Saturday, September 4, 2010

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Brazil Flights


Rio de Janeiro flights from London

Here are the options for anyone looking for cheap flights to Rio de Janeiro. You’ll get the widest choice of airlines when you look at ebookers.com but the only direct flights to Rio are with British Airways from Heathrow Terminal 5.

  • British Airways – For direct flights from Heathrow to Rio check BA.com
  • TAP – For flights to Rio via Lisbon. You can depart from Gatwick or Heathrow. Book direct at flytap.com or try ebookers.com or Opodo
  • TAM – For flights to Rio via Paris. Book at Opodo or ebookers.com
  • Air France – For flights to Rio via Paris. Book at ebookers or direct at Air France. One advantage for some UK travellers of flying to Rio via Paris is that Air France has a good spread of connecting flights from all over the UK.

The airport code for Rio de Janeiro International airport is GIG.

Flights to Brazil from UK

The busiest and therefore most accessible Brazilian airports are:

  • Sau Paulo Guarulhos. The airport code for Sau Paulo is GRU. Flights from Heathrow to Sau Paulo check BA.com.
  • Brasilia – The airport code for Brasilia is BSB. Check Opodo for flights to Brasilia, usually via Lisbon.
  • Rio de Janeiro – Please see above for flight advice.
  • Salvador – Gateway to Northeastern  Brazil. The airport code is SSA. Lots of flight options to Salvador, check Opodo for more information.
  • Recife – The airport code for Recife is REC. Again plenty of ways to fly from the UK using indirect flights. Use Opodo to compare flight prices and durations / stopovers.