Arajet recently announced they are going to start flying from Toronto with a nonstop flight to Santo Domingo (SDQ), Dominican Republic four times a week beginning in late October. This is their first route from Canada.
Arajet is based out of the Dominican Republic with connecting flights to Aruba, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Curacao, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Jamaica, Mexico, Peru, and Saint Maarten.
They have plans to expand their network to about 12 more countries.
One thing that's interesting about Arajet is that they charge quite a bit less for checked bags ($65 CAD roundtrip) than for carry-on ($105 CAD roundtrip).
Arajet's prices to the Dominican Republic are, thus far, nothing special.
But they've just loaded some pretty amazing prices to Sao Paulo, Brazil ($420 CAD roundtrip with a checked bag). Dates are limited. Note that as of this October Canadians require a tourist visa to visit Brazil.
And there's some more than decent prices to Colombia (Medellin and Cartagena). ~$450 CAD roundtrip with a checked bag. Quite a few dates are available.
Cheap flights with short layovers can be tough to come by for Medellin and Cartagena. Air Transat has nonstop flights to CTG (currently $700-$800 roundtrip for winter travel).
Update @ 11:30 PM EST - Brazil dates are gone (significantly higher in both directions). And all the Colombia-Toronto legs have gone up in price.
Availability for travel
Late October, November, December 2023
January, February, March 2024
How to find and book this deal
NOTE: Arajet's website only displays prices in $USD.
The prices below are the cheapest I've seen, after adding $50 USD for a roundtrip checked bag.
1. Go to the Arajet website.
2. Put a checkmark beside 'Show calendar'
2. Search for a flight from Toronto to one of the following destinations...
Sao Paulo, Brazil - $160 there, $111 back
Roughly $420 CAD roundtrip with checked luggage.
Oct 31 to Nov 8, 22
Nov 7 to Nov 22 or Dec 6
Dec 12 to Jan 5
Jan 9 to Jan 31
Mar 12 to Mar 20
Cartagena, Colombia - $138 there, $160 back
Roughly $456 CAD roundtrip with checked luggage.
Nov 7, 21, 28 to Nov 22, 29
most Dec, Jan, Feb, and Mar dates
Medellin, Colombia - $118 there, $168 back
Roughly $440 CAD roundtrip with checked luggage.
Some in Nov, Dec
All Jan through Mar dates
Kingston, Jamaica - $79 there, $149 back
Roughly $364 CAD roundtrip with checked luggage.
Most dates.
You can also try open-jaw flights, such as Toronto to Medellin and then Cartagena to Toronto
1. Start with a Multi-City search on Kayak like this one:
Toronto (YYZ) to Medellin (MDE)
Cartagena (CTG) to Toronto (YYZ)
2. Try the same dates you've seen on the Arajet calendar.
screenshot from Arajet
