$1,106 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$1,884
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires1 stop$1,920
Lima
Lima1 stop$1,941
Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo2 stops$2,310
Medellín
Medellín3 stops$2,136
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro1 stop$2,408
Quito
Quito2 stops$2,208
Montevideo
Montevideo1 stop$2,057
Cusco
Cusco1 stop$1,983
Cali
Cali3 stops$2,597
Cartagena
Cartagena2 stops$2,654
Mendoza
Mendoza1 stop$2,366
Guayaquil
Guayaquil2 stops$2,612
Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte2 stops$2,629
Bogotá
Bogotá3 stops$1,884
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires1 stop$1,920
Lima
Lima1 stop$1,941
Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo2 stops$2,310
Medellín
Medellín3 stops$2,136
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro1 stop$2,408
Quito
Quito2 stops$2,208
Montevideo
Montevideo1 stop$2,057
Cusco
Cusco1 stop$1,983
Cali
Cali3 stops$2,597
Cartagena
Cartagena2 stops$2,654
Mendoza
Mendoza1 stop$2,366
Guayaquil
Guayaquil2 stops$2,612
Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte2 stops$2,629

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

Wed, 2 Sep - Thu, 10 Sep
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13:25 - 13:40
MEL
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BOG
39h 15m
3 stops
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14:55 - 12:00
BOG
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MEL
54h 05m
3 stops
$1,884Multiple Airlines
Mon, 22 Jun - Thu, 2 Jul
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08:35 - 16:30
MEL
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EZE
20h 55m
1 stop
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02:15 - 17:45
EZE
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MEL
26h 30m
1 stop
$1,920Multiple Airlines
Wed, 10 Jun - Wed, 17 Jun
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12:00 - 16:25
MEL
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LIM
19h 25m
1 stop
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16:20 - 05:40
LIM
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MEL
22h 20m
1 stop
$1,941LATAM Airlines
Sun, 10 May - Thu, 29 Oct
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13:30 - 09:29
MEL
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BOG
34h 59m
3 stops
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06:10 - 12:25
BOG
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MEL
38h 15m
3 stops
$1,958Multiple Airlines
Sat, 16 May - Fri, 24 Jul
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07:45 - 10:30
MEL
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SCL
16h 45m
1 stop
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01:05 - 05:40
SCL
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MEL
14h 35mdirect
$1,959LATAM Airlines
Wed, 10 Jun - Wed, 17 Jun
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08:15 - 15:30
MEL
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LIM
22h 15m
2 stops
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17:20 - 05:40
LIM
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MEL
21h 20m
1 stop
$1,976LATAM Airlines
Wed, 10 Jun - Sat, 27 Jun
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12:00 - 19:40
MEL
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LIM
22h 40m
1 stop
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17:20 - 05:40
LIM
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MEL
21h 20m
1 stop
$1,977LATAM Airlines
Tue, 26 May - Mon, 8 Jun
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08:15 - 10:30
MEL
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SCL
16h 15m
1 stop
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12:15 - 22:45
SCL
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MEL
20h 30m
1 stop
$1,980LATAM Airlines
Tue, 9 Jun - Tue, 16 Jun
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09:25 - 19:40
MEL
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LIM
25h 15m
2 stops
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17:20 - 05:40
LIM
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MEL
21h 20m
1 stop
$1,981LATAM Airlines
Sat, 16 May - Sat, 25 Jul
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07:45 - 10:30
MEL
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SCL
16h 45m
1 stop
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12:15 - 22:45
SCL
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MEL
20h 30m
1 stop
$1,981LATAM Airlines
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 $1,837 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 $1,837.

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 January, when tickets cost $517 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and February, when the average cost of return tickets is $3,342 and $2,827 respectively.

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 the flight from Melbourne to South America, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 16 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.

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 240 reviews
8.2Boarding
7.5Entertainment
8.6Crew
8.1Comfort
7.5Food
Airline reviews

I thought Fiji and Fiji Airways was great. Looking forward to the next trip. Baggage claim at the end went to sh...t

8.0 ExcellentJoseph, Apr 2026
NAN - HNL
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I thought Fiji and Fiji Airways was great. Looking forward to the next trip. Baggage claim at the end went to sh...t

Fiji Airways always goes above and beyond. If anything I'd say the food was less enjoyable than in the past. But that in no way lessened the experience with the cabin crew or the excellent attentiveness and service they provided throughout the entire trip!

