On your own: Rio de Janeiro → São Paulo
For a trip of about 10 days in February 2027, the best price we have seen is $525 CAD for Montreal → Rio de Janeiro, plus $422 CAD for São Paulo → Montreal, $947 CAD in total.
That is $83 CAD more than the round trip to São Paulo: the price of adventure, with no retracing your steps.
By road, expect about 402 km (about 5 h of driving) between Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.
Open jaw or round trip?
A round trip brings you back to where you landed; the open jaw has you travel between the two cities.
Open jaw or round trip, month by month: Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo
In our scans, the open jaw between Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo costs $141 more on average (16%) than the best round trip to either city. The gap is smallest in March ($55 more): it is the price of landing in one city and flying home from another.
| Month | Open jaw | Rio de Janeiro round trip | São Paulo round trip | Versus best round trip |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November | $1083 | $975 | $936 | $147 more |
| December | $1151 | $1035 | $864 | $287 more |
| January | $963 | $902 | $864 | $99 more |
| February | $947 | $961 | $822 | $125 more |
| March | $949 | $1005 | $894 | $55 more |
| April | $1026 | $1050 | $893 | $133 more |
For each month: the best open-jaw price (two one-way flights, stays of 10 to 10 days) and the best round trip to each of the two cities (stays of 6 to 14 days, depending on the lengths we scan). Only our latest scans are used.
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Frequently asked questions: Rio de Janeiro → São Paulo
What is an open-jaw flight?
An open-jaw (or multi-city) flight arrives in one city and leaves from another. Here you arrive in Rio de Janeiro and fly home from São Paulo instead of returning to where you landed.
How much is a flight from Montreal into Rio de Janeiro, home from São Paulo?
For about 10 days, the best price we have seen is $947 CAD: $525 CAD to fly into Rio de Janeiro and $422 CAD to fly home from São Paulo.
Is it cheaper than a round trip to Rio de Janeiro or São Paulo?
That is $83 CAD more than the round trip to São Paulo: the price of adventure, with no retracing your steps.
How do I get from Rio de Janeiro to São Paulo?
By road it is about 402 km (about 5 h of driving) from Rio de Janeiro to São Paulo. Train, bus or a rental car are the usual options; that cost is not included in the prices shown.
Are these prices guaranteed?
No. They are the best prices from our latest scan and they change often. Check the final price on Google Flights before you book.