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The cheapest return flight from Sao Paulo to Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont Airport costs $76 on the route between Sao Paulo Guarulhos Intl Airport (GRU) and Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont Airport (SDU). Over the past month, this route was, on average, 73% cheaper than other Sao Paulo-Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont Airport routes. The most popular route is between Sao Paulo Congonhas Airport (CGH) and Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont Airport (SDU).

If you are looking for a flight deal from Sao Paulo to Rio de Janeiro, look for departures on Tuesdays and avoid leaving on a Monday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Rio de Janeiro, Saturday is the cheapest day to fly and Sunday is the most expensive.

The cheapest month for flights from Sao Paulo to Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont Airport is March, where tickets cost $85 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and April, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $159 and $157 respectively.

To get a below average price on the flight from Sao Paulo to Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont Airport, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 72% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 20 weeks before departure.

In the past 5 days, the cheapest round-trip tickets from Sao Paulo to Rio de Janeiro were found on Azul ($63) and LATAM Airlines ($64).

Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro are connected by different airlines. The airlines that fly that route the most regularly are LATAM Airlines (155 flights per week), GOL (151 flights per week), and Azul (139 flights per week).

Weekly flights between Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro historically see delays in approximately 11% of cases, with the average delay over the past year being 89 minutes.

Typically, flights leaving in the morning tend to face fewer delays, whereas flights in the evening have historically encountered delays more often.

Statistically, Saturday is the day of the week with the fewest delays on this flight route, while Friday has typically experienced more delays than other days.

Based on our data, GOL have experienced the fewest delays on this route in the past 12 months, with only about 9% of their flights encountering any delays.

There are 2 cabin class options for the route. These are Economy and Prem Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

Each day, there are between 43 and 70 nonstop flights that take off from Sao Paulo and land in Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont Airport, with an average flight time of 1h 00m. The most common departure time is 6:00 am and most flights take off in the morning. Each week, there are 445 flights. The most frequent day of departure is Monday, when 16% of all weekly flights depart. The fewest flights depart on a Saturday.