I'm from Sydney and I want to head to Colombia in early Dec to mid to early Jan, i have been looking for good prices for ages, but haven't seen anything, its just crazy expensive, any ideas?
Flight to Colombia - Dec to Jan
Lrainbow612 on 07/07/2015 - 16:51
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Flying to South America in general is expensive unless LAN has another sale.
As Bertiness said, try flying to Florida and then fly onwards with Jetblue/Spirit etc.
You'll probably want to transit via USA, you'll be looking at around $2,500 to get you to Atlanta where you change to something like Avianca/Delta to take you to Bogota. So you probably won't see much change from $3,000.
The other option is to go via Chile, but that's normally even more expensive.
I went in February 2011 and it was $2,300 to Bogota which included a really cheap flight to LA and Atlanta.
My friend flew via Chile at the same time and it was $2,700The Australia to USA East Coast is the most expensive leg.
If you want to find good fares to Colombia you should try leaving the last week of November. I have done this trip twice and prices usually increase in the end of November and beginning of December. But unfortunately it is not easy to find good fares for that time of the year.
Trip should be done via USA if you want cheaper fares. LAN/Qantas is a no go.
I would not travel to Colombia in December, it is much better in June/July as the crowd and traffic are outrageous due to Christmas shopping.
If you don't mind multiple stops you can probably get a return for just over $2200 (from a quick search i did) to Bogota or about $2400 to Medellin. It is obviously cheaper to look at the last few days of November. This search i did was from the 27th of Nov until about the 13th of January.
Wow, there have been 5 responses and none of them have joked about funding the trip by being a drug mule!
Ozbargainers have matured!The dollar is at 75c USD now, hasn't been at this price since the GFC.
www.helloworld.com.au has them for $1.8k
I need to go in Dec to celebrate Christmas with family and its the only time everyone will be together. Thanks guys, I am hoping to see some cheap flights to USA and then go from there
Have you considered Air new Zealand - Sydney to Auckland to Buenos Aires then connect with the latin american carriers to Bogota or other Colombian destinations?
Will be crazy expensive unfortunately, the route is already pricey and with people travelling for Christmas it is not gonna be fun.
I'd suggest trying to get a cheaper flight to NY, La, Atlanta or Florida and flying from there (can get bargain fares with low cost airlines, usually to Cartagena) and then bus it from there! Good luck!