Left on time , arrived on time. Staff was awesome!!!!! Great flight!!!!

Great food, wonderful staff made a long flight seem short

Everything was great . Arrived on time was smooth plane was clean. Crew/Staff was friendly and helpful.

Everything from the staff to the comfort of business class was excellent. This is one of my new favorite airlines.

Ticketing said dinner for the almost 14 hour flight and we were delayed an hour. However, onboard we were only served a sluce if pizza bread and a cookie. Not at all dinner and insufficient for a long international flight. Breakfast was good.

We have had an absolutely horrific experience so far getting home from Australia on a $18,000 + flight we booked with you. The flight did not deplane in Dallas because there was no available gate or staircase. We sat in the plane for 3 hours waiting to deplane. As a result we missed our connecting flight to New York. American Airlines put us up in a hotel several miles away. We waited 45 minutes for a shuttle and The shuttle driver was horribly rude and unhelpful. They offered us $70 vouchers for food but actually there was no food left when we arrived minus some chicken nuggets and corn dogs. It was awful. Horrible way to end a vacation. There has to be accountability here.

A bit cramped in economy and the people in front wouldn’t put their seats up during meal service, crew did not help with that and I felt they could have done more about it.

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

Loved the food and beverages available, spacious economy class, excellent entertainment

Very good overall. Highly recommend for all flying to Australia

Helpful staff when I felt unwell. Qantas need to have an audio/music channel so you can listen to various music/.artists

We had bulkhead seats in a A380 in the upper deck in seats 31 D and E. Storage was very limited other than in overhead bin - which is not within reach when in seat. Yet paying same price as others in premium economy who have a lot more storage within arm’s reach. Seems very unfair.

Good check in and helpful staff. Delayed for 1 hour. Took about 45 Mins to get baggage’s at DFW . Food was average ( Hindu meal ) . Overall it was good experience

My experience was great overall. Tanya was particularly friendly and helpful the entire trip. I was very pleased with her customer service skills. The plane was an older aircraft but the entire way was comfortable with barely any turbulence at all. Qantas should speed up its fleet renovation. Totally recommend using this airline.

When I originally booked this flight, I was expecting to travel on Qantas. When the itinerary changed and the long-haul segment was operated by American Airlines, we were disappointed but remained open-minded. Unfortunately, the overall service experience fell far short of expectations. This was a long-haul international flight. Getting up periodically to use the restroom or stretch is inevitable, especially on flights of this duration. However, each time we stood up, we felt as though we were inconveniencing the crew. The tone and body language often suggested that we were in the way or disrupting something simply by moving about the cabin. As a result, I avoided getting up as often as I needed to and was physically very sore upon arrival. Meal service was similarly impersonal. The options were presented in single words “beef or veggie,” “pasta or beef” without any description of what was actually being served. There was little engagement or courtesy beyond that. Even simple expressions of gratitude were often not acknowledged. I am accustomed to no-frills travel and do not expect luxury. What was disappointing was not the absence of extras, but the absence of basic warmth and professionalism. On a long-haul international flight, small moments of courtesy and humanity make a significant difference. In this case, the experience felt transactional and dismissive rather than welcoming. I hope this feedback is taken constructively, as there is a meaningful difference between efficient service and indifferent service.

Qantas is always subpar beyond comfy chairs for a domestic flight

an hour late, then had to disembark on back stairs and take 4 flights up to get to main airport. No warning, and difficulty for those with canes and poor knees.

Business seats not as comfortable or private as most competitors (e.g. Qantas was outstanding), and movie selection was much more limited than Qantas or United has been recently

Honestly first time flying with delta and it was pretty good. All the process very smooth and crew was always nice and attentive.

LATAM is a great airline who takes care of there guests. They consistently walk around and see if you need water in addition to taking care of all the passengers. The chicken in process is really easy and I’m always offered a chance for an upgrade which I appreciate.

