Billet aller simple pour l'Amérique du Sud
by Lénou34
This discussion is in French, the community’s main language.
Original post
Bonjour à tous
je projette un voyage de 2/3 mois au Pérou , Bolivie et Equateur .
J'aimerai partir avec seulement le billet aller , cela pose-t-il des problèmes ?
Peut-on obtenir les visas aux frontières sans billet retour ?
Si vous pouvez me renseigner , merci d'avance
voyageusement
Hélène
LN
Hélène... pourquoi faire simple quand on peut faire compliqué.
Un billet aller simple coûte souvent presque aussi cher qu'un aller/retour.
Avec un billet simple vous risquez un refus d'embarquement par la compagnie si vous ne justifiez pas d'un billet de sortie (avion ou bus) du pays vers lequel vous vous dirigez.
Au moment de payer votre billet retour sachez que les prix sont généralement plus élevés dans le sens Amérique -> France.
Si vous pensez voyager deux ou trois mois au Pérou, en Bolivie et en Equateur... prenez un aller/retour avec avec une date de retour 3 ou 4 mois plus tard et quand vous décidez de rentrer en France... allez vers l'agence de la compagnie aérienne pour modifier la date de retour... ce sera plus simple. Vous aurez bien sûr des frais... entre 100 et 150 € pour le changement de date de retour.... et éventuellement un réajustement du prix du vol retour... surtout si celui-ci se fait pendant une période d'affluence... à vous de choisir les bonnes dates.
On ne voyage pas pour chercher son destin mais pour fuir l’endroit d’où on est parti. (Miguel de Unamuno)
L'homme est un dieu quand il rêve, et un mendiant quand il réfléchit (Friedrich Holderlin)
Bonjour,
Oui effectivement je ne peux que vivement conseiller le billet de retour car pas plus tard qu'hier une connaissance n'a pas pu prendre son avion direction l'Argentine car elle n'avait pas de billet retour :/
bonsoir à tous
merci pour ces conseils qui me semblent judicieux ! Je vais surement prendre un aller sur Santa Cruz en Bolivie et un retour de Quito ! Par contre , pour les billets, si on les prend sur internet à moindre coût , ils ne sont peut être pas modifiables ! A voir
bonne soirée et encore merci
Hélène
merci pour ces conseils qui me semblent judicieux ! Je vais surement prendre un aller sur Santa Cruz en Bolivie et un retour de Quito ! Par contre , pour les billets, si on les prend sur internet à moindre coût , ils ne sont peut être pas modifiables ! A voir
bonne soirée et encore merci
Hélène
LN
En général même les billets en classe économique sont modifiables.
Au moment de faire la réservation sur le site de la compagnie, regardez les conditions de ventes. Un astérisque ou une mention quelconque vous permettra de cliquer et de voir une fenêtre apparaître avec ces conditions... c'est obligatoire.
Santa Cruz - Quito c'est une bonne option pour visiter les trois pays... le seul problème c'est que les vols à destination de Santa Cruz ne sont pas très fréquents et il va falloir en général passer par LAN et TAM avec escale à São Paulo. Un billet avec arrivée à Buenos Aires et retour de Quito par exemple est de 300 à 400 € moins cher... mais faut avoir envie d'atterrir en Argentine pour rejoindre ensuite le sud de la Bolivie.
Santa Cruz - Quito c'est une bonne option pour visiter les trois pays... le seul problème c'est que les vols à destination de Santa Cruz ne sont pas très fréquents et il va falloir en général passer par LAN et TAM avec escale à São Paulo. Un billet avec arrivée à Buenos Aires et retour de Quito par exemple est de 300 à 400 € moins cher... mais faut avoir envie d'atterrir en Argentine pour rejoindre ensuite le sud de la Bolivie.
