# Rio de Janeiro (GIG) to London (LHR) business class award flights

Source: https://miles.zone/routes/gig-lhr
Data updated: 2026-10-20T18:40:49.308Z
Cash amounts are in US dollars.

Fewest points: 110,000 Avios on British Airways through British Airways Club, departing 2026-10-27.

## Every program and airline that can book it, next 60 days

| Airline | Program | Points | Cash on top | Routing | Departs | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Air France | [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) (Light fare) | 85,000 miles | $32 | via CDG | 2026-11-04 | 10 Oct 2026, 19:52 UTC |
| British Airways | [Atmos Rewards](https://miles.zone/programs/atmos-rewards) | 70,000 Atmos points | $33 | Nonstop | 2026-11-03 | 14 Oct 2026, 18:44 UTC |
| KLM | [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) (Light fare) | 96,000 miles | $42 | via AMS | 2026-11-03 | 10 Oct 2026, 19:51 UTC |
| Lufthansa | [LifeMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/lifemiles) | 65,250 miles | $58 | via FRA, ZRH | 2026-10-25 | 11 Oct 2026, 15:02 UTC |
| British Airways | [British Airways Club](https://miles.zone/programs/british-airways-club) | 110,000 Avios | Not quoted | Nonstop | 2026-10-27 | 20 Oct 2026, 18:40 UTC |

## Route facts

Over the next 60 days we hold business class seats from Rio de Janeiro to London on 53 of the 53 departure days we have checked so far (7 days are not checked yet), through 4 programs. These figures are counted from the seats stored for those dates, not from a price history; the typical day is the median of each day's cheapest seat.

| Program | Days with space | Lowest | Typical day | Cash on top |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LifeMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/lifemiles) | 3 of 53 checked | 65,250 miles | 65,250 miles | $58 to $65 |
| [Atmos Rewards](https://miles.zone/programs/atmos-rewards) | 2 of 53 checked | 70,000 Atmos points | 70,000 Atmos points | $33 |
| [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) | 50 of 53 checked | 85,000 miles | 217,000 miles | $32 to $42 |
| [British Airways Club](https://miles.zone/programs/british-airways-club) | 5 of 53 checked | 110,000 Avios | 110,000 Avios | Not quoted |

Nonstop seats on British Airways.
With a connection on Air France, KLM and Lufthansa.

## How to book it

1. [LifeMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/lifemiles) books on lifemiles.com: sign in there, search GIG to LHR in business class on a date with space, and pay in miles with the cash on top (from $58).
2. [Atmos Rewards](https://miles.zone/programs/atmos-rewards) books on alaskaair.com: sign in there, search GIG to LHR in business class on a date with space, and pay in Atmos points with the cash on top (from $33).
3. [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) books on airfrance.fr: sign in there, search GIG to LHR in business class on a date with space, and pay in miles with the cash on top (from $32).
4. [British Airways Club](https://miles.zone/programs/british-airways-club) books on avios.com: sign in there, search GIG to LHR in business class on a date with space, and pay in Avios with the cash on top.

MilesZone finds the seat; it does not book it or take payment.

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- [Teesside (MME)](https://miles.zone/routes/gig-mme)
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- [Cardiff (CWL)](https://miles.zone/routes/gig-cwl)

## More routes to London

- [Frankfurt (FRA)](https://miles.zone/routes/fra-lhr)
- [Munich (MUC)](https://miles.zone/routes/muc-lhr)
- [Zurich (ZRH)](https://miles.zone/routes/zrh-lhr)
- [Amsterdam (AMS)](https://miles.zone/routes/ams-lhr)
- [Barcelona (BCN)](https://miles.zone/routes/bcn-lhr)
- [Paris (CDG)](https://miles.zone/routes/cdg-lhr)
- [Dublin (DUB)](https://miles.zone/routes/dub-lhr)
- [Edinburgh (EDI)](https://miles.zone/routes/edi-lhr)
- [Rome (FCO)](https://miles.zone/routes/fco-lhr)
- [Madrid (MAD)](https://miles.zone/routes/mad-lhr)
- [Manchester (MAN)](https://miles.zone/routes/man-lhr)
- [Tel Aviv (TLV)](https://miles.zone/routes/tlv-lhr)