$159 Find Cheap Flights from Washington, D.C. to South America

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Cheap Flights from Washington, D.C. to South America

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Lima
Lima2 stops$475
Bogotá
Bogotá1 stop$377
Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo2 stops$662
Santiago
Santiago2 stops$572
Cartagena
Cartagena2 stops$332
Quito
Quito1 stop$403
Guayaquil
Guayaquil1 stop$377
Cali
Cali1 stop$342
Cusco
Cusco1 stop$595
Georgetown
Georgetown1 stop$523
Pereira
Pereira1 stop$433
Barranquilla
Barranquilla2 stops$337
Montevideo
Montevideo2 stops$764
Asuncion
Asuncion1 stop$809
Lima
Lima2 stops$475
Bogotá
Bogotá1 stop$377
Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo2 stops$662
Santiago
Santiago2 stops$572
Cartagena
Cartagena2 stops$332
Quito
Quito1 stop$403
Guayaquil
Guayaquil1 stop$377
Cali
Cali1 stop$342
Cusco
Cusco1 stop$595
Georgetown
Georgetown1 stop$523
Pereira
Pereira1 stop$433
Barranquilla
Barranquilla2 stops$337
Montevideo
Montevideo2 stops$764
Asuncion
Asuncion1 stop$809

Book Cheap Washington, D.C. 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 Washington, D.C. 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.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from Washington, D.C. to South America

Wed, Sep 9 - Thu, Sep 17
Copa Airlines Logo
4:41 pm - 10:50 pm
BWI
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MDE
7h 09m
1 stop
Copa Airlines Logo
12:40 pm - 3:15 pm
MDE
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BWI
25h 35m
1 stop
$345Copa Airlines
Fri, Oct 30 - Fri, Nov 6
Multiple Airlines Logo
6:05 am - 9:05 pm
BWI
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MDE
16h 00m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
10:45 am - 10:34 pm
MDE
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BWI
11h 49m
1 stop
$356Multiple Airlines
Tue, Jul 21 - Fri, Jul 24
United Airlines Logo
6:38 pm - 9:10 pm
BWI
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MDE
27h 32m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
9:45 am - 10:45 pm
MDE
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BWI
12h 00m
1 stop
$362United Airlines
Wed, Sep 23 - Sun, Sep 27
United Airlines Logo
1:05 pm - 9:10 pm
BWI
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MDE
9h 05m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
9:45 am - 11:50 am
MDE
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BWI
25h 05m
1 stop
$365United Airlines
Wed, Sep 9 - Thu, Sep 17
American Airlines Logo
7:09 pm - 12:48 pm
BWI
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MDE
18h 39m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
1:53 pm - 6:30 pm
MDE
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BWI
27h 37m
1 stop
$370American Airlines
Sat, Jun 13 - Mon, Jun 15
Avianca Logo
5:45 am - 1:10 pm
IAD
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MDE
8h 25m
1 stop
Avianca Logo
9:50 pm - 2:15 pm
MDE
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IAD
15h 25m
2 stops
$407Avianca
Wed, Jun 24 - Sat, Jun 27
Avianca Logo
5:45 am - 1:10 pm
IAD
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MDE
8h 25m
1 stop
Avianca Logo
9:50 pm - 5:20 am
MDE
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IAD
30h 30m
2 stops
$411Avianca
Sun, Aug 23 - Thu, Aug 27
American Airlines Logo
3:17 pm - 11:45 pm
DCA
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MDE
9h 28m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 8:59 pm
MDE
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DCA
13h 59m
1 stop
$432American Airlines
Tue, Aug 25 - Tue, Sep 1
LATAM Airlines Logo
3:03 pm - 5:00 am
IAD
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LIM
14h 57m
2 stops
LATAM Airlines Logo
1:30 pm - 11:33 am
LIM
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IAD
21h 03m
2 stops
$475LATAM Airlines
Mon, Sep 7 - Tue, Sep 15
LATAM Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 8:20 pm
BWI
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LIM
14h 20m
2 stops
LATAM Airlines Logo
12:15 am - 7:35 pm
LIM
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BWI
18h 20m
2 stops
$482LATAM Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Washington, D.C. to South America flights

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

What is the cheapest Washington, D.C. 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 Washington, D.C. found in the last 5 days was to Bogotá, at $396 round-trip. The most popular route is from Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Airport (IAD) to Bogotá (BOG), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $396.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Washington, D.C. to South America?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

No, with an average price for the route of $694, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Washington, D.C. to South America?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Washington, D.C. 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 Washington, D.C. to South America is September, when tickets cost $456 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $808 and $642 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Washington, D.C. 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 Washington, D.C. 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 Washington, D.C. to South America, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 21% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 14 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonSeptember
Cheapest flight$153
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 10% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 34% increase in price.
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FAQs - booking South America flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Washington, D.C. to South America?

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  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Washington, D.C. 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 Washington, D.C. 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 Washington, D.C. 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 Washington, D.C. 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 Washington, D.C. to South America

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Washington, D.C. 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
7.4Comfort
8.1Crew
6.8Entertainment
7.7Boarding
6.9Food
Airline reviews

I had to run from the end of terminal one to the end of terminal two to make the connecting flight....probably a kilometer. No electric carts were available. I'm 76 and literally had to run to make the connection at the last minute. The connecting time was absolutely unrealistic. When Last Call was announced, I tried to get other Copa gate staff to call Gate 221 to let them know I was on my way, but they said no. I came within 1 minute of missing the flight.

