$1,134 Find Cheap Flights from Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine) 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$2,122
Santiago
Santiagodirect$1,825
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires2 stops$2,050
Lima
Lima1 stop$1,889
Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo1 stop$2,019
Medellín
Medellín2 stops$2,223
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro1 stop$2,396
Montevideo
Montevideo2 stops$2,221
Quito
Quito2 stops$2,340
Cartagena
Cartagena3 stops$2,501
Cusco
Cusco1 stop$2,158
Cordoba
Cordoba2 stops$3,136
Guayaquil
Guayaquil2 stops$2,421
Mendoza
Mendoza2 stops$2,822
Asuncion
Asuncion1 stop$2,609
Bogotá
Bogotá1 stop$2,122
Santiago
Santiagodirect$1,825
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires2 stops$2,050
Lima
Lima1 stop$1,889
Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo1 stop$2,019
Medellín
Medellín2 stops$2,223
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro1 stop$2,396
Montevideo
Montevideo2 stops$2,221
Quito
Quito2 stops$2,340
Cartagena
Cartagena3 stops$2,501
Cusco
Cusco1 stop$2,158
Cordoba
Cordoba2 stops$3,136
Guayaquil
Guayaquil2 stops$2,421
Mendoza
Mendoza2 stops$2,822
Asuncion
Asuncion1 stop$2,609

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

Thu, 28 May - Fri, 10 Jul
LATAM Airlines Logo
11:45 - 10:30
MEL
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SCL
12h 45mdirect
LATAM Airlines Logo
01:05 - 05:40
SCL
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MEL
14h 35mdirect
$1,825LATAM Airlines
Wed, 11 Mar - Wed, 29 Apr
LATAM Airlines Logo
08:00 - 14:55
MEL
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SCL
20h 55m2 stops
LATAM Airlines Logo
01:05 - 05:40
SCL
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MEL
14h 35mdirect
$1,855LATAM Airlines
Thu, 28 May - Fri, 10 Jul
Multiple Airlines Logo
07:30 - 10:00
MEL
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SCL
16h 30m1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
01:05 - 05:40
SCL
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MEL
14h 35mdirect
$1,858Multiple Airlines
Sat, 14 Feb - Fri, 10 Apr
Multiple Airlines Logo
07:00 - 10:00
MEL
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SCL
17h 00m1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
01:05 - 05:40
SCL
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MEL
14h 35mdirect
$1,877Multiple Airlines
Wed, 25 Feb - Sun, 8 Mar
LATAM Airlines Logo
12:00 - 16:50
MEL
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LIM
20h 50m1 stop
LATAM Airlines Logo
16:20 - 05:25
LIM
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MEL
21h 05m1 stop
$1,889LATAM Airlines
Thu, 28 May - Sat, 11 Jul
Multiple Airlines Logo
07:30 - 10:00
MEL
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SCL
16h 30m1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
13:00 - 22:45
SCL
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MEL
19h 45m1 stop
$1,915Multiple Airlines
Wed, 25 Feb - Sun, 8 Mar
LATAM Airlines Logo
12:00 - 00:05
MEL
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LIM
28h 05m1 stop
LATAM Airlines Logo
12:15 - 05:25
LIM
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MEL
25h 10m2 stops
$1,916LATAM Airlines
Mon, 9 Mar - Tue, 17 Mar
Cathay Pacific Logo
08:40 - 10:15
MEL
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GIG
39h 35m2 stops
Cathay Pacific Logo
23:00 - 07:10
GIG
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MEL
42h 10m2 stops
$2,423Cathay Pacific
Thu, 19 Mar - Sat, 28 Mar
Cathay Pacific Logo
08:40 - 10:15
MEL
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GIG
39h 35m2 stops
Cathay Pacific Logo
22:00 - 06:55
GIG
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MEL
42h 55m2 stops
$2,472Cathay Pacific
Sat, 24 Jan - Sat, 31 Jan
United Airlines Logo
13:00 - 22:05
MEL
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MDE
49h 05m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
10:45 - 10:35
MDE
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MEL
31h 50m2 stops
$2,848United 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 Airport 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 Airport found in the last 72 hours was to Santiago, at $1,479 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 $1,479.

Can I save money by flying with a stopover from Melbourne Airport to South America?

The average return price for all direct flights, flights with one stopover, and flights with two stopovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

No, with an average price for the route of $1,974, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Melbourne Airport 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 Airport 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 Airport to South America is March, when tickets cost $1,703 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and January, when the average cost of return tickets is $3,244 and $2,736 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine) to South America?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Melbourne Airport 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 Airport (Tullamarine) 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 Airport 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 Airport 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 Airport to South America, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 25% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 4 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJuly
Cheapest flight$1,134
Best time to beat the crowds (14% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (39% more expensive on average)
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FAQs - booking South America flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine) 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 Airport (Tullamarine) to South America.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine) 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 Airport (Tullamarine) 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 Airport (Tullamarine) 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 Airport (Tullamarine) 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 Airport (Tullamarine) 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 $2,764 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 $3,065.

