The cheapest order to fly Lima, Cusco and Santiago from New York
There are 6 ways to fly these cities. They do not cost the same. The cheapest works out at about $895 a person and the most expensive at $1,082, a difference of $187 for visiting exactly the same places.
Fly them in this order
New York → Lima → Cusco → Santiago → New York
About $895 per person in flights, based on fares recently seen on these routes.
Every order, priced
- New York → Lima → Cusco → Santiago → New York$895cheapest order
- New York → Santiago → Cusco → Lima → New York$1,008$113 more per person
- New York → Cusco → Lima → Santiago → New York$1,044$149 more per person
- New York → Lima → Santiago → Cusco → New York$1,066$171 more per person
- New York → Santiago → Lima → Cusco → New York$1,077$182 more per person
- New York → Cusco → Santiago → Lima → New York$1,082$187 more per person
Why Lima first
- New York to Lima$314
- Lima to Cusco$55
- Cusco to Santiago$140
- Santiago to New York$386
- Out of New York, Lima is the cheapest first stop at about $314. Cusco would be $470.
- Going home, the cheapest flight leaves from Lima at about $350, but the cheapest order ends in Santiago at $386 because the rest of the route is cheaper that way.
- Santiago to Lima is about $122, but the other way round is $146. Same two cities, $24 apart on direction alone.
- The dearest order pays $470 for New York to Cusco, a flight the cheapest order never takes.
- Santiago to New York is 43% of what the cheapest order spends on flights, so it is the leg to watch.
Between the cities
- Lima to Cusco: about 570 km (350 miles) as the crow flies. No train or bus we would suggest instead of flying.
- Cusco to Santiago: about 2,220 km (1380 miles) as the crow flies. No train or bus we would suggest instead of flying.
Entry rules on a US passport
- US passport: visa-free in Peru for tourism. Official source
- US passport: visa-free in Chile for up to 90 days. Official source
Rules change; check the official source for your passport and dates before you book.
How much the order matters here
Getting the order right is worth $187 a person on this trip, 21% of what the cheapest way round costs. Of the 73 trips we price in full, that is number 41 for how much the order matters, about the middle: worth getting right, and worth checking against your own dates.
What these numbers are
Cached one-way fares, 12 of 12 legs priced from real observations, put together on October 29, 2026, from fares departing October 29, 2026 onwards. Right for comparing one order with another, not a quote for your dates.
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