Cheap flights from Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport to Los Angeles from $280

The month of March is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Los Angeles from Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport, with most prices found around $574. If you aren’t able to travel during the month of March, then book flights to Los Angeles from Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport during August instead. Flights to Los Angeles in August, while not as cheap as those in March, still average around $619.

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Los Angeles from Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Los Angeles for around $692 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–Galeão Intl Airport for as low as $557 on momondo.

You could potentially save up to 4% on your flight if you consider stops on a Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport to Los Angeles flight.

As of February 2026, prices for Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport to Los Angeles flights are approximately 48% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

United Airlines and American Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl to 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–Galeão Intl Airport according to our data. LATAM Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 46% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Los Angeles. Keep in mind that there are 4 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: 50% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Lima (LIM) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $743.

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.