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
7.5Food
7.5Entertainment
8.5Crew
8.0Comfort
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.

Good flight, boarding ok and crew very nice. Flight was not full so I was able to be very comfortable. Blanket and pillow provided with was good as it was very cold during the flight . Food was very good(small snack sandwich and an excellent piece of orange cake). Overall good flight, no complaints.

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.

Check in -- in business took over 30 mins as there was only one attendant. Boarding was also a mess. The seat was too narrow and was not working properly. Food was very bad and the entertainment very poor. Crew was very polite and helpful, in fairness.

The way the Pilot made all announcements, specially the way he congratulated the entire crew as the best team ever, making a comment that due to them they were able to shorter the delay to the destination. Amazing flight .

Just to drop my already labeled bag it took 50 minutes inline. Completely disappointed with Latam operation at GRU

I couldn't travel, now I can't get a refund and to change the date I have to pay an absurd fine.

Boarding was confusing with a delayed flight because there was no English translation

My biggest complaint is the comfort. I am not tall and there was no legroom. It was very uncomfortable. During my transfer in Sao Paola, the flight was slightly delayed so boarding was confusing because there were no instructions in English.

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.

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.

Seats in waiting area and on plane hard as rock. Fast internet on the flight was great! Crew was kind.

Excellent flight. Smooth, efficient boarding. Quick flight. Arrived early at STL.

It would have been better if the crew has supported my husband's reasons for needing to keep the space clear around his feet, rather than insisting that he put his knapsack in that space.

I was in first class. The outlets at my seat did not work. The plane was shabby and run down. I had prepurchsed a day subscription for internet that was not redeemable. I had to repurchase the internet for my flight and then it didn’t work anyway. Quite disappointed in what was supposed to be the launch of a great vacation.

Everything was good, except the seats in economy were so close together, you could barely get out when the seat in front of your was reclined. If the airlines keep jamming in more and more seats, it will become intolerable. I will look for another airline that considers customer comfort and does not keep adding more rows of seats for more profit.

From the first moment you interact with United Airlines, you can expect nothing less but extreme frustration. The baggage handler at the bag drop seems completely unbothered by the presence of customers waiting in line. No help was extended to load the baggage whatsoever. And if any of your bags is overweight by 0.01 pound they will make you re-distribute everything in your suitcase just to play power trip. When it was time to board no help was extended to customers to locate their seats. Moreover. It was a chaotic mess at the gate when it was unclear who should board first and everyone just bunched up, trying to get on the plane. I am sure the crew was doing their best to perform their jobs while being paid their wages however it shouldn’t be that hard to smile once or twice when you’re in the business if serving customers. It is a shame for the United States of America to have a flagship carrier of such low caliber. Our flight was also delayed by about an hour and a half due to further delays prior to our inbound flight. Being someone who has travelled for both business and leisure in Asia, Europe, and South America I have never experienced such poor quality of service.

I understand stuff happens, but plane failures are likely due to lack of maintenance. Additionally, air conditioning wasn't working, no snack/drink service, no WiFi. Fortunately, the crew was communicative and light-hearted. United grabbed another plane and we were able to get to our destination.

For both flights I requested a gluten free meal, they didn’t have one nor were there other options.

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 love united ! We would like to acknowledge Aimee in the lounge near gate 130

After arriving in Dallas, the aircraft taxied for an unusually long time and was unable to park at the gate, which caused a significant delay and made me miss my connecting flight. I then had to wait in a very long line to be rebooked, and I was told that no hotel or meal accommodations would be provided. What is even more unacceptable is that my luggage was mishandled and has still not been located. My suitcase contains important medications that I urgently need, and I have been unable to access them due to the airline’s mishandling. This situation has caused me considerable stress and inconvenience, and I need this issue to be resolved immediately.

Flight was delayed leaving Dallas. Arrived about 2 hours later than scheduled.

The only thing to like was that we eventually got to our destination

Flight attendants on this flight were very attentive and friendly

This was the best 2 flights I have had with American out of SGF. Great crew both flights.

Full flight so overhead bin space ran out & bags had to be checked. When you’re in the last boarding group, you might as well expect that. Don’t pay to check bags though because when they run out of space for carry-ons, they check your bag to your destination for free. When traveling with children, no need to pay extra for seats, they will assign seats & have to sit your children with you.

The seat was so hard my tailbone was aching The crew was kind of a b**** because I made a joke that I didn't care if they close the door I total c*** when she was trying to f****** act like she was mad at me because I said that The flight was bumpy. Sure you didnt have control over that.

Staff's did their best to make everyone comfortable and I appreciate them for it

Delayed flight that lead to a missed connection and a 5-hour trip became a 12-hour flight 🙄

They don't make it easy or promote their food options. Dirty plane. Delayed.

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