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$458 Find Cheap Flights from San Diego to Rio de Janeiro

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from San Diego to Rio de Janeiro departing on 6/2. 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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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from San Diego to Rio de Janeiro, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheapest round-trip
$750
Typical prices: $1,039-$739
Copa Airlines
Sun 5/10Wed 5/13
SAN - GIG • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$458
Typical prices: $762-$763
Multiple Airlines
Tue 6/2
SAN - GIG • 3 stops
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Cheapest • from $750 (round-trip)
Best reviews • 7.5 score
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There are currently no direct flights between San Diego and Rio de Janeiro. You'll need at least 1 connection.
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Cheapest • Avg $724 (round-trip)
Shortest trip • 14h 44m (one-way)
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Cheapest • 42% price drop
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Cheap Flights from San Diego to Rio de Janeiro (SAN-RIO)

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

Recent round-trip flight deals from San Diego to Rio de Janeiro

Sun, May 10 - Wed, May 13
Copa Airlines Logo
10:00 pm - 12:25 am
SAN
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GIG
22h 25m
1 stop
Copa Airlines Logo
5:10 am - 6:30 pm
GIG
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SAN
17h 20m
1 stop
$750Copa Airlines
Wed, May 13 - Tue, May 26
Copa Airlines Logo
10:00 pm - 12:25 am
SAN
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GIG
22h 25m
1 stop
Copa Airlines Logo
1:30 am - 6:30 pm
GIG
-
SAN
21h 00m
1 stop
$793Copa Airlines
Wed, Jun 3 - Sun, Jun 7
Copa Airlines Logo
10:00 pm - 4:05 am
SAN
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GIG
26h 05m
1 stop
Copa Airlines Logo
5:10 am - 6:40 pm
GIG
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SAN
17h 30m
1 stop
$803Copa Airlines
Wed, Jun 24 - Mon, Jun 29
LATAM Airlines Logo
10:43 am - 10:15 am
SAN
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GIG
19h 32m
1 stop
LATAM Airlines Logo
9:00 am - 11:55 am
GIG
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SAN
30h 55m
2 stops
$820LATAM Airlines
Sun, May 10 - Wed, May 13
LATAM Airlines Logo
10:25 pm - 10:15 am
SAN
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GIG
31h 50m
1 stop
LATAM Airlines Logo
7:40 am - 8:35 pm
GIG
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SAN
40h 55m
2 stops
$826LATAM Airlines
Wed, Sep 16 - Tue, Sep 22
Multiple Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 2:05 pm
SAN
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GIG
27h 05m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
10:00 pm - 8:36 pm
GIG
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SAN
50h 36m
2 stops
$834Multiple Airlines
Sun, May 10 - Wed, May 13
LATAM Airlines Logo
10:25 pm - 10:15 am
SAN
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GIG
31h 50m
1 stop
LATAM Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 10:19 am
GIG
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SAN
31h 19m
2 stops
$836LATAM Airlines
Wed, Sep 23 - Mon, Sep 28
Air Canada Logo
7:00 am - 4:45 pm
SAN
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SDU
29h 45m
2 stops
Air Canada Logo
1:45 pm - 8:36 pm
SDU
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SAN
34h 51m
2 stops
$840Air Canada
Sun, May 10 - Wed, May 13
LATAM Airlines Logo
10:25 pm - 4:20 pm
SAN
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GIG
37h 55m
2 stops
LATAM Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 9:39 am
GIG
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SAN
30h 39m
2 stops
$841LATAM Airlines
Thu, Sep 24 - Tue, Sep 29
Multiple Airlines Logo
12:05 pm - 4:45 pm
SAN
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SDU
24h 40m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
8:15 am - 12:05 pm
SDU
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SAN
31h 50m
2 stops
$1,012Multiple Airlines
Booking Insights

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

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

How much is a round-trip flight from San Diego to Rio de Janeiro?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from San Diego to Rio de Janeiro departing in May.

What is the cheapest month to fly from San Diego to Rio de Janeiro?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San Diego to Rio de Janeiro, 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 San Diego to Rio de Janeiro is December, where tickets cost $385 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are April and May, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,065 and $858 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$458
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 17% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 21% increase in price.
Flight from San Diego to Rio de Janeiro-Galeao Airport

When to book flights from San Diego to Rio de Janeiro

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from San Diego to Rio de Janeiro based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated round-trip price
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FAQs for booking flights from San Diego to Rio de Janeiro

  • What is the cheapest flight from San Diego to Rio de Janeiro?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San Diego to Rio de Janeiro was $458 for a one-way ticket and $750 for a round-trip.

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from San Diego to Rio de Janeiro, Copa Airlines or LATAM Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San Diego to Rio de Janeiro are Copa Airlines and LATAM Airlines. With an average price for the route of $697 and an overall rating of 7.5, Copa Airlines is the most popular choice. LATAM Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $893 and an overall rating of 7.4.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from San Diego 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 San Diego to Rio de Janeiro.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from San Diego 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 San Diego 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 San Diego 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 San Diego with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from San Diego 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 San Diego up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top 4 airlines serving from San Diego to Rio de Janeiro

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San Diego 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 San Diego 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.
7.5
Copa AirlinesOverall score based on 1578 reviews
7.4Comfort
6.8Entertainment
7.8Boarding
8.1Crew
6.8Food
Airline reviews

Boarding was confusing from staff telling going to preboard and than to group 1 Airplane was not cooling at the beginning

8.0 ExcellentLuis, Mar 2026
LIM - PTY
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Boarding was confusing from staff telling going to preboard and than to group 1 Airplane was not cooling at the beginning

Avoid at all costs. My wife had to stay back on a connecting flight as her parents flight was delayed. 10 days later on the way back they cancelled all our flights. We had to rebook all four of us on the next days flight.

