$1,249 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
Santiagodirect$1,889
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires1 stop$1,642
Bogotá
Bogotá2 stops$2,095
Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo2 stops$2,384
Lima
Lima2 stops$1,957
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro2 stops$2,355
Cusco
Cusco2 stops$3,673
Guayaquil
Guayaquil2 stops$2,436
Quito
Quito2 stops$2,782
Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte2 stops$3,740
Santiago
Santiagodirect$1,889
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires1 stop$1,642
Bogotá
Bogotá2 stops$2,095
Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo2 stops$2,384
Lima
Lima2 stops$1,957
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro2 stops$2,355
Cusco
Cusco2 stops$3,673
Guayaquil
Guayaquil2 stops$2,436
Quito
Quito2 stops$2,782
Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte2 stops$3,740

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.
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Recent return flight deals to South America

Fri, 8 May - Wed, 3 Jun
LATAM Airlines Logo
19:50 - 23:36
AKL
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EZE
18h 46m1 stop
LATAM Airlines Logo
07:35 - 17:30
EZE
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AKL
42h 55m2 stops
$1,642LATAM Airlines
Mon, 4 May - Wed, 27 May
Multiple Airlines Logo
20:00 - 23:36
AKL
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EZE
18h 36m1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
19:21 - 14:15
EZE
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AKL
27h 54m2 stops
$1,661Multiple Airlines
Mon, 4 May - Wed, 20 May
LATAM Airlines Logo
20:00 - 23:36
AKL
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EZE
18h 36m1 stop
LATAM Airlines Logo
07:35 - 17:30
EZE
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AKL
42h 55m2 stops
$1,668LATAM Airlines
Mon, 9 Feb - Tue, 10 Mar
Air Canada Logo
14:00 - 05:20
AKL
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BOG
57h 20m2 stops
Air Canada Logo
08:00 - 10:00
BOG
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AKL
56h 00m2 stops
$2,095Air Canada
Mon, 9 Feb - Sun, 8 Mar
Air Canada Logo
14:00 - 05:20
AKL
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BOG
57h 20m2 stops
Air Canada Logo
08:00 - 10:00
BOG
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AKL
32h 00m2 stops
$2,100Air Canada
Wed, 4 Feb - Mon, 9 Feb
Qantas Airways Logo
06:05 - 10:55
CHC
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SCL
20h 50m1 stop
Qantas Airways Logo
13:15 - 23:55
SCL
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CHC
18h 40m1 stop
$2,150Qantas Airways
Sat, 31 Jan - Sun, 15 Feb
Qantas Airways Logo
06:15 - 10:55
AKL
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SCL
20h 40m1 stop
Qantas Airways Logo
13:15 - 00:25
SCL
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AKL
19h 10m1 stop
$2,166Qantas Airways
Wed, 4 Mar - Tue, 12 May
Cathay Pacific Logo
14:55 - 06:05
AKL
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GRU
55h 10m2 stops
Cathay Pacific Logo
22:25 - 09:50
GRU
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AKL
44h 25m2 stops
$2,384Cathay Pacific
Tue, 3 Mar - Tue, 10 Mar
American Airlines Logo
15:50 - 14:15
AKL
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BOG
40h 25m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
23:55 - 08:10
BOG
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AKL
38h 15m1 stop
$2,406American Airlines
Tue, 23 Dec - Mon, 19 Jan
American Airlines Logo
13:20 - 06:15
AKL
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GIG
56h 55m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
22:15 - 09:55
GIG
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AKL
67h 40m2 stops
$2,835American Airlines
Booking Insights

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 $1,550 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 $1,550.

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 $1,986 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and September, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $3,766 and $2,889 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 10% 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 $1,266.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$1,249
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 8% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (35% more expensive on average)
Flight from Auckland to Buenos Aires Ministro Pistarini

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 Wednesday when return tickets can be as cheap as $2,595. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Friday, when return prices are $2,808 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 $2,542 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to South America is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $3,075.

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 $3,559
  • 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 1090 reviews
7.6Comfort
7.9Boarding
7.3Food
8.1Crew
7.8Entertainment
Airline reviews

The flight was just ok, but the vendor made it exceptio ally bard to manage my own reservation and would not give me access. The blocked all of the one time pins to come to their email address which caused me.to go through them eceryrime to get seats see rhe reservation and even get wheelchair access for my sick 71 year old uncle. They only xommunicates via a bot which gave me incorrect info. I thought this was Kayak and not underprivileged. They ruined his trip, did not get him aisle seats and made it impossible to purchase extra leg room. It was a horrible experience. He was taken to hospital on arrival only to find he had blood clots and pnemonia while trying to navigate the airport. This vendor is very irresponsible and the airline could not access his info.

4.0 OkayTasha, Dec 2025
CEB - HKG
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The flight was just ok, but the vendor made it exceptio ally bard to manage my own reservation and would not give me access. The blocked all of the one time pins to come to their email address which caused me.to go through them eceryrime to get seats see rhe reservation and even get wheelchair access for my sick 71 year old uncle. They only xommunicates via a bot which gave me incorrect info. I thought this was Kayak and not underprivileged. They ruined his trip, did not get him aisle seats and made it impossible to purchase extra leg room. It was a horrible experience. He was taken to hospital on arrival only to find he had blood clots and pnemonia while trying to navigate the airport. This vendor is very irresponsible and the airline could not access his info.

There were delays at boarding and landing. These events resulted in a tight transfer time in HK. Poor signage for transfers. Finally, lost luggage at final destination.

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.

