Santiago de Chile: €1,478 Lufthansa and LATAM Business Class from Amsterdam and Budapest

Star Alliance member Lufthansa teams up with South American aviation giant LATAM to bring you discounted business class tickets from Amsterdam and Budapest to Santiago de Chile. With two stops each way (one in Europe, one in South America), you can buy tickets for as little as HUF 572,500 (~€1,457) from Hungary or €1,572 from the Netherlands.

Finding available flight dates is a little more tricky than usual, since real life availabilities are much lower than Lufthansa’s best price search or similar tools suggest. We have been able to verify the following fares:

• January 26 until February 10 for 1,543 €
• February 2 until February 24 for 1,543 €
• February 20 until March 2 for 1,543 €
• March 5 until March 16 for 1,543 €
• April 2 until April 14 for 1,479 €
• April 9 until 21 for 1,485 €
• April 19 until 28 for 1,485 €
• June 5 until June 22 for 1,478 €

You can use our Go2 tool to check out prices on Lufthansa’s website. You can find discounted flights from January through June 2024:

There are plenty of possible routings and business class products on your way from Europe to Chile:

• via Bogota:
  • Frankfurt – Bogota in Lufthansa’s Business Class (Airbus A340-600, lie-flat)
  • Bogota – Santiago in LATAM’s Business Class (Boeing 787, lie-flat)
• via Rio de Janeiro:
  • Munich – Rio in Lufthansa’s Business Class (Airbus A350, lie-flat)
  • Rio – Santiago in LATAM’s Premium Economy (Airbus A320, empty middle seat)
• via Punta Cana:
  • Frankfurt – Punta Cana in Eurowings Discover’s Business Class (Airbus A330, lie-flat)
  • Punta Cana – Santiago in LATAM’s Business Class (Boeing 787, lie-flat)
• via Buenos Aires:
  • Frankfurt – Buenos Aires in Lufthansa’s Business Class (Boeing 747, lie-flat)
  • Buenos Aires – Santiago in LATAM’s Premium Economy (Airbus A320, empty middle seat)

There are even more options, for example with a stop in São Paulo.

Search & Book

According to the fare rules, tickets are on sale without an expiration – but we expect to sell them out rather sooner than later. A minimum stay of five days or one night from Saturday to Sunday applies if you want to get the lowest fare. You can find the cheap tickets in the first six months of 2024.

Sadly, finding this fare is rather difficult, as Google Flights incorrectly previews fantastic availability. We recommend using Lufthansa’s best price search tool to find suiting flight dates. It comes with the added bonus of being able to book directly on the airline’s website, which we recommend doing anyway for business class tickets.

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Why is booking with an airline better than with an online travel agency?

More often than not, online travel agencies offer lower fares than airlines do. We still recommend booking with the airlines directly. There are two main reasons for that:

Better Customer Service
In case any problems like delays, cancellations or missed connections arise, you can communicate directly with the airline. The airline has to take care of you because you have a contract with them.

If a travel agency issues your ticket, you may have to reach out to them first. You also depend on your OTA to forward information like flight changes instead of receiving them directly from the airline. In many cases, you may get a prime exhibition of responsibility shifting rather than problem-solving.

This especially applies to premium tickets. You don’t want to spend more than €1,000 to wind up with some budget OTA’s telephone hotline in case anything goes wrong.

Baggage and Other Fees
Economy fares not including hold luggage are industry standard by now. In most cases, travel agencies charge much higher baggage fees than the airlines themselves. If bags are not included in your fare, airlines are often the cheaper alternative.

This also applies to other things like food services, insurances or priority treatment. In almost all cases, you pay less for additional amenities when booking on the airlines’ website.

Mileage

Lufthansa segments are booking class P. Segments operated by LATAM are booking class D (business class) or W (premium economy).

You can earn the following miles for a trip via Bogota on the outbound and Rio de Janeiro on the inbound like the one in our screenshot:

Since possible routings and operating carriers differ remarkably, you might want to use our mileage calculator to preview your personal itinerary.

Destination

Hotel prices in Santiago de Chile usually start at roughly €35, depending on the hotel category. Whichever category and hotel you opt for, make sure to get the best price! Our recommendation is to search on booking.com, or even on our own Travel-Dealz hotel search:

Information & Tips for Santiago de Chile

Santiago de Chile is the capital and most important economic center of Chile. With its 5.6 million inhabitants, the city is also a key cultural center which attracts numerous tourists thanks to its location near both the coast and the Andes Mountains.

From the Airport to the City Center

Two different airport busses, CentroPuerto and TurBus, run from the airport to the city. The fare is about 3€ per person and the journey takes about 30 to 50 minutes depending on traffic conditions. Credit cards are accepted when buying a ticket at the airport counter.

Unfortunately, none of the two buses take you directly into the city centre. The buses from CentroPuerto go to the “Los Héroes” station, from there you can walk to the central Plaza de Armas in about 20 minutes and a transfer to the metro is also possible quite easily. A taxi is a bit faster and costs approximately 20€.

Best Time to Travel

The best weather conditions for sightseeing and other touristic activities are in spring between September and November and in autumn between March and May. Temperatures during these months are moderate and rainfall is low.

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