Route · SCL → LIM
Flights from Santiago to Lima
Connecting South America's two busiest Pacific-facing capitals, the SCL–LIM sector covers roughly 2,463 km and typically clocks in at around three hours and twenty minutes block time, making it a comfortable same-day connection within the continent. LATAM Airlines dominates the route as the regional flag-carrier of choice, operating narrowbody Airbus A320-family equipment, while Sky Airline offers a lower-cost alternative on similar aircraft; American Airlines and United Airlines serve the pairing as part of broader transpacific and North American connecting itineraries, with Korean Air's presence reflecting Seoul–Lima routing via Santiago. One practical note worth flagging: Lima operates on Peru Time (UTC−5), placing it two hours behind Santiago during Chilean standard time and three hours behind during Chilean summer daylight saving, so connection windows can feel tighter than the clock suggests. Fare-wise, mid-year southern-hemisphere winter months tend to yield more competitive pricing, while business-class availability on LATAM is often strongest on shoulder-season weekday departures.
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Cheapest dates to fly
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Airlines on this route
5 carriersThe 5 carriers we currently track on the Santiago–Lima route, from full-service flag carriers to low-cost competitors. Tap any airline for its full profile, baggage… rules, fleet context, and a live fare search pre-filtered to that carrier — useful if you're loyal to a frequent-flyer programme, want to compare onboard product on the same dates, or are weighing a cheaper one-stop against a pricier nonstop.
Flights from Santiago to Lima
Live schedule · powered by AviasalesBelow is the published weekly schedule for nonstop and one-stop services from Santiago to Lima — the actual flight numbers, departure and arrival times your… booking page will pull from. Use it to plan around departure preferences (early morning vs late evening), see which carriers fly on which weekdays, or pick a connection that lets you sleep in your own bed before a long-haul leg. Click any row to load it directly in the search.
Airport guides
Quick links into the airport profiles at both ends of the route. Each guide covers terminal layout, the airlines that base hubs at SCL and… LIM, the other routes those airports serve, and the ground-transit options most travellers wish they'd read about before landing — the practical context you only really need to know once you've booked, but want to skim before you do.