Cheap flights from Rio de Janeiro to Santiago from $116

In general, March is the cheapest month to fly from Rio de Janeiro to Santiago. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around $89. If you don’t want to visit Santiago in March, then you should wait until December to fly from Rio de Janeiro, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $93.

The cheapest day to depart on your flight to Santiago is on a Wednesday when prices can be found for as low as $361. 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 Friday as prices are generally higher than usual. According to our data, the average ticket price to Santiago on Friday is $581.

In the morning is the cheapest time of day to fly from Rio de Janeiro to Santiago when you can find flight prices for as low as $358. Flying to Santiago in the morning 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 $690 per ticket.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Santiago from Rio de Janeiro when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Santiago for around $288 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Santiago from Rio de Janeiro for as low as $262 on momondo.

You could potentially save up to 34% on your flight if you consider stops on a Rio de Janeiro to Santiago flight.

As of April 2026, prices for Rio de Janeiro to Santiago flights are approximately 28% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

JetSMART and LATAM Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from Rio de Janeiro to Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez

LATAM Airlines, JetSMART and Sky Airline are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Santiago from Rio de Janeiro according to our data. LATAM Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 41% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Santiago. Keep in mind that there are 3 different airlines that fly to Santiago on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 14% of flights between Rio de Janeiro and Santiago have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 121 minutes.

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

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

According to our data, Sky Airline have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 8% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of April 2026, 7 flights take off from Rio de Janeiro and land in Santiago each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 1:00PM, with 56% of daily flights taking off in the afternoon.

As of April 2026, 50 flights take off from Rio de Janeiro and land in Santiago each week. The most common flight departure day for this route is Thu, with 18% of weekly flights taking off on this day.