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Cheap flights to South America

Most popular in January High demand for flights, 13% potential price rise
Cheapest in October Best time to find cheap flights, 3% potential price drop
Average price R10289 Price for this month
Cheapest price R5152 From Johannesburg to Rio de Janeiro

Cheapest prices for South America flights by month

January
R13362
February
R9363
March
R9492
April
R9719
May
R10288
June
R10345
July
R10203
August
R9833
September
R10075
October
R8766
November
R8865
December
R11868
At the present moment the cheapest month to fly to South America is currently October; with January being the most expensive. Prices will vary depending on multiple factors such as booking in advance, airline and departure airports and times.

When is the best time to fly to South America?

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7896 - 12024 ZAR
Temperature
76.8 - 87.4 °F
Rainfall
1 - 14.3 mm
October is typically the best time to fly to South America, but there are other times where great deals are available. February tends to be the warmest period in South America so if you are looking for sun or warmer climates then look to fly around this time. December is the wettest if you need to factor this in to your plans.

When is the best time to book flights to South America?

Booking 27 days in advance of your planned departure date is, on average, the best time to get cheap flights to South America. The general trend is that the closer you book to the departure date, the more expensive your flight will be.
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Which day is cheapest to fly to South America?

Wednesday is currently, on average, the cheapest day to fly to South America. Flying on Saturday will result in higher flight prices.

What time of day is cheapest to fly?

Flights in the afternoon are typically the cheapest time of the day to fly to South America. Flights at midday are usually the most expensive.

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Prices found by our users for local departures to South America
Cape Town from R4938 pp
Durban from R10090 pp
Other local departures to South America
Pretoria

Popular cities in South America

Asuncion
Belo Horizonte
Brasilia
Buenos Aires
Caracas
Cartagena
Curitiba
Florianopolis
Fortaleza
Guayaquil
La Paz
Lima
Manaus
Mendoza
Montevideo
Paramaribo
Porto Alegre
Punta Arenas
Quito
Recife
Rio de Janeiro
San Carlos de Bariloche

Popular countries in South America

Brazil
Argentina
Peru
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Uruguay
Bolivia
Paraguay

Most popular destinations in South America

(prices quoted are from London)

AR0 - Bahía Blanca
BO0 - Cochabamba
0FK - Mount Pleasant
GF0 - Cayenne
GY0 - Georgetown
PY0 - Ciudad del Este
PE0 - Chiclayo
SH0 - Jamestown
SR0 - Paramaribo
UY0 - Montevideo
zzKBD - Balmaceda

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