Deleted flight made me loose my connection flight now stuck in Atlanta for a day

Good check in process Poor information on payments at Lima airport

Apart of Sky miles delta. And they go everywhere in Brazil

Latam wouldn’t tell me how much checked luggage would until I was at the airport and they charged me the highest price possible. Besides that, it was okay.

There was a mechanical issue with the plane that they had to work on before we could take off. That's fine, by all means, PLEASE make sure the mechanics are functioning properly. What was a problem was the fact that we sat on the tarmac for 4.5 hours without moving, without letting us off the plane, and without climate control and air running through the plane. There was no explanation as to what was going on; they just kept promising that it would be "15 minutes, then we are on our way." At one point, they even switched the entire crew out and told everyone we just needed to wait for new employees to show up. Then, as the 4 hours were not moving, an hour before the full refund, they made a big show about "the flight starting and the doors are locked, so you have to sit down." We didn't move for another 40 minutes; they were just trying to skirt around legalities that entitled us to restitution. When the flight finally was underway, the plane was gigantic but cramped in design, my entertainment screen kept freezing and glitching, and subtitles didn't work, and the crew was passive-aggressive. Terrible flight.

LATAM’s crews are fine, but God help you if you need any customer service. Their app and website never work, with error after error. Trying to solve anything over the phone is painful, and lastly, the boarding pass LATAM gave me to board the flight with Delta was invalid and I had to purchase an emergency one-way ticket at the last minute to get home.

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.

we were missing our luggage, trying to find someone to have any empathy was pretty much not happening....

newer aircraft, ability to connect my headset via blue tooth for entertainment.

I had a cancelled flight because of technical issues going to my destination, and a delayed flight coming home. All told it wasn’t a total bust.

Terrible, if possible won't be flying again anytime soon!

I could not get the wifi to work. But like the screen on the seats.

Flight on time. Excellent service in Premium Economy. Great food served and cleaned up promptly. Unfortunately the climate control was malfunctioning and it was very cold and felt a bit like camping. Cold helps with sleep though so not complaining too much. Slept well. It asks to rate "entertainment". I do not like any IFE, don't shove a big screen in my face—I have my own phone if I want it. So this will always get low ratings.

Good flight. However, when booked flight with United, assumed the layover included by United in San Francisco of 1 hr and 40 minutes was sufficient . Not so and would recommend at least 2 hours or more. Needed to go through US immigration (very long lineups), then pick up bags, take all the way to another terminal, running because we did not have sufficient time. We made the flight because they held the door for us but luggage didn’t follow.

Very old flight - time to retire it for newer airplanes

Flight arrived 30 min early and bag was waiting at the baggage pickup. United Club HNL was one of the nicest in the system

Very good. Because of the delays with my previous flight, I missed my connection, but I was able to book another flight through the United app easily.

It was good but only meal served is very less. Meantime good to add rice and chicken in one of meal

Was not able to do a online check-in because the American Airlines system doesn't store our visa or other passport information, allowing us to have a trouble-free check-in. We were forced to have to check-in at the counter which Changes are upgrade status given that we were not able to check in much earlier.

Delayed 24 hours. Should have called it much earlier They provided quality accommodations, food vouchers etc. FINALLY The issues started at 8 AM and they cancelled the flight at 11:30 PM, with no plans for a new flight.

Horrible experience upon landing. Probably more due to DCA utter incompetence than AA.

The flight attendants as well as the gate agent were out to lunch. Nothing extraordinary about their service. American just keeps getting worse every year.

Experience was great. The best part is the free Wi-Fi connection which helps me to work on the flight

Lexus in first class was absolutely amazing! Beat flight attendant i’ve ever seen.

After the door had been closed, the cockpit makes an announcement that catering is running late and it is not the airline's fault. It is their fault in the sense that we had to sit for 2 hours or more when we could have stayed in the terminal. Poor communications between catering and airline. This caused a young man to lose his temper and he went storming out hitting objects. He had complained to the gate agent that he had already waited at the gate 7 hours and when can the airplane leave? Airilnes do a poor job of explaining delays, maintenance issues, etc. whereas being truthful may gain more sympathy or understanding.

I got sick nothing contagious but distressing enough and the care I received on the flight was astounding.

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.

Disliked having to wait a little longer to disembark from the plan when we landed in London

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