$843 Find Cheap Flights to South America

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Cheap Flights to South America

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Santiago
Santiago1 stop$1,924
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires1 stop$1,692
Bogotá
Bogotá2 stops$2,078
Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo1 stop$2,159
Lima
Lima2 stops$1,919
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro1 stop$2,083
Cusco
Cusco2 stops$2,812
Cordoba
Cordoba2 stops$2,300
Quito
Quito2 stops$2,785
Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte1 stop$2,658
Santiago
Santiago1 stop$1,924
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires1 stop$1,692
Bogotá
Bogotá2 stops$2,078
Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo1 stop$2,159
Lima
Lima2 stops$1,919
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro1 stop$2,083
Cusco
Cusco2 stops$2,812
Cordoba
Cordoba2 stops$2,300
Quito
Quito2 stops$2,785
Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte1 stop$2,658

Book Cheap South America Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights to South America that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent return flight deals to South America

Sun, 12 Jul - Mon, 14 Sep
LATAM Airlines Logo
19:10 - 19:40
AKL
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AEP
15h 30m
1 stop
LATAM Airlines Logo
08:40 - 16:55
AEP
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AKL
17h 15m
1 stop
$1,692LATAM Airlines
Sun, 12 Jul - Mon, 14 Sep
LATAM Airlines Logo
19:10 - 23:36
AKL
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EZE
19h 26m
1 stop
LATAM Airlines Logo
05:36 - 16:55
EZE
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AKL
20h 19m
1 stop
$1,697LATAM Airlines
Mon, 13 Apr - Mon, 11 May
LATAM Airlines Logo
19:10 - 19:40
AKL
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AEP
15h 30m
1 stop
LATAM Airlines Logo
08:40 - 16:55
AEP
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AKL
17h 15m
1 stop
$1,705LATAM Airlines
Sun, 17 May - Wed, 3 Jun
Multiple Airlines Logo
19:10 - 19:40
AKL
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AEP
15h 30m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
20:05 - 12:15
AEP
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AKL
49h 10m
3 stops
$1,730Multiple Airlines
Sat, 20 Jun - Sat, 4 Jul
Multiple Airlines Logo
20:15 - 23:36
WLG
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EZE
42h 21m
3 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
05:36 - 20:35
EZE
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WLG
23h 59m
2 stops
$1,816Multiple Airlines
Mon, 9 Feb - Tue, 10 Mar
Air Canada Logo
14:00 - 05:20
AKL
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BOG
57h 20m
2 stops
Air Canada Logo
08:00 - 10:00
BOG
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AKL
56h 00m
2 stops
$2,078Air Canada
Mon, 9 Feb - Sun, 8 Mar
Air Canada Logo
14:00 - 05:20
AKL
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BOG
57h 20m
2 stops
Air Canada Logo
08:00 - 10:00
BOG
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AKL
32h 00m
2 stops
$2,086Air Canada
Wed, 18 Feb - Fri, 13 Mar
American Airlines Logo
16:55 - 14:15
AKL
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BOG
39h 20m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
23:55 - 08:10
BOG
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AKL
38h 15m
1 stop
$2,091American Airlines
Thu, 9 Apr - Tue, 12 May
Qantas Airways Logo
06:00 - 20:45
CHC
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GRU
29h 45m
2 stops
Qantas Airways Logo
07:10 - 00:20
GRU
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CHC
26h 10m
2 stops
$2,543Qantas Airways
Thu, 9 Apr - Tue, 12 May
Qantas Airways Logo
06:00 - 20:45
CHC
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GRU
29h 45m
2 stops
Qantas Airways Logo
08:00 - 00:20
GRU
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CHC
25h 20m
2 stops
$2,545Qantas Airways
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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to South America

Get data-powered insights and trends for flights to South America to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest flight to South America?

These are the best return prices found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.

The cheapest ticket to South America from New Zealand found in the last 72 hours was to Santiago, at $1,739 return. The most popular route is Auckland (AKL) to Santiago (SCL) and the cheapest return airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $1,739.

What is the cheapest month to fly from New Zealand to South America?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from New Zealand to South America, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from New Zealand to South America is October, when tickets cost $1,916 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and September, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $3,331 and $2,787 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from New Zealand to South America?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights to South America, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below-average price on a flight from New Zealand to South America, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 15% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 14 weeks before departure.

Which is the cheapest airport to fly into in South America?

