$161 Find Cheap Flights from Houston to South America

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Cheap Flights from Houston to South America

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Lima
Lima2 stops$512
Bogotá
Bogotá1 stop$473
Medellín
Medellín1 stop$334
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires1 stop$841
Santiago
Santiago3 stops$723
Cartagena
Cartagena1 stop$401
Quito
Quito2 stops$580
Guayaquil
Guayaquil1 stop$393
Cali
Cali2 stops$637
Cusco
Cusco3 stops$796
Georgetown
Georgetown1 stop$679
Pereira
Pereira2 stops$616
Barranquilla
Barranquilla1 stop$396
Montevideo
Montevideo2 stops$1,140
Santa Marta
Santa Marta2 stops$792
Asuncion
Asuncion1 stop$1,123
Lima
Lima2 stops$512
Bogotá
Bogotá1 stop$473
Medellín
Medellín1 stop$334
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires1 stop$841
Santiago
Santiago3 stops$723
Cartagena
Cartagena1 stop$401
Quito
Quito2 stops$580
Guayaquil
Guayaquil1 stop$393
Cali
Cali2 stops$637
Cusco
Cusco3 stops$796
Georgetown
Georgetown1 stop$679
Pereira
Pereira2 stops$616
Barranquilla
Barranquilla1 stop$396
Montevideo
Montevideo2 stops$1,140
Santa Marta
Santa Marta2 stops$792
Asuncion
Asuncion1 stop$1,123

Book Cheap Houston to South America Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Houston to South America that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent round-trip flight deals from Houston to South America

Mon, Sep 21 - Wed, Sep 30
JetBlue Logo
6:35 am - 2:20 pm
IAH
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MDE
7h 45m
1 stop
JetBlue Logo
1:30 pm - 10:07 pm
MDE
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IAH
8h 37m
1 stop
$334JetBlue
Mon, Sep 21 - Wed, Sep 30
JetBlue Logo
6:35 am - 2:20 pm
IAH
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MDE
7h 45m
1 stop
JetBlue Logo
1:30 pm - 10:07 pm
MDE
-
IAH
8h 37m
1 stop
$335JetBlue
Sun, Aug 9 - Tue, Aug 18
American Airlines Logo
7:15 am - 2:15 pm
IAH
-
CTG
7h 00m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
3:15 pm - 11:59 pm
CTG
-
IAH
8h 44m
1 stop
$421American Airlines
Sun, Aug 9 - Tue, Aug 18
American Airlines Logo
11:01 am - 2:15 pm
IAH
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CTG
27h 14m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
1:35 pm - 10:11 am
CTG
-
IAH
20h 36m
1 stop
$422American Airlines
Sun, Nov 1 - Sat, Nov 14
Viva Logo
8:50 am - 12:45 am
IAH
-
BOG
14h 55m
1 stop
Viva Logo
1:45 am - 9:00 pm
BOG
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IAH
20h 15m
1 stop
$483Viva
Sat, Oct 24 - Sat, Oct 31
Viva Logo
9:45 am - 12:40 am
IAH
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BOG
14h 55m
1 stop
Viva Logo
1:45 am - 10:00 pm
BOG
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IAH
20h 15m
1 stop
$495Viva
Tue, Nov 3 - Tue, Nov 10
Delta Logo
6:00 am - 8:00 am
HOU
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LIM
25h 00m
2 stops
Delta Logo
11:40 pm - 12:14 pm
LIM
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HOU
13h 34m
1 stop
$925Delta
Mon, Nov 16 - Mon, Nov 30
Delta Logo
1:00 pm - 6:00 am
HOU
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LIM
16h 00m
1 stop
Delta Logo
11:50 am - 9:26 am
LIM
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HOU
22h 36m
2 stops
$928Delta
Thu, Jul 16 - Sun, Aug 9
LATAM Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 9:05 pm
HOU
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LIM
15h 05m
2 stops
LATAM Airlines Logo
12:05 am - 12:16 pm
LIM
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HOU
12h 11m
1 stop
$965LATAM Airlines
Wed, Aug 12 - Wed, Aug 19
LATAM Airlines Logo
10:50 am - 10:15 am
HOU
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GIG
21h 25m
1 stop
LATAM Airlines Logo
7:10 am - 9:50 am
GIG
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HOU
28h 40m
2 stops
$1,202LATAM Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Houston to South America flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Houston to South America to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest Houston to South America flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest ticket to South America from Houston found in the last 5 days was to Bogotá, at $703 round-trip. The most popular route is from Houston George Bush Intcntl Airport (IAH) to Lima (LIM), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $910.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to South America?

