Rio de Janeiro to Cusco

1 ways to travelfastest 5h 40mfly from €204
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How the cheapest fare moved

Sep 22: €244 €244 Sep 19 Sep 22 low €234 · high €244

Departure-day prices · September 2026 Rio de Janeiro → Cusco

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Return-day prices · September 2026 Cusco → Rio de Janeiro

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Best time to visit Cusco — climate

Jan: ~17°C daytime, 27 rainy days 17° JanFeb: ~17°C daytime, 28 rainy days 17° FebMar: ~17°C daytime, 28 rainy days 17° MarApr: ~17°C daytime, 20 rainy days 17° AprMay: ~18°C daytime, 9 rainy days 18° MayJun: ~18°C daytime, 2 rainy days 18° JunJul: ~19°C daytime, 3 rainy days 19° JulAug: ~19°C daytime, 10 rainy days 19° AugSep: ~19°C daytime, 16 rainy days 19° SepOct: ~18°C daytime, 28 rainy days 18° OctNov: ~20°C daytime, 20 rainy days 20° NovDec: ~19°C daytime, 28 rainy days 19° Dec

Best value: Dec — fares from €204 and ~19°C daytime.

Flights from Rio de Janeiro to Cusco start around €204 (typically 2 stops). Range seen recently: €204–311, based on 29 fares found by travellers.

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Cheapest cached fares Rio de Janeiro → Cusco; typically 2 stops (e.g. AD). · Based on 29 fares found by travellers in the last 48h

Cheapest round trips to Cusco

Fares found by travellers in the last 48 hours — refreshed daily.

Jun 5 – Jun 15 LATAM Airlines Peru · 1 stop · 7h 00m €495 Book
Jul 23 – Jul 26 LATAM Airlines Group · 1 stop · 8h 20m €553 Book

Weather in Cusco

Tue 🌦️ 20° 💧89%
Wed 🌦️ 22° 💧43%
Thu 🌦️ 24° 💧71%
Fri 🌦️ 23° 💧10%
Sat ☁️ 22° 💧6%
Sun 🌤️ 21° 💧2%
Mon 🌤️ 21° 💧8%

In Sep, Cusco typically sees ~19°C daytime highs and 16 rainy days.

Where to stay in Cusco

3★+ hotels from €52/night (21 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).

Ureta Hotel hotel · Cusco
from €52/night★ 3
Casa Esmeralda by Katari hotel · Cusco
from €58/night★ 3
Taypikala Hotel Cusco Centro Historico hotel · Cusco
from €59/night★ 4

Good to know

Time difference-2h
Time in the air7h 00m

Things to do in Cusco

Top-rated tours and tickets from €55 — book ahead for the popular ones.

Tours and tickets provided by Viator (a Tripadvisor company). Some links earn Stayonomy a commission.

About Cusco

Cuzco or Cusco (Qosqo in Quechua, Cusco in Spanish), in the Southern Sierras, is a fascinating city that was the capital of the Inca Empire. Cuzco is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is one of Peru's most visited cities as it is the largest and most comfortable city from which tourists can begin visits to Machu Picchu, the Sacred Valley of the Incas, and other Inca sites in the region.

Read the full Cusco guide

Guide content from Wikivoyage contributors (CC BY-SA).

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Flight prices are real fares travellers found in the last 48 hours, refreshed daily — the booking site confirms the final price. Train, bus and ferry fares are shown on the operators' booking sites. Weather data by Open-Meteo; exchange rates: ECB reference. Data updated 2026-09-22. Some links earn Stayonomy a commission at no cost to you.