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    Santiago Airport is one of the major points of entry to South America.

    The main air hubs of South America are Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires, Bogota, Santiago, and Lima, so many flights to other parts of South America will connect in one of these hubs.

    Airfares can be cheaper when booked from the European capital that has a strong colonial link to your destination, which typically means Madrid or Lisbon, but would be London for Guyana, Amsterdam for Suriname, and Paris for French Guyana. Miami is a popular travel hub from the United States to Latin America because of its location and large Latino population. Many flights connect in Panama City as well because of its convenient location. See your destination's article for more specific information on flights.

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    From Europe

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    Avianca and LATAM have a good selection of European departure points and serve at least a couple of major cities like Lisbon or Madrid. The cheapest flights to South American cities from Europe are often through the country's former colonial power. There are quite a few connections between Spain and Bogota, Buenos Aires, Lima and Santiago. Cities with large immigrant populations such as Madrid, London, Lisbon, and Paris have a rather large number of flights to South America - especially to their (former) colonies.

    Chief European airlines flying to South America are:

    Chief South American airlines flying to South America from Europe are:

    • Aerolineas Argentinas to Buenos Aires
    • Avianca to Bogota, Cali and Medellin
    • Azul Brazilian Airlines to Campinas
    • Boliviana de Aviación to Cochabamba and Santa Cruz de la Sierra
    • LATAM Chile, LATAM Perú, LATAM Brazil to Lima, Santiago de Chile and São Paulo–Guarulhos

    From North America

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    There are more flights to South America from North America than from any other continent. In particular Miami International Airport has direct flights to most countries in South America, and Panama's Tocumen International Airport and Mexico's Benito Juarez International Airport are also important hubs.

    South American Airlines

    • Aerolineas Argentinas to Buenos Aires
    • Avianca to Bogota, Guayaquil, Lima, Medellin, Quito, San Andres, La Paz (via Bogota), Cali and Barranquilla
    • Azul to Campinas
    • Boliviana de Aviacion to Santa Cruz de la Sierra
    • GOL to Sao-Paulo-Guarulhos, Brasilia and Fortaleza
    • LATAM to Lima, Santiago de Chile, Sao Paulo, Belém, Bogota, Fortaleza, Manaus, Recife, Salvador da Bahia, São Paulo–Guarulhos and Guayaquil
    • Sky Airline Peru to Lima
    • Wingo to Bogota, Cali, Cartagena, Lima, and Medellín

    From Africa

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    There are a small handful of flights between Africa and South America.

    Connections from Africa to South America are (as of May 2020):

    From Asia

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    Middle East

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    • Emirates flies from Dubai to Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires.
    • Qatar Airways flies from Doha to Sao Paulo.

    Elsewhere in Asia

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    Outside of the Middle East, there are no direct flights from Asia to South America, so be prepared for very long journeys via the Middle East, Europe or North America.

    From Oceania

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    There are a small handful of flights between Oceania and South America.

    Connections from South America are (as of May 2020):

    • LATAM Chile flies from Auckland, Melbourne, Sydney to Santiago.
    • Qantas flies from Sydney to Santiago de Chile.

    See also

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