The average price for all round-trip flights from Houston to South America depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

The cheapest time of day to fly to South America is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost $935 on average. Morning departures are around 100% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to South America is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $935.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Houston to South America?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Houston to South America, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Houston to South America is March, when tickets cost $790 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are January and August, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,345 and $1,342 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Houston to South America?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Houston to South America clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to South America on a Monday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Friday is the most expensive day to fly from Houston to South America. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Sunday and avoiding Saturdays for the best deals.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Houston to South America?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Houston to South America, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Houston to South America, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 27% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 15 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Cheapest flight$161
Flight from Houston George Bush Airport to Medellín Jose Maria Cordova Intl

FAQs - booking South America flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Houston to South America?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Houston to South America.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Houston to South America?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Houston to South America is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Houston to South America?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly from Houston to South America with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Houston to South America?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying from Houston to South America up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Houston to South America

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Houston to South America? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.5
Copa AirlinesOverall score based on 1568 reviews
6.9Food
7.8Boarding
6.8Entertainment
8.1Crew
7.4Comfort
Airline reviews

Avoid at all costs. My wife had to stay back on a connecting flight as her parents flight was delayed. 10 days later on the way back they cancelled all our flights. We had to rebook all four of us on the next days flight.

2.0 MediocreDaniel, Mar 2026
DAV - PTY
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Avoid at all costs. My wife had to stay back on a connecting flight as her parents flight was delayed. 10 days later on the way back they cancelled all our flights. We had to rebook all four of us on the next days flight.

The food is terrible I ask for water never got transport my mother we’re late and my sister from Lima was the worst waiting to long for wheelchair

Do not book it’s a scam! They stole $1200 from me

Flight got delayed; had to go through security three times.

Seats were awful. Media should have been included for such a long flight.

There should be a warning regarding the quality of the aircraft on the website as we reserve the tickets. There was no TV or any type of screen onboard. The wifi they offer is good for nothing. Traveling 9 hours straight with kids and no type of entetainment was horrible. I wish I had been informed prior so I could buy a ticket with another airline. The food was a joke too. A very tiny portion per passenger. They also charged $100 per checked bag. With United I used to pay $60. So, fair to say that I wont be flying Copa anymore. Their aircraft was super old, outdated, no entertainment, with nearly no onboard food.

I always enjoy flying Copa. There are very few airlines where I can enjoy a comfortable sleep in-flight. The snacks weren't the best, but they sufficed. The in-flight entertainment was fantastic, and I crossed another movie off my watch list.

Very strict carry on rules meant most of the plane had to gate check their luggage. As is often the case had things that were broken because of this, but I appreciated not being charged to gate check. Otherwise good flight and great crew once on the plane

I liked the meatloaf the chicken was awful but the plane was on time and got there and the staff was nice.

Boarding was quick & efficient; they gave boarding groups due priority; staff & air crew were very cordial and helpful, pleasant flight.

Honestly first time flying with delta and it was pretty good. All the process very smooth and crew was always nice and attentive.

Deleted flight made me loose my connection flight now stuck in Atlanta for a day

Apart of Sky miles delta. And they go everywhere in Brazil

On board crew was very good. Crew was friendly, snacks were good, especially the chips. Seats seemed a bit cramped. Boarding seemed unorganized, as we were instructed to get to the gate an hour early and then just stood around until boarding.

