Flights to Rio de Janeiro

Business travel
Thanks to the expansion of Brazil’s oil and gas extraction, many German and international companies set up offices in the port city, making it an increasingly popular destination for business travelers.

Nonstop flights from Europe to Rio
It takes 12 hours and 30 minutes to fly the distance from Frankfurt to Rio.

Cheap trips to Rio de Janeiro

The Brazilian airline TAM (Star Alliance) has a several trips to Rio. From Rio de Janeiro TAM also offers many connecting flights.

GOL Airlines
GOL have a lot of cheap tickets within Brazil.
http://www.voegol.com.br/int/Paginas/home.aspx

Flights from Stockholm or Copenhagen: Air France, British Airways, Iberia, TAM, and TAP fly from Stockholm and Copenhagen.

Lufthansa is also launching flights to Rio from Frankfurt airport hub which is marketed with low prices in the Nordic countries (Sweden and Denmark). Lufthansa departures on the new line (LH 500 and LH 501) and the flights will leave five times a week with Airbus A340. The new line will supplement Lufthansa’s current offer from Frankfurt and Munich to Sao Paolo. It is possible to book online at www.lufthansa.com.

How to find cheap tickets to Rio de Janeiro
Try to have some flexibility about departure and arrival times. Many claim the cheapest day to fly is Wednesday for domestic travel others days are Tuesday and Saturday. It is usually cheapest time to fly as early in the morning. Airlines don’t start releasing cheaper seats until 4-5 months before departure in international travel. You can sign up at Farecompare to get an alert when prices drop.

Travel to Rio de Janeiro
The international departure tax from Brazil is approx. 40 USD. It can be included in your ticket, but if not, you must pay cash when you leave the country. Remember to save the form received at your flight and stamped by passport control officials on arrival in Brazil. The form should be presented together with their passport upon departure from Brazil. If the form has disappeared on departure a fine is issued.

Airports

Rio de janeiro airports
All international departures and most domestic departures takes place at the Aeroporto Internacional Antônio Carlos Jobim, also known as Galeão. The airport is located about 45 minutes northwest of the beach areas and most of the city’s hotels. In recent years, Brazil’s domestic flights had a growth of forty percent, which meant that airports have become undersized. Periodically, there is flight chaos in the country. According to the Brazilian Football Federation’s, the airports are the biggest threat to the World Cup that Brazil will organize 2014th.