Flying in to South America

[skippers]

Can I fly in to Chile or Argentina without an outgoing ticket because I'm not sure yet which country I want to fly out of to go back to the UK?

[Ginirover]

I guess so..

I've never shown my returnticket when arriving in Chile or Argentina (nobody asked) and the question is not rasied either when you enter the country by bus

[Paul79UF]

I don't think it is a problem.

I flew into Chile and Venezuela with one way tickets.

P.S. If you take a bus into Chile, you don't have to pay the $100 visa fee.
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[xhalmers_860]

Yes, I think it is quite common.
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[JMO1985]

Anyone have any ideas on the best airlines to go for who specialise in flights to South America?

[cuzcoresident]

You're not supposed to be able to fly in without a ticket out. If you do have a problem, it will be in the airport at the ticket counter in the UK when they see you only have a one-way ticket. You can either buy a fully refundable ticket (gonna cost you a couple thousand dollars probably) or you can show them something that looks very much like a ticket, say something printed off of expedia and maybe altered a little bit. Just copy and paste it into Word and change some words to make it look like a purchase...

[Red Tape]

There shouldn't be a problem if the ticket is a single, open jaw ticket...that is something like London-Buenos Aires and then Santiago-London. If you are questioned, you'll likely have to explain how you're going to get to Santiago, and I'm assuming then you will either buy a ticket locally if you're flying or have one already purchased, or perhaps overland.

I'd take Ginirover's assurances, he's been there multiple times.
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