Cheap flights from Chicago to Rio de Janeiro from $301

The cheapest month to fly to Rio de Janeiro from Chicago is in November. Flight prices, which tend to average around $211, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. The month of January is another great option to travel to Rio de Janeiro, with average flight prices from Chicago averaging around $231.

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Rio de Janeiro from Chicago when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Rio de Janeiro for around $776 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Rio de Janeiro from Chicago for as low as $632 on momondo.

You could potentially save up to 6% on your flight if you consider stops on a Chicago to Rio de Janeiro flight.

GOL, Delta, and American Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from Chicago to Rio de Janeiro

Copa Airlines, American Airlines and GOL are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Rio de Janeiro from Chicago according to our data. Copa Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 43% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Rio de Janeiro. Keep in mind that there are 6 different airlines that fly to Rio de Janeiro on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 67% of flights between Chicago and Rio de Janeiro have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 170 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning tend to experience fewer delays. Flights in the evening have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Wednesday is statistically the day of the week which experiences the fewest number of delays on this flight route. Saturday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, United Airlines have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 70% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Panama City (PTY) was the most common stop: 28% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Panama City (PTY) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $626.

Flights connecting via Miami (MIA) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 12h 25m.

Houston (IAH) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 21m.