just needed to wait for new employees to show up. Then, as the 4 hours were not moving, an hour before the full refund, they made a big show about "the flight starting and the doors are locked, so you have to sit down." We didn't move for another 40 minutes; they were just trying to skirt around legalities that entitled us to restitution. When the flight finally was underway, the plane was gigantic but cramped in design, my entertainment screen kept freezing and glitching, and subtitles didn't work, and the crew was passive-aggressive. Terrible flight.

Good flight, boarding ok and crew very nice. Flight was not full so I was able to be very comfortable. Blanket and pillow provided with was good as it was very cold during the flight . Food was very good(small snack sandwich and an excellent piece of orange cake). Overall good flight, no complaints.

Poor, the airline was not able to help me move flights.

Check in -- in business took over 30 mins as there was only one attendant. Boarding was also a mess. The seat was too narrow and was not working properly. Food was very bad and the entertainment very poor. Crew was very polite and helpful, in fairness.

The way the Pilot made all announcements, specially the way he congratulated the entire crew as the best team ever, making a comment that due to them they were able to shorter the delay to the destination. Amazing flight .

Just to drop my already labeled bag it took 50 minutes inline. Completely disappointed with Latam operation at GRU

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.

We boarded so late it caused us to miss time at Foz. No real information was provided to the passengers waiting.

The sits were very hard and after an overnight flight my back was hurting. The food was very bad and poor quality, I was very hungry but I could not eat the food, I tried but the it was so bad , I don’t think my dog would have eaten it either. No kidding?!!! The Crew was lovely, the bathrooms were spacious and the entertainment was good. When I arrived in Madrid I was given the incorrect instructions by the woman who was at the desk for connecting flights information for LATAM airlines. Due to this I missed my flight and my luggage was lost. Consequently I had 3 passport checks and security checks in and out of Spain!!! The terminal T4 and terminal T4S are a different thing And they are very far apart. My flight was scheduled to exit at T4S and they send me to T4, I went to T4 they send me back to T4S and I had yo take a train and check in and out this time I was exhausted and wanted to cry. Eventually a crew member of LATAM felt compassion for me and saw my predicament, she said I had no time to go back to terminal T4 again so she rescheduled the flight. My baggage was lost and I had to go to try to find it at midnight. It was a real nightmare. Just thinking about it makes me angry. This Airport in Madrid is not easy to navigate, so please give people some real assistance and assurance. I SHOULD have not missed my flight There was plenty of time. It was miss information of people who don’t care, don’t read and don’t listen and unfortunately that is their job. Not happy at all

Everything was on time and easy. Food in business class was great. There was no entertainment on board, though with business class you could get free internet, but so spotty it wasn't worthwhile.

They could have provided more than a premade mass produced tina sandwich for a 10 hour delay and/or had something available on oars other than potat chips once we boarded. They also could have not lost our luggage. Or barring that, at least foled a claim for us once we landed. Instead all of those things happened and they told us if we wanted to file a claim to do so online. I laid for business class for both of us. What an incredible waste of money.

Without any prior warning, I was seated in a row just in front of an exit row (27F), and I had no idea that my seat would not recline. However, the person in front of me did recline her seat, reducing my space. And because I could't recline to regain some space, it was my WORST flight ever.

Terrible boarding procedures in Madrid. The airplane barely has any legroom and I am 68 inches.

Not bad but they lost 2 of my bags when I got to Florence

Couldn’t get boarding passes online, delayed an hour, and smallest amount of space on board I’ve ever encountered for such a long flight.

I’m an Iberia fan but this time They dropped the ball. I went from ALC to MAD to LHR. Boarding in ALC was by group… to get you in a bus. Then we sat for almost an hour when most people had connections. When we landed in Madrid we did so and they put us in another bus almost like if they wanted to make people lose their connection. We made ours by the skin of our teeth but our luggage did not. And on top of this we had to listen to the pilot bragging about Iberia being punctual. To be true we made it on time to LHR but we are Still waiting for our luggage

I have to compare it to the AA flight back home. AA was a little better. Perhaps it was that American English is my native tongue. My seat on AA was newer and more comfortable. The food was a little better. The entertainment was much better, more movies worth watching. The sound was lousy on both.

Bad experience. The seat room are very tight. The food is not good and the breakfast has no hot drink.

2 h delay, poor service, only one bathroom for business class. Not worth the price of the ticket

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