[Expired] [Deal Alert] Texas to Rio de Janeiro From $493 Round-Trip

Updated: February 21, 2025, 4:52am CST

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Fare Details
Best Ways To Book
Final Thoughts

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Fancy swapping Texas for Rio? Well, you’re in luck.

We’ve found round-trip fares starting at just $493 from Austin (AUS), $435 from Dallas (DFW), and $575 from Houston (IAH) to Rio de Janeiro (GIG) — a dynamic beachfront city bursting with life.

Let’s take a look at these fares in more detail and how you can book for yourself.

Fare Details

You can usually expect to pay around $600 more to get from Texas to Rio in economy so these fares are a pretty great deal!

There are deals to be had from 3 Texas cities — and a different airline is offering discounted fares from each city:

Depart from Austin (AUS) on Copa Airlines with a stop in Panama (PTY)
Depart from Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) on Avianca with a stop in Bogotá (BOG)
Depart from Houston (IAH) on American Airlines with a stop in Miami (MIA)

The fares are available for specific times throughout the year for each of the departure cities.

Class: Economy
Routes: Austin (AUS), Dallas Fort Worth (DFW), and Houston (IAH) to Rio de Janeiro (GIG)
Dates: February through November 2025
Rates: From $493 round-trip

The cheapest fares are from Austin, starting at $493 round-trip:

Austin to Rio with Copa — Image Credit: Google Flights

And for less than $40 more, you can fly from Dallas Fort Worth to Rio with Avianca:

Dallas to Rio with Avianca — Image Credit: Google Flights

The most expensive (but still cheaper than usual), is flying with American from Houston:

Houston to Rio with American — Image Credit: Google Flights

Unless you have status with one of these airlines or its corresponding alliance, you’ll likely have to pay for extras such as a checked bag as these fares are each of the airline’s equivalent of basic economy.

Best Ways To Book

The best way to find your trip is to use Google Flights‘ handy Explore tool, which will let you narrow down dates and a price that suits your schedule and budget.

When you’re ready to book, we recommend using a travel rewards card that will reward you for booking flights. A great example is The Platinum Card^® from American Express which would earn you 5x points per dollar spent on flights when booked through the AmexTravel.com portal or directly with the airline (up to $500,000 per year; then 1x points).

Hot Tip:

Having an Amex Platinum card can also get you lounge access — even if you’re flying in economy — thanks to Centurion Lounge access and the Priority Pass membership (upon enrollment) that come as benefits of the card.

Final Thoughts

Thanks to these excellent value fares you can finally tick Rio de Janeiro off your travel bucket list (or go and visit again).

For the full Brazilian experience, we highly recommend hopping on a domestic flight to other incredible towns and cities such as Florianopolis, Itacaré, and São Paulo.