Help finding cheap flight to Peru
Help finding cheap flight to Peru
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The Leaper

5,729 posts

237 months

Tuesday 5th February 2013
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I'm sure that KLM have a flight from Amsterdam to Lima. it refuels at Aruba on the way. I used it in 2001. The KLM connecting flights to/from Heathrow were free!

R.

SimonMaidenhead

2,655 posts

234 months

Tuesday 5th February 2013
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^This^

What they didn't bother telling me when I booked mine though is you can also stop in Aruba for as long as you like with no additional charge. So make a beach holiday out of it on the way back smile

The Leaper

5,729 posts

237 months

Tuesday 5th February 2013
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In fact, I used the KLM flight for a holiday in Aruba. One of the better Carribean places to stay at I reckon (provided your hotel is in the low rise, not high rise, area).

Maybe 6 or so passengers did the same; not many from a fully booked Jumbo!

R.

The Leaper

5,729 posts

237 months

Tuesday 5th February 2013
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Opara,

Based on my experience, I can recommened the Baccuti Beach resort in Aruba. I know it's developed a bit since I was there but a friend has been more recently and really liked it. It's in the low rise "European" part of Aruba, a couple of miles south of the high rise "USA" part which is full of large hotels of the Westin/Marriot etc variety...and their holiday-making guests, of course!

Can also recommend Madam Janette's restaurant as a good place for a super alfreesco meal.

R.

anonymous-user

85 months

Tuesday 5th February 2013
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http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/open-jaw-flights-l...

That any good for you, just need a cheap flight to Madrid!

davepoth

29,395 posts

230 months

Tuesday 5th February 2013
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Continental was cheapest when I went six years ago to a friend's wedding, but it was a complete fking ballache. Bristol - Schipol, five hour layover in Schipol, Schipol to Newark, 23 hour(!) layover in Newark, Newark to Lima.

On the way back, 11 hour layover in Newark and then a direct flight to Bristol (doesn't go any more so it would now be another layover in Schipol).


K77 CTR

1,663 posts

213 months

Tuesday 5th February 2013
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When I went about 12 years ago we went with Iberia via Madrid and had a city break in Madrid on the way home

ollie j

273 posts

192 months

Wednesday 6th February 2013
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Opara,

Use skyscanner.

In the input fields, set as uk (any) and Peru (any).

I did some mock dates as you mentioned you want to go in the next 2 months.

Found a return from LHR for £516 or LGW for £613.

All the flights around this price point go via Madrid with Iberia.

Would always be the route I would suggest for Peru or Bolivia. Hope this helps.

As a student, I find £1100 for a flight to South America (KLM as suggested above) obscenely expensive. Long-haul flights with stopovers to exotic places*, I would budget 500-650 max. When it goes above that, I question why or if there is a cheaper alternative.

(no smart arses saying what about Australia or NZ...)

Hope this helps a bit.