Cheap flights to Santiago (SCL)

Santiago is quickly gaining attention among leisure travelers for its culture, cuisine, and pleasant climate for most of the year. It's an important city in Latin America, as well as a great hub from which to enjoy the many scenic and recreational opportunities nearby. Also a major transportation hub, flights to Santiago are always in high demand. Using Webjet you’ll be able to quickly find the cheapest flights on any airline as well as the best days to fly for the absolute lowest price airfare possible. The airport is about 25 km west of the city center, and a new tollway has greatly improved travel times to the hotel districts. It's also the homebase of the large LAN Airlines, which means you can fly nonstop into Santiago from major cities around the world, often for very reasonable prices. Once you arrive in Santiago you'll find that flights within the country and within the region tend to be very cheap, thanks to several low-cost carriers in South America.

Airfare to Santiago

LAN Airlines is the national carrier, and they frequently run promotional fares that make flights to Santiago very reasonable. Several other carriers from each region also compete on the major routes, so there are almost always alternatives to LAN that might be cheaper at any given time. If you are coming from North America it's likely that you'll be changing planes in Miami or Dallas along the way, so often you can find good fares that combine one airline for the first portion and another that flies the rest of the way to Santiago.

Flight information for Santiago Airport

Its official name is Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, but since it's the only major facility in the city many just refer to it as Santiago Airport. There is an older domestic terminal and a newer international terminal, and both have several passengers lounges as well as shopping and dining options. All important signs are in English and Spanish, so finding your way around is generally straightforward.

Airlines that fly into Santiago Airport

The national carrier that is based in Santiago is LAN Airlines, and they fly all over Latin America and North America as well as to Europe and Sydney nonstop from this airport. From North America you can also fly in directly on AeroMexico Airlines, Air Canada, and American Airlines. From Europe you can fly from Madrid on Iberia Airlines and from Paris on Air France.

Santiago Airport ground transportation

There are no rail or metro connections from the airport into the city, so the most economical way is by shared minivans, which take small groups of passengers directly to their destinations. Taxis are fairly expensive, but always available, and a couple of local bus lines can take you to a nearby metro stop for a low fare.

Car rental companies at Santiago Airport

  • Alamo
  • Avis
  • Budget
  • Dollar
  • Hertz
  • National