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How to save on flights from London to Rio De Janeiro

Our analysis of past searches finds effective ways to save on flights from London to Rio De Janeiro. If flights to Rio De Janeiro seem too expensive right now, these alternative booking strategies can help you get a cheaper fare. Our data shows savings of 20–30% on this route.

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Book a LON-RIO roundtrip that costs less

Airlines often price the London to Rio De Janeiro round-trip below the one-way, so you buy the pair and never fly the return. That is a spare return, a form of throwaway ticketing, and nothing is skipped mid-ticket: your checked bag and your outbound are unaffected. When the fare allows it, you can also reschedule or cancel the extra return.

StrategySpare return
Success ratemedium
Typical savings5–10%
Checked bagYes ✔️

Examples

  • SWISS · Economy

    May 9 · 12:15 pm - 4:55 am +1

    LCY - GIG

    2 stops
    20h40m

    $1,443

    Spare return

    • Depart

      Sat, May 9

        • LCY - GIG

    • Return

      Tue, Jun 23

      Spare return

        • GIG - LHR

  • SWISS · Economy

    Feb 6 · 6:40 pm - 10:45 am +1

    LGW - GIG

    2 stops
    19h5m

    $1,329

    Spare return

  • SWISS · Economy

    Aug 29 · 6:40 pm - 9:35 am +1

    LGW - GIG

    2 stops
    18h55m

    $1,146

    Spare return

Add an extra destination after Rio De Janeiro

A multicity ticket, London to Rio De Janeiro plus a later journey to or from a third city, sometimes prices below the plain one-way. You fly to Rio De Janeiro; the second journey is a spare multicity you are free to drop, reschedule, or fit into a later trip. As with a spare return, the spare part is a whole journey on a later date, so nothing is skipped on the day and you can check a bag.

StrategySpare multicity
Success ratemedium
Typical savings10–30%
Checked bagYes ✔️

Examples

  • KLM · Economy

    Aug 15 · 2:45 pm - 7:45 pm +1

    LHR - GIG

    1 stop
    33h

    $903

    Spare multicity

    • Trip 1

      Sat, Aug 15

        • LHR - GIG

    • Trip 2

      Tue, Sep 1

      Spare multicity

        • GIG - GRU

  • KLM · Economy

    Aug 7 · 9:20 am - 7:45 pm

    LCY - GIG

    1 stop
    14h25m

    $1,235

    Spare multicity

  • Air France · Economy

    Aug 29 · 9:00 am - 7:45 pm

    LHR - GIG

    1 stop
    14h45m

    $968

    Spare multicity

Fly to a cheaper city and stop in Rio De Janeiro

A ticket to a city beyond Rio De Janeiro, routed through it, sometimes costs less than the Rio De Janeiro ticket itself. You get off at the layover and skip the last flight, a hidden city (or skiplagging). It is the one method here that leaves part of the ticket unflown, so travel with a carry-on, and it cannot be used on a round-trip: a missed segment cancels everything after it. Airlines tend to curb this practice, avoid doing it too often.

StrategyHidden city
Success ratehigh
Typical savings20–30%
Checked bagNo ❌

Examples

  • LATAM · Economy

    Aug 7 · 9:20 pm - 9:00 am +1

    LHR - GIG

    1 stop
    15h40m

    $1,147

    Hidden city

    • Fri, Aug 7

        • LHR - GIG

        • GIG - SSA

        • Spare flight

  • KLM · Economy

    May 2 · 8:40 am - 7:45 pm

    LHR - GIG

    1 stop
    15h5m

    $975

    Hidden city

  • Lufthansa · Economy

    Apr 3 · 5:30 pm - 4:55 am +1

    LHR - GIG

    1 stop
    15h25m

    $1,680

    Hidden city

Combine your trip with other upcoming flights

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    RIO
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If you have other trips coming up, try combining them with the Rio De Janeiro one. Our multisearch engine searches several trips at once and finds ticket arrangements that cost less than the sum of their parts, such as nested or back-to-back tickets. The other trip can be to Rio De Janeiro again or somewhere else entirely, and it can be months away.

Questions about saving on flights to Rio De Janeiro

Can I buy a round-trip to Rio De Janeiro and not fly the return?

Yes, that is a spare return: nothing on the ticket is cancelled, you simply forfeit the return. On this route the round-trip priced below the one-way on a good share of searches, saving 5–10%.

Is a hidden-city ticket safe on flights to Rio De Janeiro?

Safe enough with two rules: carry-on only, since a checked bag travels to the ticketed destination, and not too often, since airlines curb it. On this route a hidden city ticket routed through Rio De Janeiro priced below the Rio De Janeiro fare on most searches, saving 20–30%.

Can I use a hidden-city ticket on a round trip to Rio De Janeiro?

Not on a plain round-trip: skipping a segment cancels everything after it, so you would lose the return. What works is a hidden return, one multicity ticket from London to Rio De Janeiro and then from Rio De Janeiro to a third city routed through London, where you get off.

Is an open-jaw ticket cheaper than a one-way to Rio De Janeiro?

Sometimes. A multicity ticket with a later journey to or from a third city, a spare multicity, can price below the plain one-way, and since the unused journey is on its own date you can check a bag. On this route it did on a good share of searches, saving 10–30%.

These saving methods are found automatically by our flight search engine. For the full picture of the strategies and their trade-offs, see our guide to Airglitch booking strategies.

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Updated on September 4, 2026