Cheap flights from Santiago to Rio de Janeiro from $182

The month of November is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport from Santiago, with most prices found around $326. If you’re not able to fly to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport in November, then March is your next best option. Flight prices from Santiago to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport during March average around $342.

According to our data, Thursday is the cheapest day to fly to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport from Santiago. The lowest ticket price found for a Thursday departure recently was $371. Keep in mind that prices can always vary depending on your route and whether or not you are flying domestic or international. The most expensive day to fly to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport is Friday, with ticket prices averaging around $563.

In the morning is the cheapest time of day to fly from Santiago to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport when you can find flight prices for as low as $390. Flying to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport in the morning is an ideal time because this is during off-peak travel hours. Flights to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport are more costly in the afternoon, with an average ticket price of $477. Departure times in the afternoon fall within the peak daily travel times, which is why tickets can be more expensive.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport from Santiago 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 $381 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport from Santiago for as low as $356 on momondo.

There are 2 cabin classes available to choose from on Santiago to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

Historically, on average around 10% of flights between Santiago and Rio de Janeiro have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 121 minutes.

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

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

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

5 flights are operational daily from Santiago to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport as of May 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 12:00, with 46% of flights per day taking off in the afternoon.

As of May 2026, there are 40 flights per week flying from Santiago to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport. The most common day of the week flights depart is Thu, with 23% of flights taking off on this day.