There are 2 ways to get from Rio de Janeiro to Research Triangle by plane
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Fly from Santos Dumont Airport
best- Fly from Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)SDU - RDU
14h 22m$360–1,400Fly from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)GIG - RDU
15h 25m$311–1,301
Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rio de Janeiro to Research Triangle is to fly which costs $310 - $1,300 and takes 15h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Rio de Janeiro to Research Triangle is to fly which takes 14h 22m and costs $360 - $1,400.
The distance between Rio de Janeiro and Research Triangle is 4709 miles.
It takes approximately 14h 22m to fly from Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU), including transfers and time at the airport.
There is no direct flight from Santos Dumont Airport Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport Airport. The quickest flight takes 18h 4m and has two stopovers.
JetBlue Airways, Frontier Airlines, Aeroméxico and seven other airlines offer flights from Santos Dumont Airport Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport Airport.
There are 657+ hotels available in Research Triangle.
What companies run services between Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Research Triangle, NC, USA?
Gol Transportes Aéreos, American Airlines, and eight other airlines fly from Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) every 4 hours.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Sao Paulo, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Brasilia, Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Brasilia, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Sao Paulo, Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 34m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 21m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Brasilia, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 4m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Sao Paulo, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Sao Paulo, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Brasilia, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 21m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Sao Paulo, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Brasilia, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 34m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Brasilia, Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Brasilia, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Sao Paulo Viracopos, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Belo Horizonte Confins, Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 33m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Brasilia, Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 38m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 8m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
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