Cheap flights from New York to Santiago from $249

In general, June is the cheapest month to fly from New York to Santiago. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around $221. If you don’t want to visit Santiago in June, then you should wait until August to fly from New York, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $253.

The cheapest day to depart on your flight to Santiago is on a Sunday when prices can be found for as low as $877. This is often the case because there is less demand to fly during this day of the week. Be sure to avoid booking your departure on a Saturday as prices are generally higher than usual. According to our data, the average ticket price to Santiago on Saturday is $985.

In the evening is the cheapest time of day to fly from New York to Santiago when you can find flight prices for as low as $859. Flying to Santiago in the evening is an ideal time because this is during off-peak travel hours. In the afternoon is when there is more demand to fly to Santiago, so prices are often more expensive at around $978 per ticket.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Santiago from New York when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Santiago for around $785 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Santiago from New York for as low as $507 on momondo.

You could potentially save up to 10% on your flight if you consider stops on a New York to Santiago flight.

As of May 2026, prices for New York to Santiago flights are approximately 1% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

LATAM Airlines and Delta are the most popular carriers operating from New York to Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez

LATAM Airlines, Delta and American Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Santiago from New York according to our data. LATAM Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 65% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Santiago. Keep in mind that there are 7 different airlines that fly to Santiago on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 18% of flights between New York and Santiago have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 163 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the evening tend to experience fewer delays. Flights in the morning have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Monday is statistically the day of the week which experiences the fewest number of delays on this flight route. Sunday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, LATAM Airlines have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 18% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Miami (MIA) was the most common stop: 41% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Atlanta (ATL) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $721.

Flights connecting via Bogotá (BOG) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 12h 45m.

Atlanta (ATL) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 53m.

4 flights are operational daily from New York to Santiago as of May 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 7:00PM, with 100% of flights per day taking off in the evening.

The number of flights available between New York and Santiago is 28 per week as of May 2026. The most frequent departure day is Mon, with 14% of weekly flights leaving on this day.