Rio de Janeiro (GIG) to Madrid (MAD): 5,063 miles (8,148 km) great-circle, about 10h 40m nonstop by our estimate. Cheapest fare observed: $1334 round-trip on LATAM, with 2 stops, departing May 5, 2026.
$1334 round-trip, LATAM LA3427, departing 2026-05-05 at 22:15, returning 2026-05-08. The recorded itinerary left on a Tuesday, returning on a Friday 3 nights later; the fare was observed 10 days before departure. "Book this flight" opens Kiwi.com with the same airline and dates.
At $1334, it ranked 26th of the 30 round-trip fares we recorded from GIG (median $649). That is 26.3 cents per great-circle mile (round-trip price over one-way distance), above the GIG median of 19.9 cents across 30 round-trip routes.
Routes from GIG of similar length: Boston (4,839 mi) at $820 and Chicago (5,307 mi) at $696.
LATAM had the cheapest fare on 7 of 30 GIG routes. It is the 12th longest of the 30 routes we track from GIG.
Of 35 departure airports with a fare to Madrid, Rio de Janeiro (GIG) ranked 34th at $1334. Lowest: $46 from Lisbon (LIS); highest: $1698 from Sydney (SYD); 13 nonstop. Cheapest-fare airlines (routes): United Airlines (4), Wizz Air (4), Air China (2), American Airlines (2), Ryanair (2) and TAP Portugal (2), plus 17 more.
That depends on your passport and trip, so check the official source for Spain: European Commission: Schengen visa policy. Connecting elsewhere? Check that country's transit rules too.
Travelpayouts fares (cheapest per route, observed April 25, 2026); OurAirports coordinates and elevations; IANA zones America/Sao_Paulo, Europe/Madrid; flight time is our estimate.