Frankfurt Rio de Janeiro direct flights Lufthansa

Lufthansa is continuing to expand its presence in South America and next winter is adding a world-famous dream destination to its route network: Rio de Janeiro. The new direct flights from Frankfurt to Brazil’s second-largest city after Sao Paolo will be launched on 30 October 2011. The new route will complement Lufthansa’s existing serv-ices from Frankfurt and Munich to Sao Paolo. From Rio de Janeiro, Star Alliance partner TAM offers numerous connecting flights. Brazil
flight schedule
FRA GIG (Brazil)
– Frankfurt airport Terminal 1 (FRA); UTC + 1 hour
– Rio de Janeiro Galeão - Antônio Carlos Jobim (GIG);
UTC – 2 hour

Flights operate on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays
LH500 Frankfurt 10:15 hrs – Rio de Janeiro 19:45 hrs
LH501 Rio de Janeiro 23:15hrs – Frankfurt 14:20 hrs (next day)
Flight duration
(on average)
12 hours 30 minutes (fra gig)
12 hours 05 minutes (Rio-Frankfurt)
Distance
9,565 km (5,165 nautical miles)
Aircraft type Airbus 340-300
(221 seats (8 First Class, 48 Business Class, 165 Economy Class)
Lufthansa is offering an attractive introductory fare for flights to Rio de Janeiro. A round-trip ticket from Frankfurt to Rio starts at 749 euros and can be booked now. The quoted fare applies to a return flight in Economy Class, inclusive of all taxes, fees and the Luf-thansa Ticket Service Charge of 15 euros if the booking is made online at www.lufthansa.com. Miles & More members can earn miles on these flights. Reservations can be made via the Lufthansa Call Center in Germany on 01805 805 805 (calls made within the German landline network cost €0.14/min; calls from mobile networks will be charged a maximum of €0.42/min). Customers in Austria can reach the Lufthansa Call Center on 0 810 1025 8080 (€0.13/min; charges for calls from mobile networks may vary). In Switzerland, the numbers to dial are 0900 900 922 (for German speakers) and 0900 900 933 (for French speakers). Customers can also book their flights through Lufthansa-designated travel agencies or at Lufthansa sales counters at airports.