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in South America is Buenos Aires Ministro Pistarini Airport (EZE), with an average flight price of $1,327.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$843
Most popular time to fly (34% more expensive on average)
Flight from Auckland to Bogotá

FAQs - booking South America flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from New Zealand to South America?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from New Zealand to South America.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from New Zealand to South America?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from New Zealand to South America is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from New Zealand to South America?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly from New Zealand to South America with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from New Zealand to South America?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying from New Zealand to South America up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to South America?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to South America is Sunday when return tickets can be as cheap as $2,310. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, when return prices are $2,607 on average.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to South America?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to South America is generally at night, when retur flights cost $2,447 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to South America is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $2,447.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to South America

  • Looking for cheap airfare to South America? 25% of our users found return tickets to South America for the following prices or less: From Auckland $3,467
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest South America flight deals.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to South America

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from New Zealand to South America? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.6
Cathay PacificOverall score based on 1147 reviews
7.9Boarding
7.6Comfort
7.7Entertainment
8.1Crew
7.3Food
Airline reviews

I didn't have much experience with Cathay Pacific airlines because of delay and missed connections, the bulk of the trip was on Japan Airlines.

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Jan 2026
DFW - HKG
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I didn't have much experience with Cathay Pacific airlines because of delay and missed connections, the bulk of the trip was on Japan Airlines.

Flight from Hong Kong to LAX was late, the plane was grubby, overcrowded and hot. I recently flew Starlux and that was a MUCH better experience.

Crew and food were great in-flight. We had a 2 hour delay, no communication, and just got left in a limbo. The crew arrived late and they were running checkouts on the plane (which is important, but why not doing it earlier?) Cathay did nothing to about the delay, and a lot of people missed their connection flights. I had to run and got stuck at checkpoint, which made my entire trip very unpleasant. Got to my gate 5 mins prior to them closing it.

I wish there were more bathrooms available on these larger carriers.

Trip was fine. My only complaint was that when the passenger in front of me reclined her seat (which was, in essence, the whole flight except landing and take-off,) it was uncomfortably claustrophobic for me and very difficult for my husband to get in and out of his window seat. Also uncomfortable to watch the entertainment because the screen was right in your face.

It was good. The planes needed to be updated though, they were dated and the entertainment systems were old. Service was amazing. The pre-booked meals were lacklustre.

Not much of anything could have been done better unless I had a first class ticket. I was literally 15 hours with an airline in the economy class. Very professional friendly and attentive crew. Good airline food, clean cabin, seating area and bathrooms. I've been 4 times back-and-forth with Cathay Pacific, and I would not choose another airline for this trip. Five out of five stars.

Crew on this flight dedicate their business class service to their high priority members. They would get priority service even the seats are behind me, and meals priority service and orders. I get the left over choices. I refused to eat because I felt discriminated, never booking this airline.

Very friendly and accommodating staff. Food was great. Lots of movies and tv shows to choose from. Highly recommend.

The staff were so friendly and accommodating. The food was great. Lots of movies to choose from as well as tv shows. Highly recommend.

Latam wouldn’t tell me how much checked luggage would until I was at the airport and they charged me the highest price possible. Besides that, it was okay.

We were not allowed to carry a bottle of water onto the 8 hour flight.

Comfort in exit seat was excellent. FLight crew and flight were excellent. However exit seat tray table was broken so could not use it. Entertainment monitor did not work at all despite attempts to reset it.

We traveled with two young children, and it was not possible for our family to be seated together. No one offered help or assistance to organize seating so we could sit with our kids. In the end, we managed to find two seats in Economy so I could at least sit with one of them, even though I had originally paid for Comfort+. In summary, I had to downgrade my seat just to be able to sit with one of my children, which was very disappointing

Good flight, boarding ok and crew very nice. Flight was not full so I was able to be very comfortable. Blanket and pillow provided with was good as it was very cold during the flight . Food was very good(small snack sandwich and an excellent piece of orange cake). Overall good flight, no complaints.

Wish the seats were a little more comfortable.. it was a 6 hrs nonstop trip. But the crew was courteous and w a smile

Latam may be the worst airline in the world, far worse than even the lowest of low cost airlines in the USA. I wasted hours trying to PAY THEM TO CHECK A BAG! Then they misled me at the terminal, sent me through the wrong security line, the list goes on and on... Just absolutely terrible in every way. Avoid at all costs.

Check in -- in business took over 30 mins as there was only one attendant. Boarding was also a mess. The seat was too narrow and was not working properly. Food was very bad and the entertainment very poor. Crew was very polite and helpful, in fairness.

The plane broke down at the Lima stopover and they offered to put me on a flight the be t day but I had to be back in LA that morning and so I had to buy another ticket from Avianca and United for $2k I asked LATAM for compensation and received none. Very bad experience

Poor handling of carry on luggage. We had a 8 hour stop in Santiago, are over 70 and, in spite of paying full fare they wanted to send carry on to luggage hold. No empathy. We had to show that several group 4/5 passengers were not sending their carry ons before they finally let Is keep them. Very poor .

Hard to move and get out of my seat when the passenger in front is in recline position.

It was a good flight and no complaints. It just wasn't anything that was better than any other flight.