Do not book it’s a scam! They stole $1200 from me

Flight got delayed; had to go through security three times.

Seats were awful. Media should have been included for such a long flight.

Horrible. No TV or any type of entertainment on board. Passwnger listening to/watching stuff on their own phone with no headphones making it noise and uncomfortable for everyone else, little/tiny food portions, old seats, useless wifi (cant access anything). Horrible exlerience especially it was a lomg distance flight with kids.

There should be a warning regarding the quality of the aircraft on the website as we reserve the tickets. There was no TV or any type of screen onboard. The wifi they offer is good for nothing. Traveling 9 hours straight with kids and no type of entetainment was horrible. I wish I had been informed prior so I could buy a ticket with another airline. The food was a joke too. A very tiny portion per passenger. They also charged $100 per checked bag. With United I used to pay $60. So, fair to say that I wont be flying Copa anymore. Their aircraft was super old, outdated, no entertainment, with nearly no onboard food.

Very strict carry on rules meant most of the plane had to gate check their luggage. As is often the case had things that were broken because of this, but I appreciated not being charged to gate check. Otherwise good flight and great crew once on the plane

Some of the Air hostesses are not that friendly. Need improvement

Simply as follows:- First, there was no vegetarian option for the meal Second, only 2 washrooms for the entire economy class.

Honestly first time flying with delta and it was pretty good. All the process very smooth and crew was always nice and attentive.

Deleted flight made me loose my connection flight now stuck in Atlanta for a day

Apart of Sky miles delta. And they go everywhere in Brazil

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.

We traveled with two young children, and it was not possible for our family to be seated together. No one offered help or assistance to organize seating so we could sit with our kids. In the end, we managed to find two seats in Economy so I could at least sit with one of them, even though I had originally paid for Comfort+. In summary, I had to downgrade my seat just to be able to sit with one of my children, which was very disappointing

I booked a flight through Kayak to Brazil I have traveled to Brazil several times before Kayak Delta or LATAM never mentioned during the booking or in the pre flight process that the visa requirements to visit Brazil have changed earlier this year. I was unaware of this change and as such never got a visa and was unable to fly from JFK to Sao Paulo Add to this that Delta allowed me to fly from Boston to JFK which they should not have as I didn’t have a visa. It has been a terrible experience and a huge loss of money

Latam may be the worst airline in the world, far worse than even the lowest of low cost airlines in the USA. I wasted hours trying to PAY THEM TO CHECK A BAG! Then they misled me at the terminal, sent me through the wrong security line, the list goes on and on... Just absolutely terrible in every way. Avoid at all costs.

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

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

Some crew were unfriendly or in some cases just straight up rude.

Booked through Kayak Business, had a seat in middle and towards back due to booking rate, not comfortable.

Outstanding service, efficient & friendly crew, flight was safe, comfortable & on time

United Airline crews were very friendly and very attentive. 12 hours flight was gone like in a shorter one.

Food was surprisingly delicious. Space in the seat is horrible when the seating front is reclined. Movie offerings were terrible. Crew was friendly and helpful.

Flight itself excellent, but delayed so missed connection & got to destination 2 hrs later

Due to cancellation of connecting flight (Lufthansa) I didn’t fly with United

It was a red-eye, but the flight felt surprisingly quick. The seats were very comfortable, and that made resting much easier. I also want to thank the gentleman seated next to me, who graciously moved so my mom could sit beside me. We slept almost the entire way. The cabin crew was respectful in not disturbing us, while also being courteous and professional throughout. Thank you, United.

Boarding was again a "free for all". We were boarding group 4, and almost the entire plane was able to board before us. It's a shame that someone who follows the rules, gets the short end of the stick. Not fair.

It was perfect! I've never flown with United before, but I definitely will in the future

Boarding gate at LAX was too crowded—two gates next to one another

On time departure and early arrival. Flight attendant very nice.

The business class layout of chairs was weired. You are sitting directly across stranger.,

The SFO Lounge crew were amazing. The bartender Faris was great. Thanks!

Friendly crew is the only nice thing. Seats uncomfortable. Food and snacks horrible. Movies were the same as the first 10 hour flight two weeks before

Was not able to do a online check-in because the American Airlines system doesn't store our visa or other passport information, allowing us to have a trouble-free check-in. We were forced to have to check-in at the counter which Changes are upgrade status given that we were not able to check in much earlier.

Good flight, seated and had a water within 5 minutes. Crew was hospitable.

We left at 1030 am pacific from LA and supposed to land at 7 pm Eastern in NY. They made a detour, stopped in Philadelphia and didn’t land till 1130 PM Eastern!!! Worst flight experience with no pilot communication with no explanation as to what was going on. Everyone was very frustrated to say the least.

I cancelled my ticket less than 24 hours deadline but I didn’t get refunded.

Flight boarded from Gate 159B, the farthest gate in the LAX Bradley Terminal. While the flight operated on time, the first class cabin attendant made no recognition of my being an Advantage Executive Platinum member.

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