Comfort in exit seat was excellent. FLight crew and flight were excellent. However exit seat tray table was broken so could not use it. Entertainment monitor did not work at all despite attempts to reset it.

LATAM’s crews are fine, but God help you if you need any customer service. Their app and website never work, with error after error. Trying to solve anything over the phone is painful, and lastly, the boarding pass LATAM gave me to board the flight with Delta was invalid and I had to purchase an emergency one-way ticket at the last minute to get home.

We traveled with two young children, and it was not possible for our family to be seated together. No one offered help or assistance to organize seating so we could sit with our kids. In the end, we managed to find two seats in Economy so I could at least sit with one of them, even though I had originally paid for Comfort+. In summary, I had to downgrade my seat just to be able to sit with one of my children, which was very disappointing

I booked a flight through Kayak to Brazil I have traveled to Brazil several times before Kayak Delta or LATAM never mentioned during the booking or in the pre flight process that the visa requirements to visit Brazil have changed earlier this year. I was unaware of this change and as such never got a visa and was unable to fly from JFK to Sao Paulo Add to this that Delta allowed me to fly from Boston to JFK which they should not have as I didn’t have a visa. It has been a terrible experience and a huge loss of money

Latam may be the worst airline in the world, far worse than even the lowest of low cost airlines in the USA. I wasted hours trying to PAY THEM TO CHECK A BAG! Then they misled me at the terminal, sent me through the wrong security line, the list goes on and on... Just absolutely terrible in every way. Avoid at all costs.

The plane broke down at the Lima stopover and they offered to put me on a flight the be t day but I had to be back in LA that morning and so I had to buy another ticket from Avianca and United for $2k I asked LATAM for compensation and received none. Very bad experience

Packed flight, which makes it tough on crew and boarding staff (and the customers of course). But this was great boarding, clear instructions, etc. Traveling on the weekends are always fraught with danger as you have families and less frequent flyers thus more confusion. But this flight went as planned.

Boarded early, left early, arrived 40 mins early! A win win for me!

I felt scammed. The priced advertised was different than what I paid. I paid the whole some online. I then got a call 20 minutes later saying I need to paid 70 more person. She said the price online is not the guaranteed price.

We had a delay, but thankfully I made it to my connection. Overall it went smooth

Left an hour and a half after the listed time. Up side was it had TV screens on the seat.

It's a long flight and I would have liked better snacks between lunch and the arrival meal. It's fine to have fruit and nuts but I really don't like ramen because it's salty junk soup. I'd suggest sandwiches. They're not expensive nor are they hard to store for a long flight. The FA's had a couple of big services and they were super busy preparing, executing and then cleaning up. Then they disappeared.

Great flight. Got to watch a movie. Smooth flight and early arrival at ORD.

I've been flying American mostly, and it's been very frustrating. This united flight makes me realize maybe the issue isn't flying, but the airline. United was a significantly better experience. The plane was more comfortable, with a normal amount of leg room (vs the ridiculous reductions AA has made), more comfortable seats, screens to watch movies. It was a much better experience!

We had excellent customer service despite the chaos at George Bush airport in Houston!

It isvvery small flight. No leg room . No space to put my personal item at feet.

Flight was delayed 5 hours. Initial reason for delay was 'maintenance' - which makes sense. Then, the additional 2 hours continued to say it was maintenance - when I know EWR had a 2 hour delay. AA did not say that. Additionally, when boarding, there was only one agent at the counter for a long time - until another came to help. After boarding, we had to wait another 45 minutes due to 'no catering'. So while we waited for catering, AA continued to board additional passengers - which seemed odd - and raised questions about what really was going on. I sat in First Class. During the flight, the flight crew allowed a significant number of non-First Class passengers to use the front bathroom - which created a very crowded environment in First Class which was uncomfortable. This also delayed First Class passengers from using the bathroom. Overall, horrible experience.

