Cheap flights from Rio de Janeiro to New York from $262

The month of February is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport from Rio de Janeiro, with most prices found around $553. If you don’t want to visit New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport in February, then you should wait until November to fly from Rio de Janeiro, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $590.

Our data shows that Friday is the least expensive day to fly to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport. Tickets to fly out on this day can be as low as $508. The most expensive day to fly to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport is Monday, with ticket prices averaging around $1,158.

Fly from Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl to New York John F Kennedy Intl for the best Rio de Janeiro - New York John F Kennedy Intl flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport from Rio de Janeiro when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport for around $838 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport from Rio de Janeiro for as low as $616 on momondo.

There are 3 cabin classes available to choose from on Rio de Janeiro to New York John F Kennedy Intl flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

No. A direct flight is the cheapest option for a flight between Rio de Janeiro to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport.

Copa Airlines, Delta, and LATAM Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from Rio de Janeiro to New York John F Kennedy Intl

American Airlines, LATAM Airlines and Delta are the top three most popular airlines that fly to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport from Rio de Janeiro according to our data. American Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 40% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport. Keep in mind that there are 4 different airlines that fly to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 8% of flights between Rio de Janeiro and New York have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 149 minutes.

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

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

According to our data, American Airlines have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 7% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Sao Paulo (GRU) was the most common stop: 68% 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 $670.

Flights connecting via Panama City (PTY) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 13h 29m.

Panama City (PTY) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 47m.

The number of flights available between Rio de Janeiro and New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport is 3 per day as of March 2026. The most frequent departure time is 11:00PM, with 100% of daily flights leaving in the evening.

The number of flights available between Rio de Janeiro and New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport is 24 per week as of March 2026. The most frequent departure day is Wed, with 33% of weekly flights leaving on this day.