Cheap flights from Rio de Janeiro to Los Angeles from $384

The month of December is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Los Angeles from Rio de Janeiro, with most prices found around $194. If you aren’t able to travel during the month of December, then book flights to Los Angeles from Rio de Janeiro during October instead. Flights to Los Angeles in October, while not as cheap as those in December, still average around $234.

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Los Angeles from Rio de Janeiro when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Los Angeles for around $714 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Los Angeles from Rio de Janeiro for as low as $599 on momondo.

You could potentially save up to 1% on your flight if you consider stops on a Rio de Janeiro to Los Angeles flight.

As of June 2026, prices for Rio de Janeiro to Los Angeles flights are approximately 20% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

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

LATAM Airlines, Copa Airlines and United Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Los Angeles from Rio de Janeiro according to our data. LATAM Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 52% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Los Angeles. Keep in mind that there are 5 different airlines that fly to Los Angeles on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 0% of flights between Rio de Janeiro and Los Angeles have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 0 minutes.

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

Lima (LIM) was the most common stop: 43% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Lima (LIM) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $534.

Flights connecting via Lima (LIM) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 15h 45m.

Lima (LIM) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 18m.