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 Argentina, 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 11 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). $366 to $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 - Cheap ones from Toronto to Sao Paulo, Brazil come up every now and again on very select dates. See below.
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' before searching.
2. Search for a flight from Toronto to one of the following destinations...
Sao Paulo, Brazil - $160 there, $121 back
Roughly $436 CAD roundtrip with checked luggage.
Nov 7 to Nov 17, 22, Dec 6, 13
Nov 14 to Nov 22, Dec 6, 13
Jan 30 to Feb 7
Sao Paulo, Brazil - $192 there, $121 back
Roughly $478 CAD roundtrip with checked luggage.
Jan 23 to to Feb 2 or 7 - this one can only be found here for $421 CAD roundtrip before luggage.
Medellin, Colombia - $118 there, $100 back
Roughly $366 CAD roundtrip with checked luggage.
** sold out **
Medellin, Colombia - $180 there, $100 back
Roughly $435 CAD roundtrip with checked luggage.
** sold out **
Cartagena, Colombia - $181 there, $130 back
Roughly $482 CAD roundtrip with checked luggage.
Nov 21 to Dec 6 - this one can only be found on Skyscanner for $403 CAD roundtrip before luggage.
Kingston, Jamaica - $79 there, $149 back
Roughly $364 CAD roundtrip with checked luggage.
** sold out **
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
