Paraglider over the Larcomar clifftop mall and Miraflores towers in Lima, Peru
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Cheap flights to South America

South America is closer than many North American travelers expect.

South America is closer than many North American travelers expect. Most of the continent sits east of the US, so time-zone changes are small, and major hubs like Bogotá, Lima, São Paulo, Santiago and Buenos Aires are well connected to the US and Canada. Flights to Colombia and Peru are often the easiest starting points, while Brazil, Argentina and Chile are longer overnight trips. Remember the seasons are reversed south of the equator, which shapes when fares rise and fall.

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Paraglider over the Larcomar clifftop mall and Miraflores towers in Lima, Peru
South America

Cheap flights to Peru

Lima (LIM) · Cusco (CUZ)

Aerial view of Quito’s historic center with El Panecillo hill and the Andes behind
South America

Cheap flights to Ecuador

Quito (UIO) · Guayaquil (GYE)

Monserrate Sanctuary's white church and buildings atop a forested hill above Bogota under a cloudy sky
South America

Cheap flights to Colombia

Bogotá (BOG) · Medellín (MDE) · Cartagena (CTG)

Christ the Redeemer atop Corcovado overlooking Guanabara Bay, Sugarloaf Mountain and Rio de Janeiro
South America

Cheap flights to Brazil

São Paulo (GRU) · Rio de Janeiro (GIG) · Manaus (MAO)

Puente de la Mujer footbridge and Puerto Madero glass towers under a blue sky, Buenos Aires
South America

Cheap flights to Argentina

Buenos Aires (EZE) · Buenos Aires (AEP) · Ushuaia (USH)

Santiago skyline at dusk with the lit Gran Torre Costanera and snow-capped Andes behind
South America

Cheap flights to Chile

Santiago (SCL)

Giant Montevideo letters sign on the Pocitos waterfront with the beachfront apartment skyline behind
South America

Cheap flights to Uruguay

Montevideo (MVD)

Popular cities in South America

Paraglider over the Larcomar clifftop mall and Miraflores towers in Lima, Peru
Peru

Cheap flights to Lima

Airport: LIM

Cusco Cathedral and flower beds on the Plaza de Armas under a blue sky, Peru
Peru

Cheap flights to Cusco

Airport: CUZ

Cable-stayed Nanay River bridge seen from a wooden boat on the Amazon near Iquitos
Peru

Cheap flights to Iquitos

Airport: IQT

Aerial view of Quito’s historic center with El Panecillo hill and the Andes behind
Ecuador

Cheap flights to Quito

Airport: UIO

Brightly painted houses of Las Peñas climbing Santa Ana hill in Guayaquil, Ecuador
Ecuador

Cheap flights to Guayaquil

Airport: GYE

Tourist yacht in turquoise water below Kicker Rock with prickly pear cactus, Galapagos
Ecuador

Cheap flights to Galápagos Islands

Airports: GPS, SCY

Monserrate Sanctuary's white church and buildings atop a forested hill above Bogota under a cloudy sky
Colombia

Cheap flights to Bogotá

Airport: BOG

Medellin skyline and hillside neighborhoods in the Aburra Valley beneath golden sunset clouds
Colombia

Cheap flights to Medellín

Airports: MDE, EOH

Horse-drawn carriage beneath colorful colonial balconies on Plaza de los Coches, Cartagena, Colombia
Colombia

Cheap flights to Cartagena

Airport: CTG

Christ the Redeemer atop Corcovado overlooking Guanabara Bay, Sugarloaf Mountain and Rio de Janeiro
Brazil

Cheap flights to Rio de Janeiro

Airports: GIG, SDU

Avenida Paulista in Sao Paulo lined with modern high-rise office towers and a broad traffic plaza
Brazil

Cheap flights to São Paulo

Airports: GRU, CGH, VCP

Aerial view of the regional boat port and riverfront of Manaus on the Rio Negro, Brazil
Brazil

Cheap flights to Manaus

Airport: MAO

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