Another uncoordinated American experience. Always surprises me at DFW for them of all places. Have to take this flight as there are no other good time options. We knew from the start that something was wrong, but the pilot wouldn't tell us. I just watched my Kayak app grow the delay by 10 minutes as it went to 3.5 hours. They were uncoordinated with maintenance (as maintenance, when finally arriving, knew within 15 minutes the plane wasn't going. No 'sorry' or 'this is what is going on' comment. The pilot seemed unfazed / didn't care about the process we were going through.

The seats. The seat in front of me was awful and when the guy sat down, it flew back and hit my head when I was putting my backpack under the seat, It didn't make for a pleasant experience,

The flight back to Dallas was delayed, which has happened to me several times with American Airlines. There was no announcement, no update sent out, no compensation offered for the inconvenience.

The plane was large, not full, but one with 3 seats near each window and 4 in a row in the middle of the plane. There were screens on the backs of the seats for entertainment and information. To use the entertainment one needs ear plugs that physically plug into the screen. My husband had some he let me use as I only had blue tooth type. The stewards gave out some headphones to some, but when my neighbor asked for some, the steward said no. So maybe they ran out? Idk. Bring the old kind of headphones or earbuds if you want entertainment in case this is the type of entertainment offered. We had a very tight connection in Miami. 43 minutes. The other economy passengers allowed us to get ahead of them because I asked if we could since we were near boarding time for our next flight and 35 gates away. They were extremely kind. First class wasn’t going to allow us to pass through. We did make the next flight. Our baggage didn’t, but they were delivered to us the next day and we were prepared with essentials in our carry on packs.

Everything went as planned. The only issue I had was with the gate C31 attendant. The person could barely speak English and was very difficult to understand.

The flight from Dallas to Tokyo was not on Japan Airlines. It was on American Airlines. Very disappointed that we did not fly on Japan Airlines. Will not be using you liars again. I’ll just book direct from the airline next time. Wish you could make this right and has us fly on Japan Air when heading back home to the US.

They made nearly everyone check their bag because the overhead bins are way too small. Extremely inconvenient

Was put into a seat right behind the toilet that had no entertainment possible but did have plenty of leg room over noisy part of plane.

Movies on my phone are great. It would be nice to have a gluten free snack option.

A flawless trip, great experience. Keep up the good work!

The employees at the gate were not communicating, they preferred to give the upgrade to pilots and not to the elite passengers Every flight I more disappointing, clients shooed be priority instead of other employees even if they are pilots, there was plenty room for pilots in economy

The worst experience I've ever had because the "people" @ Avianca wouldn't let me fly because they said I needed a round trip ticket

Seating was tight. Seats don't recline. Initial flight was cancelled. Lost two days of vacation.

Horrible experience with Avianca, they delayed their flight and when we arrived to NYC, AVIANCA took 1 hr y 30 mins to park the airplane and all passenger get off the plane, it made me lost all my trains to get back home and I came back to my place at 3 am instead of 12 am. On the top of that their plane seat are so uncomfortable and is not enough space and killed my legs and knees, Avianca used to be good when it was a Colombian company, now after Brasilian company bought them, their service quality is bad and their flights are delayed and oversold.

It was delayed and I lost my connection flight to Cali and I missed my Mom's funeral

I actually upgraded to the medium level of seats from basic and even doing that it may have been physically the most uncomfortable flight I have ever had. They packed everyone like is a train to death camp. It was a red eye so I hoped to get some sleep but it was physically impossible to find a comfortable way to rest. I met other folks on the same flight and they said the same thing. It was an utterly miserable flight and if I have any other options I will never fly with them again

only a bag of chips and a bottle of water in business class was served

Deplaning was a mess, I sat in business (seats are horrible) and the front door had a problem so we had to deplane from the rear exit. The stairs were not tall enough to reach so there was a large step down from the plane to the top of the stairs.

Staff are the rudest in the industry … awful customer service … will never fly Avianca again

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