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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
Bogotá2 stops$1,744
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires3 stops$1,644
Lima
Lima1 stop$1,735
Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo2 stops$1,858
Medellín
Medellín2 stops$1,637
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro1 stop$1,869
Montevideo
Montevideo2 stops$2,216
Cusco
Cusco2 stops$2,156
Quito
Quito2 stops$2,295
Cali
Cali3 stops$2,433
Cartagena
Cartagena2 stops$2,876
Guayaquil
Guayaquil2 stops$2,132
Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte2 stops$3,202
Mendoza
Mendoza2 stops$2,132
Bogotá
Bogotá2 stops$1,744
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires3 stops$1,644
Lima
Lima1 stop$1,735
Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo2 stops$1,858
Medellín
Medellín2 stops$1,637
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro1 stop$1,869
Montevideo
Montevideo2 stops$2,216
Cusco
Cusco2 stops$2,156
Quito
Quito2 stops$2,295
Cali
Cali3 stops$2,433
Cartagena
Cartagena2 stops$2,876
Guayaquil
Guayaquil2 stops$2,132
Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte2 stops$3,202
Mendoza
Mendoza2 stops$2,132

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

Wed, 20 Aug - Mon, 25 Aug
Qantas Airways Logo
12:00 - 10:50MEL-SCL
12h 50mdirect
Qantas Airways Logo
00:45 - 05:15SCL-MEL
14h 30mdirect
$1,308Qantas Airways
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Thu, 14 Aug - Sat, 16 Aug
Qantas Airways Logo
06:00 - 10:05MEL-SCL
18h 05m1 stop
Qantas Airways Logo
00:45 - 05:15SCL-MEL
14h 30mdirect
$1,350Qantas Airways
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Wed, 20 Aug - Tue, 26 Aug
LATAM Airlines Logo
12:00 - 10:50MEL-SCL
12h 50mdirect
LATAM Airlines Logo
01:45 - 10:05SCL-MEL
18h 20m1 stop
$1,409LATAM Airlines
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Sun, 2 Nov - Sun, 16 Nov
LATAM Airlines Logo
12:30 - 03:00MEL-MDE
30h 30m2 stops
LATAM Airlines Logo
17:59 - 05:25MDE-MEL
43h 26m2 stops
$1,637LATAM Airlines
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Fri, 12 Sep - Thu, 18 Sep
United Airlines Logo
10:55 - 22:00MEL-BOG
50h 05m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
00:14 - 08:15BOG-MEL
41h 01m2 stops
$2,092United Airlines
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Thu, 16 Oct - Thu, 13 Nov
Cathay Pacific Logo
15:25 - 09:00MEL-GRU
55h 35m2 stops
Cathay Pacific Logo
22:50 - 23:00GRU-MEL
58h 10m2 stops
$2,432Cathay Pacific
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Mon, 10 Nov - Mon, 8 Dec
Cathay Pacific Logo
15:35 - 06:05MEL-GRU
52h 30m2 stops
Cathay Pacific Logo
22:35 - 12:30GRU-MEL
47h 55m2 stops
$2,444Cathay Pacific
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Thu, 16 Oct - Thu, 13 Nov
Qatar Airways Logo
16:15 - 10:40MEL-GRU
32h 25m1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
20:25 - 17:50GRU-MEL
31h 25m1 stop
$2,610Qatar Airways
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Thu, 16 Oct - Wed, 12 Nov
Qatar Airways Logo
16:15 - 08:45MEL-GRU
30h 30m1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
01:10 - 17:50GRU-MEL
50h 40m1 stop
$2,613Qatar Airways
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Sun, 19 Oct - Wed, 12 Nov
United Airlines Logo
10:30 - 21:10MEL-MDE
50h 40m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
10:45 - 09:30MDE-MEL
30h 45m2 stops
$2,862United 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?

The cheapest price for flight routes found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks for round-trip flights from Melbourne to South America.

The cheapest ticket to South America from Melbourne found in the last 72 hours was to Santiago, at $1,883 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 $1,883.

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 May, when tickets cost $2,420 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and January, when the average cost of return tickets is $3,386 and $3,059 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 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 9% 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 1822 reviews
8.1Crew
7.0Entertainment
6.7Food
7.6Boarding
7.4Comfort
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Bought a ticket that included a bag and they still charged me to check it in, latam is the worst airline.

2.0 MediocreWertson, July 2025VIX - GRU
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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.

I was in the last row and they sent me to check in my luggage last minute after boarding. I had to go through the crowd.

Our flight was cancelled and it took them 5 hours to reschedule and the next morning they said we still didn’t have a new ticket.

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.

Traditional economy class. Not a full flight so spare seats. Food and drinks were good

Was bumped to a later flight because of inefficiency on part of the airline.

Inflight entertainment, poor that there are no headrest screens on aircraft used for an international flight.

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.

Indigo airlines is terrible. Staff is awful and so disorganized. They are so rude and unhelpful. I will never travel on Indigo airlines again!!!!!

Terrible experience resolving missed connection after flight was delayed. 3 hour queue at transit desk, not enough staff, no organisation, worst ever flying experience.

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.

The only thing that could have been better, is that the food trays get left way to long after a meal. We had a snack 8 hrs into the trip, and they left us with the boxes and cups for way too long. It is not fun being trapped in your seat unnecessarily

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.

Qatar Airways in-flight first/business class service is superior to any US airline; excellent meals are served on short haul flights such as between DXB and DOH.

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

We loved the United lounge near our gate and a rep named Aimee who was GREAT

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.

Flight was On time and landed 30 mins early considering we were flying into Newark. No complaints.

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

My priority checked bag was not loaded on the flight. I had to sit in baggage claim in Las Vegas for 2 1/2 hours waiting for the next flight. All baggage staff were very helpful, tracking showed it as scanned for loading. Nobody told me why it wasn't on my flight.

Great. Food going from Australia to the US was better than other way around, but still needs improvement in terms of quality and quantity!!!

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.

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.

late again! but its my only option to not take 9 hours to get to Memphis

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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