$920 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
Bogotá3 stops$1,772
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires1 stop$2,235
Lima
Lima2 stops$2,021
Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo2 stops$2,047
Medellín
Medellín3 stops$1,727
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro1 stop$2,316
Montevideo
Montevideo1 stop$2,226
Cusco
Cusco1 stop$2,157
Cartagena
Cartagena2 stops$2,709
Quito
Quito2 stops$1,795
Cali
Cali3 stops$2,614
Mendoza
Mendoza2 stops$2,409
Guayaquil
Guayaquil2 stops$2,418
Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte2 stops$2,643
Bogotá
Bogotá3 stops$1,772
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires1 stop$2,235
Lima
Lima2 stops$2,021
Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo2 stops$2,047
Medellín
Medellín3 stops$1,727
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro1 stop$2,316
Montevideo
Montevideo1 stop$2,226
Cusco
Cusco1 stop$2,157
Cartagena
Cartagena2 stops$2,709
Quito
Quito2 stops$1,795
Cali
Cali3 stops$2,614
Mendoza
Mendoza2 stops$2,409
Guayaquil
Guayaquil2 stops$2,418
Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte2 stops$2,643

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.
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Recent return flight deals from Melbourne to South America

Thu, 30 Oct - Thu, 6 Nov
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14:30 - 21:05MEL-MDE
46h 35m3 stops
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10:45 - 12:45MDE-MEL
34h 00m3 stops
$1,727
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Tue, 10 Mar - Tue, 31 Mar
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14:15 - 16:45MEL-BOG
42h 30m3 stops
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08:35 - 13:00BOG-MEL
36h 25m3 stops
$1,772
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Sat, 8 Nov - Fri, 14 Nov
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12:30 - 11:10MEL-SCL
12h 40mdirect
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01:35 - 10:05SCL-MEL
18h 30m1 stop
$2,014
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Thu, 12 Mar - Wed, 13 May
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12:30 - 11:10MEL-SCL
12h 40mdirect
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01:30 - 10:20SCL-MEL
18h 50m1 stop
$2,020LATAM Airlines
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Mon, 10 Nov - Mon, 17 Nov
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12:30 - 20:10MEL-LIM
23h 40m1 stop
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16:20 - 05:25LIM-MEL
21h 05m1 stop
$2,032LATAM Airlines
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Tue, 20 Jan - Tue, 24 Feb
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16:10 - 10:40MEL-GRU
32h 30m1 stop
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01:10 - 23:05GRU-MEL
31h 55m1 stop
$2,550Qatar Airways
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Fri, 31 Oct - Thu, 6 Nov
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12:00 - 05:10MEL-BOG
33h 10m2 stops
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01:30 - 09:30BOG-MEL
40h 00m2 stops
$2,596United Airlines
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Thu, 30 Oct - Thu, 6 Nov
United Airlines Logo
12:00 - 21:05MEL-MDE
49h 05m2 stops
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05:00 - 10:00MDE-MEL
37h 00m2 stops
$2,610United Airlines
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Mon, 16 Feb - Sun, 8 Mar
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16:10 - 17:00MEL-AEP
38h 50m2 stops
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10:35 - 17:50AEP-MEL
41h 15m2 stops
$2,817Qatar Airways
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Fri, 21 Nov - Mon, 12 Jan
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16:05 - 23:08MEL-GYE
47h 03m2 stops
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07:30 - 09:30GYE-MEL
34h 00m2 stops
$3,506American Airlines
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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 $1,632 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 $1,632.

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 June, when tickets cost $2,310 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and January, when the average cost of return tickets is $3,246 and $2,836 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 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 18% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 16 weeks before departure.

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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 $1,841 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 $2,040.

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.
7.5
LATAM AirlinesOverall score based on 1847 reviews
8.0Crew
7.4Comfort
6.7Food
7.0Entertainment
7.6Boarding
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I couldn't travel, now I can't get a refund and to change the date I have to pay an absurd fine.

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Aug 2025MIA - GRU
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I couldn't travel, now I can't get a refund and to change the date I have to pay an absurd fine.

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

Bought a ticket that included a bag and they still charged me to check it in, latam is the worst airline.

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.

The boarding and new bag drop-off process was confusing and causing massive delays.

Wider seats, better seat cushions, (I felt like there was a board I was sitting on). I had the chicken to eat but It neither tasted nor looked like chicken. The fruit was good.