It's basically 15 hours with an airline in economy class. There's really not much of anything that could have been done better unless I had a first class ticket. Cathay Pacific does excellent work, with a very professional, friendly and attentive crew. It's literally the only airline that I will fly to Southeast Asia.

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

Leg room wasn't that great. Other than that it was a good flight

The lead business class attendant was excellent. Made a point of greeting you and knowing your name by the time you leave.

If my return flight was not so much better, I would have given an excellent review.

A lot of things Never flying with this airline again Had an emergency landing

Seats in the absolute back row of the plane even though we booked ages ago :( Crew was awesome though

I like this airline a lot no problems at all, except being forced to check a carry-on bag ., Overall very good airline

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.

we were missing our luggage, trying to find someone to have any empathy was pretty much not happening....

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 .

Just to drop my already labeled bag it took 50 minutes inline. Completely disappointed with Latam operation at GRU

Really bad experience – delayed for 6 hours without any notice, no food or drinks provided, and stuck in the horrible Cartagena airport.

Boarding was confusing with a delayed flight because there was no English translation

I never got this flight. You sent me to Chile!!! And from Chile I got the other flight to São Paulo... I've arrived 7h latter than I was supposed to arrive because of Delta delays.

My entertainment did not work. I was very tired from the botched connection, and the poor sleep

Lost ,y connection due to a mechanical delay, huge line to get new connection and vouchers

Couldn't access entertainment on app as said in an email

Excellent as always, I won't fly to Australia, and back to the US on any other airline. The flight crew is always top notch, and have a way to make one feel extra special. Thank you for your service, I would rate Qantas Airways a 10+.

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

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.

My flight from Dallas to Sydney was cancelled. My entire trip was rerouted to include the following: Hartford to Washington DC Washington DC to JFK JFK to Auckland Auckland to Christchurch I paid for an aisle seat on the flight to Auckland and was asked if I would take a window seat to accommodate a family. The agent at the podium failed to mention that the family had a 3 month old baby and that a bassinet would be used during the 16 hour flight. The only way I could get out of my seat was to crawl under the bassinet of the sleeping baby. I think it is wrong that I was no given the choice to sit in another seat, that the agent knew what she was doing and chose to not properly disclose my seating arrangement. Terrible treatment.

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

Poor! This flight was delayed 14 hours. There was no assistance in helping customers find other routes to their destination, nor any other kind of support. It was a chaotic experience. I'm not likely to fly with AA going forward.

We were upgraded and after just a short delay in attending to a safety check we were on our way. Would definately fly Qantas International on their Dreamliner again.

Five hour flight instead of four hours due to westerly headwinds which wasn’t the fault of Qantas !

The inflight staff is never the issue always the extra and charges american charges! Literally 30 bucks for WiFi! Is insane and then it’s choppy and slow. If you pay for it once you don’t need to pay again for switching aircraft especially when there is flight delays

Baggage handling poor. Second time this has happened. My bag went to San Francisco instead of Fiji. No apology. Luckily Nadi airport staff are fantastic. My bag arrived in Fiji the next day.

Terrible. Our luggage was delayed and couldn’t be delivered for several days. We got bad information from the airline agents at baggage claim. We had to pick up our car so we wouldn’t be charged for an extra day. We got lost in the maze of airport parking. The baggage claim agents didn’t offer us any compensation for our extra time and expense. We are tired, hungry and very frustrated.

Flight was delayed because of a bird strike. They had another plane available within 45 minutes.

Lost luggage after 2 days no word leaving on cruise no stuff or clothes

Lost bag and 2 days no word leaving for cruise no clothes or stuff

American airlines suck they delay the flights all the time made me sleep in an airport because my flight was delayed and I miss my connecting flight

3 hour weather delay followed by 1 hour (and counting) maintenance delay. UGH!

Overall very good, only complaint I have is the crew from CLT to SAT could have collected trash sooner.

Flight was delayed again and again ultimately almost three hours getting us to our location at close to midnight by the time we got in and out of airport to destination. I had taken time off work to enjoy an evening at destination and that was now wasted

Digital check in is very poor with air canada compaired to other airlines

A sandwich and a drink would have been better thank a snack bar...

The crew members were great. The flight was awesome. But I had trouble getting to any of the movies. I tried over and over. The free wifi though is a bonus which I appreciated. Re comfort I am not telling you anything you don’t know. There is nothing comfortable about air travel any longer. As someone with a back issue I am usually squirming about two hours into any flight. But safety matters most of all to me and I do feel safe with air Canada.

I swear airplane seats keep getting smaller and smaller but everything else was great. Smooth sailing and we got in early.

I liked that the plane landed safely. I didn't like that the food and leg room is horrible.

Pros: The airplane was new and had in-flight entertainment (tablet behind seats) with new movies instead of watching on personal devices. Cons: the flight time was changed without informing us. When I booked the flight, the time was 13:30pm (also in the email confirmation). However, when I reached the airport, the time was conveniently changed to 14:55pm. When I asked at the counter, they said the flight always took off at this time. The booking was made by Air Canada, but the flight was operated by United.

Good flight, friendly crew and overall - good service on United Airlines.

Very nice comfortable spacy Airbus 321. I liked the offer of food on the Bistro menu. The idea is very good to pay and cost was low.

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 rarely fly but the boarding was very good, seats are ok, it's economy right ? The food was alright, nothing to write home about, the flight attendants were awesome. The flight was uneventful, a little turbulence, take off and landing were good. For someone who doesn't fly that much I'd say it was pretty good overall.

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