$1,112 Find Cheap Flights from Melbourne to South America

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Cheap Flights from Melbourne to South America

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Bogotá
Bogotá1 stop$2,100
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires1 stop$2,001
Lima
Lima2 stops$1,852
Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo2 stops$2,096
Medellín
Medellín2 stops$2,236
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro1 stop$2,207
Montevideo
Montevideo1 stop$2,227
Quito
Quito2 stops$2,348
Cartagena
Cartagena2 stops$2,532
Cusco
Cusco1 stop$2,165
Guayaquil
Guayaquil2 stops$2,428
Mendoza
Mendoza2 stops$3,445
Bogotá
Bogotá1 stop$2,100
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires1 stop$2,001
Lima
Lima2 stops$1,852
Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo2 stops$2,096
Medellín
Medellín2 stops$2,236
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro1 stop$2,207
Montevideo
Montevideo1 stop$2,227
Quito
Quito2 stops$2,348
Cartagena
Cartagena2 stops$2,532
Cusco
Cusco1 stop$2,165
Guayaquil
Guayaquil2 stops$2,428
Mendoza
Mendoza2 stops$3,445

Book Cheap Melbourne to South America Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Melbourne to South America that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent return flight deals from Melbourne to South America

Tue, 14 Apr - Sun, 24 May
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21:00 - 10:30
MEL
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SCL
27h 30m1 stop
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01:35 - 11:05
SCL
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MEL
19h 30m1 stop
$1,816Multiple Airlines
Wed, 4 Feb - Wed, 11 Feb
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12:00 - 10:40
MEL
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SCL
12h 40mdirect
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01:30 - 09:35
SCL
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MEL
18h 05m1 stop
$1,827Multiple Airlines
Wed, 29 Apr - Thu, 28 May
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12:00 - 11:00
MEL
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SCL
13h 00mdirect
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01:30 - 09:20
SCL
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MEL
17h 50m1 stop
$1,828Multiple Airlines
Wed, 11 Feb - Fri, 20 Feb
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07:25 - 10:00
MEL
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SCL
16h 35m1 stop
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01:30 - 11:15
SCL
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MEL
19h 45m1 stop
$1,837Multiple Airlines
Mon, 27 Apr - Sun, 7 Jun
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09:25 - 14:55
MEL
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SCL
19h 30m1 stop
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01:35 - 12:05
SCL
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MEL
20h 30m1 stop
$1,842Multiple Airlines
Thu, 28 May - Fri, 10 Jul
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12:00 - 10:45
MEL
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SCL
12h 45mdirect
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01:05 - 05:40
SCL
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MEL
14h 35mdirect
$1,845LATAM Airlines
Wed, 11 Mar - Wed, 29 Apr
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07:25 - 14:55
MEL
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SCL
21h 30m2 stops
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01:05 - 05:40
SCL
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MEL
14h 35mdirect
$1,860LATAM Airlines
Wed, 25 Feb - Sun, 8 Mar
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12:00 - 16:50
MEL
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LIM
20h 50m1 stop
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16:20 - 05:25
LIM
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MEL
21h 05m1 stop
$1,892LATAM Airlines
Wed, 25 Feb - Sun, 8 Mar
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12:00 - 00:05
MEL
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LIM
28h 05m1 stop
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08:30 - 05:25
LIM
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MEL
28h 55m1 stop
$1,893LATAM Airlines
Thu, 5 Mar - Fri, 10 Apr
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15:35 - 06:05
MEL
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GRU
52h 30m2 stops
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22:25 - 11:15
GRU
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MEL
47h 50m2 stops
$2,416Cathay Pacific
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Melbourne to South America flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Melbourne to South America to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly, and much more.

What is the cheapest Melbourne to South America flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest ticket to South America from Melbourne found in the last 72 hours was to Santiago, at $1,357 return. The most popular route is from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Santiago (SCL), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $1,357.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Melbourne to South America?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Melbourne to South America, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Melbourne to South America is March, when tickets cost $1,704 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and January, when the average cost of return tickets is $3,251 and $2,733 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Melbourne to South America?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Melbourne to South America clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to South America on a Thursday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Wednesday is the most expensive day to fly from Melbourne to South America. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Tuesday and avoiding Fridays for the best deals.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Melbourne to South America?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Melbourne to South America, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below-average price on a flight from Melbourne to South America, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 27% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 4 weeks before departure.