On ne voyage pas pour chercher son destin mais pour fuir l’endroit d’où on est parti. (Miguel de Unamuno)
L'homme est un dieu quand il rêve, et un mendiant quand il réfléchit (Friedrich Holderlin)
Bonsoir América
tout d'abord merci pour tes gentils conseils , tu m'as l'air d'etre bien informé sur la question ! Ta suggestion est interressante car je connais la patagonie mais pas le nord de l'argentine . Est-il facile de rejoindre la bolivie depuis Buenos Aire ? Cela me permettrait peut etre de voir les chutes d'Iguasu qui sont parait-il , superbes . bonne soirée cordialement Hélène
tout d'abord merci pour tes gentils conseils , tu m'as l'air d'etre bien informé sur la question ! Ta suggestion est interressante car je connais la patagonie mais pas le nord de l'argentine . Est-il facile de rejoindre la bolivie depuis Buenos Aire ? Cela me permettrait peut etre de voir les chutes d'Iguasu qui sont parait-il , superbes . bonne soirée cordialement Hélène
LN
Pas de problème pour rejoindre la Bolivie depuis Buenos Aires puisque des bus et des avions permettent de rejoindre Salta très facilement. A partir de Salta on peut faire de belles excursions pour découvrir le Nord Ouest Argentin (beaucoup de membres de ce forum adorent cette région 😉)... et de Salta il y a des bus fréquents pour rejoindre la frontière bolivienne (Villazón) et se rendre à Tupiza que beaucoup de monde conseille de découvrir.
Ensuite, de Tupiza des bus et le train (certains jours) permettent de rejoindre Uyuni.
Si tu comptes voir les chutes d'Iguazu c'est un peu plus long mais faisable sans trop de difficultés non plus. De Buenos Aires à Iguazu les bus et les avions sont nombreux... et d'Iguazu on rejoint Salta avec un changement de bus à Resistencia. Cela fait un peu plus de kilomètres mais c'est inévitable en Argentine. Tu pourrais rejoindre la Bolivie en passant par le Paraguay mais c'est plus long et cela n'a pas autant d'intérêt que la région de Salta.
Si tu comptes voir les chutes d'Iguazu c'est un peu plus long mais faisable sans trop de difficultés non plus. De Buenos Aires à Iguazu les bus et les avions sont nombreux... et d'Iguazu on rejoint Salta avec un changement de bus à Resistencia. Cela fait un peu plus de kilomètres mais c'est inévitable en Argentine. Tu pourrais rejoindre la Bolivie en passant par le Paraguay mais c'est plus long et cela n'a pas autant d'intérêt que la région de Salta.
On ne voyage pas pour chercher son destin mais pour fuir l’endroit d’où on est parti. (Miguel de Unamuno)
L'homme est un dieu quand il rêve, et un mendiant quand il réfléchit (Friedrich Holderlin)
Oui, tu as besoin d'un billet retour pour des questions d'immigration!
En septembre, je suis venue à Quito avec Iberia et l'hôtesse a vérifié mon passeport, sa date de validité, les conditions d'entrées en Equateur pour ma nationalité (française).
Attention avec IBeria!!!! J'ai initialement pris un billet avec une date retour au 28 novembre souhaitant le modifier pour rentrer un an plus tard. Avant de prendre mon billet, je les avais appelé pour être certaine que je pourrais le faire en ne payant que 120€ (mentionné sur le site internet) ainsi qu'éventuellement un supplément s'il n'y a plus de billets disponibles dans mes prix (surclassement).
Sauf qu'au moment de modifier le billet (par téléphone uniquement, très pratique quand tu es à l'étranger), on m'a dit que comme je voyageais plus de trois mois je devais payer une pénalité (environ 500€). Cette condition n'est mentionnée nulle part sur leur site internet, ne se justifie aucunement (je repars d'un autre pays que mon pays d'arrivée donc pas de problème d'immigration), et ne m'a évidemment pas été précisée quand j'avais appelé avant d'acheter mon billet.
Après une dizaine d'emails échangés avec le service client et plusieurs coups de téléphonés passés par ma sœur en Belgique, on est soudain tombé sur un nouveau qui nous a dit que tous les changements étaient gratuits et a modifié mon billet totalement gratuitement. Elle a rappelé ensuite pour s'assurer que ce n'était pas une farce et la modification est bien valide.
