Cheap flights from Los Angeles to Rio de Janeiro from $279

The cheapest month to fly to Rio de Janeiro from Los Angeles is in September. Flight prices, which tend to average around $798, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. The month of October is another great option to travel to Rio de Janeiro, with average flight prices from Los Angeles averaging around $814.

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Rio de Janeiro from Los Angeles when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Rio de Janeiro for around $957 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 Los Angeles for as low as $864 on momondo.

You could potentially save up to 41% on your flight if you consider stops on a Los Angeles to Rio de Janeiro flight.

As of August 2026, prices for Los Angeles to Rio de Janeiro flights are approximately 27% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Copa Airlines and GOL are the most popular carriers operating from Los Angeles to Rio de Janeiro

LATAM Airlines, Copa Airlines and American Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Rio de Janeiro from Los Angeles according to our data. LATAM Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 53% 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.

Panama City (PTY) was the most common stop: 35% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Sao Paulo (GRU) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $674.

Flights connecting via Atlanta (ATL) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 15h 04m.

Houston (IAH) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 44m.