FAQs - booking South America flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Melbourne to South America?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Melbourne to South America.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Melbourne to South America?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Melbourne to South America is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Melbourne to South America?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly from Melbourne to South America with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Melbourne to South America?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying from Melbourne to South America up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to South America?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to South America is generally in the morning, when retur flights cost $2,765 on average. Morning departures are around 10% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to South America is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $3,066.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from Melbourne to South America

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Melbourne to South America? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.1
Fiji AirwaysOverall score based on 210 reviews
8.2Boarding
7.5Entertainment
8.5Crew
8.0Comfort
7.5Food
Airline reviews

The airline is ok, but it needs to improve it schedules.

6.0 GoodHon, Oct 2025
NAN - SFO
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The airline is ok, but it needs to improve it schedules.

Again, Fijian hospitality was genuine, very comfortable, only improvement would be the entertainment. Why Do they only have 5 episodes of TV shows and from like season three...

Fiji Airways was amazing, will definately be lfying them again. The "Fijian hospitality" is not a catch phrase, it is genuine. the only things that could be improved is the entertainment. Not a great choice of movies, and the TV shows only have about 5 or so episodes, and often of a random season.

They will look to squeeze every penny they can out of you!! Pick your seat$$...bring luggage$$$$... if they could charge you for the air on the plane they would!!

.very good and as I needed wheelchair assistance all staff excellent.. only suggestion is get rid of those plastic chairs hard to ride in and staff have trouble compared to others. Everything else very good experience. Will use Fiji Air again.

In-flight entertainment options could use a refresh, Consider a tie-up with Spotify for more current music and with IMDB or other service for newer selections/movie ratings.

See previous comments. Didn’t take this flight because my other flight was so delayed. Ending up on two other flights as a result and was more than a day late.

6 hour delay and they didnt try to make up any time during an over 10 hour flight

Very good; seat made ready for bed after meal, a plus since one airline covered the seat at the start.

Entertainment was not good. Seems like liquor should’ve been advertised only beer and wine was even though I saw others getting liquor didn’t realize I could. And the food to me could’ve been a little bit.

Wish the seats were a little more comfortable.. it was a 6 hrs nonstop trip. But the crew was courteous and w a smile

Latam may be the worst airline in the world, far worse than even the lowest of low cost airlines in the USA. I wasted hours trying to PAY THEM TO CHECK A BAG! Then they misled me at the terminal, sent me through the wrong security line, the list goes on and on... Just absolutely terrible in every way. Avoid at all costs.

The plane broke down at the Lima stopover and they offered to put me on a flight the be t day but I had to be back in LA that morning and so I had to buy another ticket from Avianca and United for $2k I asked LATAM for compensation and received none. Very bad experience

Horrible the worst airlines I have ever flown. Cancelled flight with no choices and when contacted them they were not helpful

I never got this flight. You sent me to Chile!!! And from Chile I got the other flight to São Paulo... I've arrived 7h latter than I was supposed to arrive because of Delta delays.

Because the flight was late, we lost the connection to Brazil. You, Delta delayed, and you Delta anticipated the door closing in 15 min from Miami to GRU. Why? It caused a lot of stress! I almost could not see my mother in law alive because of your delay.

My entertainment did not work. I was very tired from the botched connection, and the poor sleep

Lost ,y connection due to a mechanical delay, huge line to get new connection and vouchers

It’s a delta flight operated by LATAM. The whole ticket sale is a mess, delta changed my flight but didn’t update it in LATAM system, I couldn’t get my boarding pass, it took me hours to resolve this issue with delta. I had to change my travel plan. No apology from Delta even though it’s their fault.

entertainment was not good; the shoulder strap on Business class seat did not sit well across the body (more like across the neck); the food was not hot and the special meal promoted by insert in the menu was not available to us

Flight was canceled. I was not alerted. It was only kayak that alerted me

Flight was 2.5 hours late leaving. We spent 50 minutes of that sitting on the plane with no explanation. They did reduce the time in the air so we arrived a little less late which was something. The cheese and crackers were okay but the wine was terrible.

Excellent as always, I won't fly to Australia, and back to the US on any other airline. The flight crew is always top notch, and have a way to make one feel extra special. Thank you for your service, I would rate Qantas Airways a 10+.

Basic airline, aircraft and service. AA gets you from point A to B. My flight was delayed by 2 hours too.

No internet on flight, which makes log travels really hard.

