# Southampton (SOU) to Rio de Janeiro (GIG) business class reward flights

Source: https://miles.zone/routes/sou-gig
Data updated: 2026-10-09T17:11:58.885Z
Cash amounts are in US dollars.

Fewest points: 156,000 miles plus $761 on KLM through Air France-KLM Flying Blue, departing 2026-11-17.

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

| Airline | Program | Points | Cash on top | Routing | Departs | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| KLM | [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) (Light fare) | 156,000 miles | $761 | via AMS, CDG | 2026-11-17 | 9 Oct 2026, 17:11 UTC |

## Route facts

Over the next 60 days we hold business class seats from Southampton to Rio de Janeiro on 39 of the 39 departure days we have checked so far (21 days are not checked yet), through 1 program. 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) | 39 of 39 checked | 156,000 miles | 428,000 miles | $415 to $773 |

No nonstop seats in the window.
With a connection on KLM.

## How to book it

1. [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) books on airfrance.fr: sign in there, search SOU to GIG in business class on a date with space, and pay in miles with the cash on top (from $415).

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

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- [Leeds Bradford (LBA)](https://miles.zone/routes/lba-gig)
- [Edinburgh (EDI)](https://miles.zone/routes/edi-gig)
- [Newcastle (NCL)](https://miles.zone/routes/ncl-gig)
- [Amsterdam (AMS)](https://miles.zone/routes/ams-gig)
- [London (LCY)](https://miles.zone/routes/lcy-gig)