Flight was canceled. I was not alerted. It was only kayak that alerted me

After already paying for excess luggage prior to flight, i was advised AT check in that i had to pay $816 or forfeit my flight! The lady at the counter was SO rude and had already started offboarding me when i said i would pay it after asking her three times for the exact amount! Have lodged a formal complaint yet heard nothing. Will not ever travel via Qantas again

Basic airline, aircraft and service. AA gets you from point A to B. My flight was delayed by 2 hours too.

No internet on flight, which makes log travels really hard.

Not great. The inflight entertainment was all on an app, and I did not want to watch a film on my phone. Also, the range of options of films was limited.

they ran out of fruit for breakfast and so I just had a yogurt instead. other than that the flight was good

by the time they got to our row, they were out of some of the food options. games and movies were great but maybe more game options like tetris or pac man would be great

Airline running better than post Covid, proper boarding process now implemented, some aircraft feeling a bit old and tired, crew fine, online experience better.

Flight was canceled. I asked to be rerouted to OKC and then took an Uber.

We were upgraded to Business Class. So comfortable with great service and food options

My flight to London from Philadelphia was cancelled due to weather.

This flight captain and crew were amazing, started ahead of time of departure and reached 30 mins before arrival time. Amazing!

Services, food products, and crew friendliness on American Airlines international flights is mediocre compared to Emirates, Qatar, and Singapore Airways. American does not do much to differentiate its product on international routes. Its menu options are similar on international flights. American Airlines flight attendants do not call elite frequent travelers by their names; American Airlines flight attendants do not seem to be motivated to go above and beyond in the service they provide. American Airlines personnel do not seem to take pride in their work.

The flight was delayed multiple times, again no fault of American but again the extra cost, for everything makes it feel like a cheap airline! Especially when flights are outrageously expensive already

this plane was really old, had exit row seats and tray was in arm of seat so super uncomfortable to use. another seat they could t even use the tray it was broke. seat i. front of me had duct tape on it cause seat was ripped open... this plane should either be updated or retired.

We had to turn around and head back to Manchester. Problem with a plane engine.

Delayed flight, so I switched fights to SFO to Phoenix , Phoenix to DSM. Excellent service through American Airlines

Not sure the logic of the boarding in Groups. I was loaded first on the aisle. Then the guy in the middle. Then the guy by the window. Constantly holding up the other people boarding behind them with us blocking the aisle and this happened in most of the other rows

The flight left late and I didn’t get a glass of bubbly upon boarding (which I’m used to when booking business class on other flights), but otherwise it was a pleasant flight with lovely, helpful crew members and I enjoyed my meal.

Better entertainment & food options more may be adding chicken option or on vegetarian side good quality pasta

We had a long walk from one gate to the other. The busnessclass was full and we could not get seats together.

Plane left an hour late, I missed my connection and my bow case was never even loaded on the plane in VA. I deal with this type of nonsense everytime I fly air canada.

lufthansa flights are consistently fully booked and they strongly discourage carry-on luggage, making many passengers gate check

It would have been better if food is served on a 4 hours’ flight

In a nutshell, my bag, the one I have to pay for, because now you can’t even bring a carry on, did not make it. I am still waiting for an update. The fact that not only were have to pay for it, but on top of that we are stuck without getting it, it’s ridiculous..

This was an excellent experience for a very short flight.

I think overall both Air Canada and Air New Zealand did a good job the their flights. It is nice to have movies, music, podcasts etc to watch for the long flights. Just wish the seats were wider and had a foot rest to change my leg positions during the trips.

I’m writing to share my deep frustration with a recent experience, which I feel reflects a troubling trend in the airline industry—one where customer care often takes a backseat to profit maximization. First, I do want to acknowledge a positive aspect: I appreciated that your team accommodated a seat change due to my medical needs without charging an additional fee. This gesture made a genuine difference during my trip, and I’m thankful for that. That said, the overall experience left me extremely disappointed. The ticket I purchased for myself and a companion turned out to be “basic”—a fare category I now understand to be non-refundable and non-transferable. Unfortunately, my travel companion was involved in a car accident and could not fly. Not only was I unable to receive any kind of reimbursement, but I also couldn't transfer the ticket to someone else, despite the flight being overbooked by three passengers. This inflexibility felt exploitative. To add to the frustration, I had to shoulder additional unexpected expenses: overpriced in-flight food and a costly baggage fee on my return trip. The entire process felt more like a profit-maximizing scheme than a customer service experience. I understand that airlines, like any business, need to remain financially viable. However, creating fare structures that penalize customers during emergencies, while simultaneously overbooking flights, comes across as deeply unfair. It’s hard to feel like a valued passenger in this environment. While I don’t expect much will come of this message, I do hope Air Canada takes this feedback seriously. There’s an opportunity to lead with integrity in an industry where choices for consumers are becoming more limited and experiences increasingly transactional.

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