Not great. The inflight entertainment was all on an app, and I did not want to watch a film on my phone. Also, the range of options of films was limited.

by the time they got to our row, they were out of some of the food options. games and movies were great but maybe more game options like tetris or pac man would be great

A few more inches of legroom is all i ask

Great as usual, some delays but well communicated and made up for in the air

Business class points redemption - good value for points paid, dubious value if out of your own pocket, domestic class business product okay for this length of flight. The flight left and arrived on time, crew were good, aircraft was a bit old and tired, but still miles ahead of their competitors in Virgin and Jetstar.

Ot was overall fine. Left on time and had basic snacks. Weather was finicky but that’s not the airlines fault.

Even though we were delayed, we were able to make our connection

Starlink wifi on the Embraer E175 is an excellent experience. I was able to connect and work from IAD all the way to approach into BTV.

After boarding the plane in Chicago, the passengers were told that there was a technical problem with the plane. Passengers remained on the plane as they tried to fix the problem. After what was probably an hour passengers were told that there was a need to change planes as the problem was not solved. Passengers disembarked and boarded another plane. After taxing to the runway and waiting for takeoff, passengers were told that owing to the thunderstorm the flight was unable to take off but would try and reroute. After some time passengers were told there wasn't enough fuel for the new route and the plane had to return to the gate for additional fuel. after another log delay the flight got underway. On the plane there was food, drinks, ice or entertainment. We were a glass of water, which appeared rationed. Flight arrived about 5 hours late. The pilot was fantastic and communicated with the passengers throughout the ordeal.

During booking, I kept trying submitting my payment from the Mexican website and it didn't work. After I had the idea to change it to the Canadian website, it worked but I had to be charged the equivalent of 50 CAD more. I received the clear instruction that I would only be able to check-in at the airport and that it was impossible to select a seat 24 hours before departure, that I had to pay 144 CAD to do so, although not only was I able to check-in 24 hours before departure, but I could have selected my seats for free then. All in all, I almost threw $200 out the window due to misleading information. Besides, the app kept crashing, the information to get to the gate on the app was inaccurate, my gate was switched and I was only informed once in the air (luckily I had noticed the departure pannel), I was not addressed in my language beforehand and even if I tried I was immediately answered in English (which meant the crew understood but didn't want to answer accordingly), there was only one snack & beverage service on my medium haul flight and no beverage service on my short haul flight. To be fair, the planes were comfortable, the crew apart from the language issue was helpful, dynamic and engaging, the plane was clean and the directions were clear and direct. United has a lot of potential to be one of my favourite airlines, but the devil is in the details and a lot of them missed the target.

Great service on board. Boarding a bit slow due to process. Food was pretty average.

There was no food available for this red eye... one little waffle cookie for a 6+ hour flight... thank God I was able to sleep some

Plane was crowded and even when we hit altitude, the plane was hot, not enough air flow.

I found the staff to not be very attentive at all. When paying for Business Class you expect a certain type of service and that was not found. They were almost rude even

Boarded plane and then delayed 1.5 hours while on the plane

flight was good until we arrived at cmh ten minutes early but then sat on tarmac for twenty minutes because a plane was at our gate, so we had to wait despite the pilot tellling us that 3 other gates were open.

We loved the steward on the plane. He made the night enjoyable

Very good but wish they had the seat-back video screens for movies & games

Amazing food, great staff, with one noticable detail missing ...but no seat entertainment in any of aircraft ...I am not a fan

Not sure the logic of the boarding in Groups. I was loaded first on the aisle. Then the guy in the middle. Then the guy by the window. Constantly holding up the other people boarding behind them with us blocking the aisle and this happened in most of the other rows

The flight was two hours late to take off. The captain kept making announcements in English, but the volume on the speakers was low and we could not hear him. The flight attendant’s French translation was loud and clear, but we couldn’t understand French. The crew was nowhere to be found to relay what the captain was announcing. Very frustrating experience. American has to do better.

Wonderful crew and early arrival to our destination. It was so nice to have free wifi access and movies too. Thank you!

Cabin was roomy enough to easily slide my carry on under the seat in front of me!

April was the flight attendant in first class and was the most pleasant, cordial and efficient person I have seen on a flight in years. Good example of the type of people AA should hire to increase customer satisfacdtion.

Flight was empty so had a whole row to myself. Still had to wait to get the bag due to the negligence at Palm Springs departure.

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