Finding a cheap flight to Buenos Aires is like going to a casino. You gamble. Maybe wait a little bit more and before you know you lost the “cheapest” fare. I give you some tips to find a cheap flight to Buenos Aires.

Read also: how to book a domestic flight in Argentina? Tips and tricks.

Flying from Europe to Buenos Aires takes you at least around 13 hours, one way. Consider this fact then a return flight for €700 is cheap. But there is more. Sometimes you find very cheap fares. A return ticket in March or June can drop to €575 but this is not common. The prices for flying from the USA are almost the same.

What is a good price?

If you find a direct flight to Buenos Aires for €700 or lower. Book it.

When you search on Google flights you will find easily return tickets lower than €700. But these tickets are often with a long layover, no checked baggage or multiple stops. So before arriving at Buenos Aires, it can take up to 24 hours or longer than the 13 hours. For a long flight like this, we take in this article comfort as one of the criteria.

Like we said before. Every return ticket (without any stop-over) lower than €700 is cheap. So don’t hesitate and buy it directly. This fares mostly include one hand baggage and one (23kg) checked baggage.

Fly cheap to Buenos Aires with a low-cost airline

Since the start of 2018 low-cost airlines such as LEVEL entered the international flight business in Argentina. A one-way ticket starts from €293. Keep in mind that this is a fare without any checked baggage. You pay extra for every service, even meal and drinks on board. Unless you can survive a 13-hour flight without hydratation 🙂

The best moment to buy your flight to Buenos Aires

At least four months before arrival. A good tip. Go to Google Flights and turn on price notifications. You will get an mail with every price change.

There’s a trick!

Make a stop-over in Brasil. Just for a couple of hours but you can save up to €200 for a return ticket. The only bad thing, you need to check out your baggage, pass the passport control and check it again in at the stop-over airport. This can take a couple of hours. But you save money 🙂

Leave Argentina via Brasil: the cheapest way

Buenos Aires has one of the highest airport taxes. And that’s why buying a ticket starting from Buenos Aires is more expensive. These days, since the rise of low-cost airlines in Argentina, it’s almost the same price as if you book departing from Europe. But when you fly with a premium airline such as Lufthansa, Air Europa, British Airways,… it will cost you always more if you depart from Buenos Aires.

A good tip. Start your flight from Brasil. For example Foz Iguazu. Of course, you need to book a ticket to Iguazu. But here’s the trick! Fly from Buenos Aires to the Argentinian airport Iguazu. Take then a taxi to the Brasilian side (takes you 38min and €30) and fly from there to any destination. Search it out on any booking service and start to calculate.

And if you can, stay over for one night and visit the waterfalls 😉

Cheap flight to Buenos Aires
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My roots in Buenos Aires started as a tourist. After some great adventures in Argentina, I moved in 2017 to the metropolitan city of Buenos Aires. I felt a need for correct and honest information for tourists. That's why I love to write to you. Sharing my discoveries in Buenos Aires. I hope you enjoy the city as much as I do! Buenos Aires ❤️

6 Comments

  1. I will be traveling TO Buenos Aires from the USA next March. Does the high flight tax just apply to outgoing flights?. I will be leaving there by ship. What US city offers best fares to Argentina?

    • Hi Jim, in my experience the flight from NYC was cheaper for me. But it all depends on the availability of the airline. I suggest putting tracking on with Google flights from different cities. Leaving from Argentina (departure ticket) is more expensive. But if you book one way from the USA it will be ok.

  2. What are the blue dollar rules in Argentina these days? Will a VISA debit or credit card exchange at the blue dollar or official rate?

    • Hi Lyle, use a CREDIT card. Not debit. The blue rate is around 380 ARS for 1 USD. 🙂

  3. Hello,
    Thanks for the information in your website.
    Next month I will visit Argentina. What is the best way to buy (cheap) domestic flights? Try local travel agencies in Argentina?

    • Hi Augusto, probably prices will increase when closer to the departure date. You can try local agencies but maybe they charge you at the dollar rate. I’m not really familiar with that. I always book my flights online and often I have a pretty good rate.

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