England National Team Coach: Chris Powell."There is also a very good intercity bus service – it's very comfortable, but it may take two days to get between cities. "There are lots of flights in Brazil every day, but it's still worth buying in advance," says Pickard. The advice from Lata is for fans to also book their internal flights as soon as the group draw is announced. Even if they are, there will be a very limited number of seats allocated for the deal. However, it has not yet been decided if these will be valid during the World Cup. Usually travellers in Brazil can save money by purchasing an airpass for domestic carrier TAM Airlines, which permits travel on a set number of flights with one fixed-price ticket. In June, lead-in fares for British Airways to Rio start from £927 return and to São Paulo from £963 return, including taxes. Air France also offer direct flights from Paris to Rio de Janiero and São Paulo, and last month added a thrice-weekly flight from Charles de Gaulle airport to Brazil's capital, Brasilia.īritish Airways are expecting their flights to Rio de Janiero and São Paulo to be very busy during the World Cup but say they are currently looking at ways they may be able to increase the number of seats available. But TAP have 38 or more flights a week, so they have the most flights into Brazil."īritish Airways and TAM are the only carriers that offer direct flights from the UK to Brazil, with daily flights to São Paulo from London Heathrow. Every country in Europe with a major airline that flies to Brazil has qualified. But because Portugal are in the World Cup too, these flights are also quite busy. He adds: "The only exception to this is the Portuguese carrier, TAP, who are the only ones that fly directly to the regional airports in Brazil, so flying to Lisbon first could be an option. Most international airlines will only take you to Rio or São Paulo, so you'll probably have to get a connecting flight anyway." It's the same for internal flights."Ĭhris Pickard, chairman of the Latin American Travel Association (Lata), says: "So far the price of flights to Brazil has actually stayed pretty much the same for that time of year, so the tip is to buy a trans-Atlantic ticket as soon as you can.
Vicky Silver, who works in flights and operations for Veloso, another tour operator specialising in Latin America, says: "It depends on the route and the date, but flight prices could be 25% higher after the draw. Our advice is to book sooner rather than later as costs are likely to keep on increasing." We did notice that after Portugal qualified last week, the price on TAP increased by £200-£300 in the space of a few days. "Flights to the northeast are more expensive at present, with average flight costing around £1,200. "At present we can find flights to Rio and São Paulo for around £960," says Chris Rendell-Dunn, flights reservation supervisor for tour operator Journey Latin America.
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Currently, direct flights to Brazil during June next year start at around £1,000-£1,200 return, however after the draw on 6 December prices are expected to rise rapidly as the cheaper seats are booked up, forcing some fans to pay full fare for economy seats – around £1,800-£2,000 – and leaving others no choice but to buy business class tickets, which could be well over £3,000.
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