Deep South America for under $400 is a great deal!
Some options within a few hours from Santiago de Chile:
- Easter Island. If you have British Airways Avios, its 25K points roundtrip.
- Mendoza, Argentina – you can take the bus
- Buenos Aires. Once again, with British Airways Avios, it’s 15K points roundtrip.
General advice for extremely cheap tickets like this: buy and then use the risk free 24 hour cancellation period to firm up your travel plans.
Sample Travel Date:
- January 19th – 26th, 2015
Fare Availability:
- Valid for travel on the outbound from January 14th, 2015 – June 15th, 2015. Must purchase at least 3 day in advance of departure
- Please note that while this fare is valid at time of posting, if this post is more than two days old, the fare is likely gone.
How to Search for Availability:
- Use ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search and use the following search criteria:
- Departing from: IAD
- Outbound Advanced Routing Code: cm+
- Destination: SCL
- Return Advanced Routing Code: cm+
- (Click on Advanced Routing Codes link to enable advanced routing code input)
- Select “See calendar of lowest fares”
- Length of stay “0-7” (This is just a sample, you can use any 7 day date range like 3-10, 7-14 etc)
- You cannot buy tickets using ITA. To buy, follow our instructions below.
- Beginner’s Guide on How to Use Matrix by ITA Software
- How to Read Airfare Rules and Use It to Your Advantage
Fare Class:
- L
Routing:
- IAD – PTY (Panama City) – SCL (Santiago de Chile) – PTY – IAD
Stopover:
Mileage:
- 10,104 miles or 3.8 cents per mile. Copa is a member of the Star Alliance and United partner. This fare will earn 100% mileage with United until February 28th, 2015. Starting March 1st, 2015, this fare will earn 50% mileage with United.
How to Book:
- Support us by using our Orbitz link to book with dates found on ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search. Make sure you select “Additional Search Options” and then “Narrow the search to my preferred airlines” and select Copa
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Background Information:
- Visa: US Citizens – Not required. Other nationals, check the TIMATIC Visa Database
- Currency: Chilean Peso (CLP). $1USD = 583 CLP
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- No Foreign Transaction Fee Credit Cards to save on international purchases
- Don’t get hit with Dynamic Currency Conversion
- Get your taxes refunded when shopping
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Can I use United Gift Cards with Copa or book on United or AA? (have gift cards with them too)
@James – not that we know of.
Hi, when i try to find the deal i can’t it says something about Exceeded Boombox request quota.
can you please help me? thx
@Paula – sometimes ITA errors out. just scroll up to the address bar and hit enter again to refresh. it might take a few times for the search to go thru.
Is there any availability from Santiago to Easter Island for the entire month of May using BA avios? I called and the rep told me they had nothing (there was nothing in Dec 2014 or Jan 2015 either). Any advice you can give? I bought tickets from May 6- May 13 but can change them, I guess!
@Mark – you don’t have many options. LAN is the only carrier between Santiago and Easter Island. A quick check on BA.com confirm that there isn’t anything for the month of May. Your options are:
1) Wait and hope something opens up. We have no idea if that will happen — we haven’t redeemed anything on the route since 2011
2) Buy a paid ticket.
Thanks so much for the response! I think a paid ticket may be my only option 🙁
BTW, I came across your site via Million Mile Secrets, but I think I found a blog I like more. I just thought I’d say thank you for the deals you provide and I’ll spread the word to friends and family for what it’s worth…..