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.

Airline running better than post Covid, proper boarding process now implemented, some aircraft feeling a bit old and tired, crew fine, online experience better.

We were upgraded and after just a short delay in attending to a safety check we were on our way. Would definately fly Qantas International on their Dreamliner again.

Five hour flight instead of four hours due to westerly headwinds which wasn’t the fault of Qantas !

I tried to check in online but was unable to do so. I stood in line for nearly two hours to check in. American Airlines was understaffed. When I finally got to the kiosk to check in, I was still unable to check in. No AA staff was available to help. Finally one of the airport security agents who was helping passengers became of lack of AA Staff told me: “I think the reason you can’t check in is that you are starting your name with an upper case letter when you write it. Just write it with all lower case letters.” That did allow me to check in. HOW COULD ANYONE POSSIBLY KNOW THAT IF THEY USE AN INITIAL UPPER CASE LETTER TO SPELL THEIR OWN NAME, AA WOULD NOT ALLOW THEM TO CHECK IN?????? Then I had to wait in line over half an hour again to drop off my baggage. Although I arrived at the airport 3 hours early, by the time I got to the gate, they had already started boarding.

One of the oldest most uncomfortable "lay down" seats I've ever experienced. Old plane and old seats that don't lay flat. The seat back does not even recline - at all. Instead the legrest awkwardly extends to fill the gap between a small cubby into which you must insert your feet/legs. I am 5' 11" and could not lay straight but had to tuck my knees. Ticket was also very expensive. Would not recommend flying business/first on Finair from Melbourne to Bangkok and will not do so again myself.

The wifi was out. Otherwise it was great flight. Richard, as CSM, was excellent.

The flight overall was good. The attendants did a good job except that 1 female had too much fragrance on. The other things that made the flight unpleasant were out of the airlines control.

I would love the entertainment center to be updated with more content. The flight to Doha had more options than the one to Miami

The check-in and crew staff were wonderful. The food was reasonable. The online side Qatar was very poor. Seats were very tight and not very comfortable for a 14 hour flight!

I was travelling 3.5 years after. Agree Economy is no business class but the food was mediocre. Ordered a Hindu meal, the salads were bitter . The food was really below quality and had no tast from what I had in the past. Indian Railways probably have a better quality food when compared. However the kids meal was really nice and really appreciate how they were taken care of. The restrooms were dirty .

First keep the airline as you promise. Reason for travelling from Orlando to Tampa is to go with Qatar Airline. We end up with American Airline. As expected the service was horrible.

I’ve flown with Qatar multiple times and the service has always been great. Very professional, organized, the food is delicious and plentiful, tons of entertainment.

This trip was the most comfortable one I have ever experienced, the team was excellent and very helpful. I am so glad I picked Qatar Airways.

Qatar Airways did a very good job. Flights were slightly delayed with boarding but pilots made up time by arrival. The food was OK, no better or worse than other airlines. Although it would be nice to have three meals during 16 hours flight instead of two.

Worst air experience in whole life . Boarding and checking was hassle as they did 3 times. Crew team was clueless about passengers need. Despite of passengers raising hand , they were resetting the program

There was not enough food for everybody. Some dishes were missing.

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

It was all good flight was on time, service was good I enjoyed a few movies and everything was smooth

Impressed with the service despite turbulence because of the weather. Both flights arrived before their scheduled times.

I liked that the flight was nonstop from ORD to CIU for $200 round trip.

While the staff was pleasant and helpful, the following observations are for your awareness. There was some delay on the tarmac on take off and landing. The paid lunch/food offerings were limited. Entertainment was only available on WiFi at a cost.

Stewardess spilled orange juice on my clothes/seat no help no apology just threw napkins at me to clean the mess up. Not Happy.

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

This was a horrible experience. For a first class experience, my chair was held together by 3M tape - and I have a photo. The crew weren’t very attentive, somewhat dismissive and forgot my drink and snack, the chair reclined about 3 inches on a 6-hour cross country flight. I was also not informed that there was no lounge available in Newark airport because of renovations, so all around this was one of the worst experiences and I would actively avoid both American and Alaska Air going forward.

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.

It was a code share with Alaska - would have been great if I actually made it on the plane, claimed I didn’t have a ticket or a seat even thought I was checked in.

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.

Flight delayed on both ends - have a gate ready at DCA, don't make us sit for 30min after being late to take off as well.

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