Cheap flights from Panama City to Rio de Janeiro from $319

In general, October is the cheapest month to fly from Panama City to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around $482. If you are unable to visit Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport during the month of October, then departing from Panama City during the month November is also very affordable. Most momondo users find prices during this month for around $502.

Our data shows that Friday is the least expensive day to fly to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport. Tickets to fly out on this day can be as low as $555. The most expensive day to fly to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport is Monday, with ticket prices averaging around $692.

Flying to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport from Panama City in the afternoon is the least expensive time of day to depart. momondo users have found prices as low as $599 when looking at flights departing in the afternoon. Try not to purchase tickets in the evening because they tend to be around $648. Of course, these prices can vary depending on the time of year and what airport you fly to.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport from Panama City when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport for around $567 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport from Panama City for as low as $446 on momondo.

Historically, on average around 4% of flights between Panama City and Rio de Janeiro have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 140 minutes.

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

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

According to our data, Copa Airlines have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 4% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

8 flights are operational daily from Panama City to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport as of May 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 3:00PM, with 54% of flights per day taking off in the evening.

As of May 2026, there are 62 flights per week flying from Panama City to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport. The most common day of the week flights depart is Mon, with 15% of flights taking off on this day.