En bref, si tu veux passer par Iberia (qui sont, il faut bien l'avouer, les moins chers), renseigne-toi par email, pour avoir une trace écrite. A la moindre ambiguïté, demande plus de précisions. Ce qu'ils ont voulu me faire payer est totalement illégal puisque non précisé (ni sur mon billet d'avion, ni sur leur site internet). Cependant, cela n'a pas l'air de les gêner.
Je ne sais pas si c'est la citation des articles de loi ou une erreur humaine qui les a fait changer de comportement, mais ils sont un peu durs de la feuille (et aucune agence physique en Belgique pour aller faire un scandale).
"Ils ne savaient pas que c'était impossible, alors ils l'ont fait" (Mark Twain)
Mon blog à propos de simplicité volontaire et de voyage:
Berlin-Cracovie (sept 2013); Thaïlande (juil 2014); Equateur (sept 2014-déc 2014) - Pérou (déc 2014- en cours).
http://deuxpasdecote.wordpress.com/
Bonsoir,
Après avoir lu votre réponse je me suis penchée sur quelques points en premier lieu vous dites avoir échangée des emails avec le service client de Iberia je trouve bizarre parce qu'ils ne répondent uniquement que par téléphone, normalement se sont les voyagistes qui font se genre de procédures, d'autre part, les conditions de transport sont affichées dans votre gestion de réservation ou s'est expliqué que vous avez un séjour maximum de 3 mois au delà des 3 mois pour une quelconque modification vous avez un changement de tarif donc une différence de prix de billet en plus des pénalités. Vous vos imaginez si Iberia fait cela illégalement les procès au tribunaux et les amendes que cette compagnie pourrait avoir? D'autre part tout est fait selon les normes iata, se sont les mêmes normes pour toutes les compagnies aériennes, Iberia c'est pas comme si vous appeliez un opérateur mobile, sont obligés de suivre les lois de l'aviation donc si ils vous ont changé votre billet gratuitement c est certaine du au fait que vous deviez avoir un changement involontaire qui donne la possibilité de positionner le passager sur d autres horaires plus intéressant si toutefois il est pas d'accord avec les nouveaux horaires imposés par la compagnie aérienne et cela selon les droits des passagers. C'est pas parce que vous tombez sur un nouveau qu'il s'est pas ce qu'il fait les agents doivent avoir des études pour exercer se métier. Certainement que vous avez acheté votre billet chez un voyagiste qui ne vous a pas informée de vos conditions contractuelles ou alors vous avez pas bien lu sur le site de Iberia et je parle en connaissance de cause. Prenez garde a Iberia je ne pense pas que cela soit de cette façon parce que dans ce que vous dites il y a des informations contradictoires.
Et non!
J'ai pris mon billet moi-même avec leur site internet après les avoir contacté par téléphone. Je ne suis donc pas passée par un voyagiste.
Les échanges que j'ai eu avec le service client Iberia se sont fait par messages facebook après que j'ai décrit ma situation sur leur page publique (j'ai écrit email pour simplifier).
Dans ma gestion de réservation, il n'est pas écrit que je ne peux faire qu'un séjour de trois mois. Il n'y a d'ailleurs pas grand chose.
Le seul texte "précisant" les conditions d'Iberia est celui-ci:
Si le tarif choisi autorise des changements, ceux-ci doivent se faire dans la même classe que la réservation initiale.S'il n'y a plus de disponibilité de sièges dans cette classe, le changement devra se faire vers le tarif supérieur, ceci impliquera le paiement de la différence de tarif plus les frais de gestion correspondante.Sachez que certains tarifs peuvent avoir des restrictions quant au séjour minimum sur place, séjour maximum, réservation anticipée de siège ou période de vol
Et où sont donc précisées ces restrictions? Si ce n'est ni sur mon billet, ni dans l'email de confirmation, ni dans la gestion des réservation, ce n'est pas précisé. Il n'y a pas eu de changement involontaire mais au contraire, il était bien voulu! Ces précisions vous contentent-elles?