2.0 MediocreFred, May 2026
UIO - PTY
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I had to run from the end of terminal one to the end of terminal two to make the connecting flight....probably a kilometer. No electric carts were available. I'm 76 and literally had to run to make the connection at the last minute. The connecting time was absolutely unrealistic. When Last Call was announced, I tried to get other Copa gate staff to call Gate 221 to let them know I was on my way, but they said no. I came within 1 minute of missing the flight.

Boarding was confusing from staff telling going to preboard and than to group 1 Airplane was not cooling at the beginning

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.

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.

The flight was good overall. Everything went smoothly, although the landing was a bit rough. Still, it was a pleasant experience

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

Some of the Air hostesses are not that friendly. Need improvement

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.

In flight from Miami to Anchorage, we were all on board ready to take off. Pilot decided to take on more fuel causing a delay. Once fueled, the pilot came back over the radio stating more delay due to VIP. These delays caused me to miss my connecting flight. I went to the Alaska Air counter for information. They flat out stated that it was ATCs fault that I missed my flight and booked me a flight the next day about 1300 . I believe if we had the fuel prior to getting on board we would not of been delayed and I would have taken off on time. Pilot was taken out of the equation. I think they should’ve taken responsibility for their pilots decision to top off his aircraft instead of waiting til the last moment. Enough said…

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

It was delayed for 2 hours. Then when we arrived they took us on a very uncomfortable bus and left us there. The bus driver wouldn't let us out because no one from Latam was there. Everything was disaster.

LATAM is a great airline who takes care of there guests. They consistently walk around and see if you need water in addition to taking care of all the passengers. The chicken in process is really easy and I’m always offered a chance for an upgrade which I appreciate.

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

Good check in process Poor information on payments at Lima airport

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

Latam wouldn’t tell me how much checked luggage would until I was at the airport and they charged me the highest price possible. Besides that, it was okay.

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

Our flight was canceled same day and we were never informed. Had to pay more and worse seating on another airline.

Did not like that we couldn't complete check in on-line without providing pictures of our passports. Worry about identity theft. We had no delays and boarding was handled In an efficient manner.

Excellent! I got to Munich and was transferred to my Lufthansa flight quickly, in 15 to 20 minutes, so I did not miss my flight. However, I had checked my overhead bag at the boarding gate in Tampa. That got to Tunis the next day. That is to be expected.

WiFi didn’t exist , seats were super cramped, lights stayed on near my seat for a long time while others were dimmed, the food/trash/drink cart hit my shoulder at least a couple of times while moving, food options were down to just one option by the time it got to my row, the utensils were garbage (knife bent at a couple of places by the time I was done eating) the spoon was very flimsy plastic

Vegetarian selection could be better. Bread was too hard to chew.

Crew was friendly and competent. Food, wine, and entertainment were excellent except the raw tuna on the flight to Split. Recommend against serving that - at least as the only option. Many medical conditions do not allow people to eat raw fish.

After arriving in Chicago, we were taxiing for 1.5 hours with infrequent and untruthful updates about the amount of time it would take to arrive at the gate. Minimally, the team could have provided timing expectations that were more truthful, especially one their original expectations were not met.

United didn’t even try to hold the flight for me. They knew I had a tight connection and when I arrived at the gate less than 10 mins after final boarding the flight had already gone. The gate agent wasn’t even notified that I was on my way. She was told I wasn’t at the airport

Good quick flight on a small but comfortable plane. I'm 6'3 and had plenty of space.

The flight was delayed so we were dead tired, and after that the turbulence was horrible. I was very scared.

The small flights with Valet Luggage has a poor service

Overall a good experience, however Wifi was not working on the flight.

THe flight was an hour late. You got us on the plan and we sat on the ground for 45 minutes with no information from the pilot whatsoever. Worst flight this year.

Going non stop to lax like I paid for. Not stopping in MCI for gas. Too long of delays

Human interaction. Thought there would be more service-even a smile would have been nice.

Incoming flight was delayed, delaying boarding. It then took 30 mins to take off. Took 20 mins to get to a gate because they changed the gate last minute, crew weren’t ready so there was no one staffed to work the jet bridge. Boarding was so disorganized as is usual with American because everyone just stands around the gate regardless of boarding group.

Delays with no explanation. It could have been handled better.

Flight delay for mechanical. Inbound arrived on time. No one said why mechanical delay.

Flight boarded, departed and landed on time. Excellent service from flight attendant in FIRST

This was one of the most frustrating travel experiences I've had to date. I had changed my flight day of to this one as it was slated to depart on time. It ended up being so delayed that my original flight took off before this one did. The boarding process began but eventually stopped and everyone had to get off the plane as a problem was identified. The person at the front desk just tried to laugh it off as if this wasn't already a huge inconvenience. From there, we eventually got to board only to sit at the gate for an additional hour because of some additional issue. This was extremely frustrating and caused a lot of stress.

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.

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

Boarding was late due to the company’s that cleaned the aircraft (very poorly done) and the catering company. The entertainment system was not working for this six hour flight, uncomfortable seats in business (barely any cushion or recline). The airline staff is very good but the planes are horrible and not well maintained.

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

Pros: we leave and arrive on time Cons: the most uncomfortable seats ever. You cant recline at all your seats. No entertainment No TVs flight attendants didn't provide even a glass of water. You have to go to back of the airplane and ask for one. I am Colombian and I remember seeing the flight attendants very neat, elegants which is or was a staple of Avianca.it was one with tennis shoes, no male up, the hair was messy... that was really odd.

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