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The cheapest order to fly Rio de Janeiro, Lima and Bogota from Buenos Aires

There are 6 ways to fly these cities. They do not cost the same. The cheapest works out at about US$802 a person and the most expensive at US$1,122, a difference of US$320 for visiting exactly the same places.

Fly them in this order

Buenos Aires → Rio de Janeiro → Bogota → Lima → Buenos Aires

About US$802 per person in flights, based on fares recently seen on these routes.

Every order, priced

  1. Buenos Aires → Rio de Janeiro → Bogota → Lima → Buenos AiresUS$802
    cheapest order
  2. Buenos Aires → Rio de Janeiro → Lima → Bogota → Buenos AiresUS$890
    US$88 more per person
  3. Buenos Aires → Bogota → Lima → Rio de Janeiro → Buenos AiresUS$926
    US$124 more per person
  4. Buenos Aires → Lima → Bogota → Rio de Janeiro → Buenos AiresUS$961
    US$159 more per person
  5. Buenos Aires → Lima → Rio de Janeiro → Bogota → Buenos AiresUS$1,031
    US$229 more per person
  6. Buenos Aires → Bogota → Rio de Janeiro → Lima → Buenos AiresUS$1,122
    US$320 more per person

Why Rio de Janeiro first

  1. Buenos Aires to Rio de JaneiroUS$185
  2. Rio de Janeiro to BogotaUS$239
  3. Bogota to LimaUS$235
  4. Lima to Buenos AiresUS$143
  • Out of Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro is the cheapest first stop at about US$185. Bogota would be US$331.
  • Going home, the cheapest flight leaves from Rio de Janeiro at about US$121, but the cheapest order ends in Lima at US$143 because the rest of the route is cheaper that way.
  • Rio de Janeiro to Bogota is about US$239, but the other way round is US$449. Same two cities, US$210 apart on direction alone.
  • The dearest order pays US$449 for Bogota to Rio de Janeiro, a flight the cheapest order never takes.

Between the cities

  • Rio de Janeiro to Bogota: about 4,550 km (2830 miles) as the crow flies. No train or bus we would suggest instead of flying.
  • Bogota to Lima: about 1,890 km (1170 miles) as the crow flies. No train or bus we would suggest instead of flying.

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How much the order matters here

Getting the order right is worth US$320 a person on this trip, 40% of what the cheapest way round costs. Of the 72 trips we price in full, that is number 17 for how much the order matters, one of the trips where it matters most: flying these cities in the wrong order is an expensive mistake.

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 31, 2026 onwards. Right for comparing one order with another, not a quote for your dates.

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