Si le tarif choisi autorise des changements, ceux-ci doivent se faire dans la même classe que la réservation initiale.S'il n'y a plus de disponibilité de sièges dans cette classe, le changement devra se faire vers le tarif supérieur, ceci impliquera le paiement de la différence de tarif plus les frais de gestion correspondante.Sachez que certains tarifs peuvent avoir des restrictions quant au séjour minimum sur place, séjour maximum, réservation anticipée de siège ou période de vol
Et où sont donc précisées ces restrictions? Si ce n'est ni sur mon billet, ni dans l'email de confirmation, ni dans la gestion des réservation, ce n'est pas précisé. Il n'y a pas eu de changement involontaire mais au contraire, il était bien voulu! Ces précisions vous contentent-elles?
"Ils ne savaient pas que c'était impossible, alors ils l'ont fait" (Mark Twain)
Mon blog à propos de simplicité volontaire et de voyage:
Berlin-Cracovie (sept 2013); Thaïlande (juil 2014); Equateur (sept 2014-déc 2014) - Pérou (déc 2014- en cours).
http://deuxpasdecote.wordpress.com/
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As a French national, I need to obtain a short-stay visa that can be converted to a long-stay one. To do this, I have to send the required documents to the Madagascar embassy in Paris.
No issues with that procedure so far.
If I get this visa, once I arrive in Madagascar, I’ll need to provide the same documents to the Ministry of the Interior in Anosy. I’m trying to find an email address or website for the Ministry to check which documents I need to submit (I think they ask for additional ones).
If you have any info on this, I’d appreciate your replies.
Best regards,
M. Buisson Eric
Hi there,
I’d like to know if anyone has already applied for a private visa to Russia with an invitation from a Russian resident. I traveled earlier this year with an e-visa, but since I want to stay longer, I’ll be visiting my friend who lives in eastern Russia. For the visa application, does the invitation need to be on an official paper form issued by the Russian ministry? And most importantly, do I need to present the original for the application, or is there an electronic version that can be sent directly to the consulate in France? Thanks for any info if you’ve gone through this process before!
Best regards,
Gilles
I’d like to know if anyone has already applied for a private visa to Russia with an invitation from a Russian resident. I traveled earlier this year with an e-visa, but since I want to stay longer, I’ll be visiting my friend who lives in eastern Russia. For the visa application, does the invitation need to be on an official paper form issued by the Russian ministry? And most importantly, do I need to present the original for the application, or is there an electronic version that can be sent directly to the consulate in France? Thanks for any info if you’ve gone through this process before!
Best regards,
Gilles
I filled out the B2 form to apply for a visa, created an account on Atvis to pay the visa fees and schedule a meet-up, but every time I try to pay with my Boursobank Visa 1st card, they refuse the payment with a message telling me to check my details (address), even though everything is correct. Does anyone know why this is happening, or maybe they don’t accept Visa cards? Are you aware of this?
Thanks for your feedback!
Elisabeth
Hi,
There are rumors going around about the ETA: it must absolutely be on your smartphone in the "ETA" app.
Paper documents might not be accepted. Is this real or just a hoax? Thanks, I’m leaving in 3 weeks. My passport is good to go and my ETA is still valid for a year, but I only printed the email I received. Thanks everyone.
There are rumors going around about the ETA: it must absolutely be on your smartphone in the "ETA" app.
Paper documents might not be accepted. Is this real or just a hoax? Thanks, I’m leaving in 3 weeks. My passport is good to go and my ETA is still valid for a year, but I only printed the email I received. Thanks everyone.
Hi there,
We need to apply for a B2 visa because we visited Iran in 2018. It currently costs $185, but they’re planning an additional $250 fee per person for the same visa—it’s been approved but not yet implemented. Does anyone know when this fee will take effect?
Thanks in advance!
Elisabeth
Hi there,
In November, we're heading off on a 4-month trip. We'll be landing in China and plan to leave the country via a land border into Vietnam.
I’ve read that China may ask for proof of exit within 30 days (flight ticket or other reservation). Since we’d be leaving by land, I’m wondering how this works in practice.
Has anyone here been in this situation recently?
Did the airline ask for an exit ticket before boarding? Did Chinese authorities require proof upon arrival? Is a train/bus ticket to Vietnam sufficient? Is a cancelable or flexible reservation accepted?
Thanks for sharing your experiences! 😊
Did the airline ask for an exit ticket before boarding? Did Chinese authorities require proof upon arrival? Is a train/bus ticket to Vietnam sufficient? Is a cancelable or flexible reservation accepted?
Thanks for sharing your experiences! 😊
Hi there,
Just a question that’s probably been asked before (though usually the other way around for my situation :))
My wife and I are heading to the US.
On her ticket, it only has her maiden name (e.g., Martine DUPOND).
On her passport, it’s written as Martine DUPOND épouse AVRY.
No issues for travel, I hope I did the right thing with the ticket?
Then for the ESTA, is just Martine DUPOND enough, or do I need to include the "épouse AVRY" part like on the passport?
Thanks in advance!
Hi there,
I’m spending a few days in San Pedro de Atacama (Chile) and would like to cross the Argentine border to make a loop toward Salta and then return to Chile to drop off the rental car.
I’ve heard that crossing the border can be tricky!
Is it possible with a rental company’s authorization? Which company, and at what cost?
Thanks for sharing your experiences!
Best regards,
Arnale
Hi everyone,
I saw on the French Embassy in Peru’s website and the Peruvian Consulate in Paris’s site that the rule is to have a passport valid for 6 months *after the arrival date* (not the return date).
I arrive in Peru on August 13, 2019 (for about twelve days), and my passport is valid until February 16, 2020.
That’s 6 months and 3 days after my arrival date in Peru. In my opinion, I’m good to go.
But could I still be denied entry if they say I don’t cover the return date or that I’m too close to the 6-month mark?
Thanks for your feedback.
I saw on the French Embassy in Peru’s website and the Peruvian Consulate in Paris’s site that the rule is to have a passport valid for 6 months *after the arrival date* (not the return date).
I arrive in Peru on August 13, 2019 (for about twelve days), and my passport is valid until February 16, 2020.
That’s 6 months and 3 days after my arrival date in Peru. In my opinion, I’m good to go.
But could I still be denied entry if they say I don’t cover the return date or that I’m too close to the 6-month mark?
Thanks for your feedback.
Hi there,
I read on the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs website that it’s possible to apply for a temporary driving permit in China, valid for 1 month. I’m planning to rent a car (without a driver) to explore part of the country next August, so I was wondering:
Has anyone here already gone through this process upon arrival? How long do the formalities take on the spot? Is it possible to handle these steps in advance, before arriving in China?
Thanks in advance for your replies.
I read on the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs website that it’s possible to apply for a temporary driving permit in China, valid for 1 month. I’m planning to rent a car (without a driver) to explore part of the country next August, so I was wondering:
Has anyone here already gone through this process upon arrival? How long do the formalities take on the spot? Is it possible to handle these steps in advance, before arriving in China?
Thanks in advance for your replies.
Hi
Has anyone been to Rwanda recently and gotten a 3-month visa on arrival easily?
Thanks
Hi there,
My departure is slowly approaching, and now that I’ve got my Russian visa sorted, I’m fine-tuning the rest of my trip to Tajikistan. Since the Tajik visa is no longer required for stays under 30 days (for French nationals), I’ll need to visit the Ministry of Interior (OVIR) to register within 10 days of entering the country. No big deal, though, since I had to go there anyway to apply for my GBAO permit. 😉 However, I’ve *seen* several reports from travelers (mostly motorized) mentioning that you need an entry permit for Kyrgyzstan, which has to be arranged in advance at the Kyrgyz Ministry (consulate?) in Dushanbe. Otherwise, you’re *stuck* at the Kyzyl-Art border (with no Wi-Fi, of course, to try and sort it out). The most recent report was from a year ago, so I’d love to know if this is still the case and if it’s indeed at the Kyrgyz Ministry (consulate?) where you need to go for this pre-authorization.
Does anyone have any recent info on this?
Thanks in advance!