$777 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
Bogotá2 stops$2,110
Santiago
Santiago1 stop$1,750
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires1 stop$1,840
Lima
Lima1 stop$1,833
Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo1 stop$1,999
Medellín
Medellín3 stops$2,242
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro1 stop$2,053
Montevideo
Montevideo1 stop$1,913
Quito
Quito3 stops$2,042
Cali
Cali2 stops$2,294
Cartagena
Cartagena2 stops$2,501
Cusco
Cusco1 stop$1,906
Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre2 stops$2,701
Mendoza
Mendoza2 stops$2,808
Guayaquil
Guayaquil2 stops$2,279
Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte2 stops$2,294
Asuncion
Asuncion1 stop$2,162
Bogotá
Bogotá2 stops$2,110
Santiago
Santiago1 stop$1,750
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires1 stop$1,840
Lima
Lima1 stop$1,833
Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo1 stop$1,999
Medellín
Medellín3 stops$2,242
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro1 stop$2,053
Montevideo
Montevideo1 stop$1,913
Quito
Quito3 stops$2,042
Cali
Cali2 stops$2,294
Cartagena
Cartagena2 stops$2,501
Cusco
Cusco1 stop$1,906
Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre2 stops$2,701
Mendoza
Mendoza2 stops$2,808
Guayaquil
Guayaquil2 stops$2,279
Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte2 stops$2,294
Asuncion
Asuncion1 stop$2,162

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, 18 Feb - Thu, 19 Mar
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07:25 - 09:50
MEL
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SCL
16h 25m
1 stop
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01:20 - 05:25
SCL
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MEL
14h 05mdirect
$1,750Multiple Airlines
Fri, 1 May - Mon, 29 Jun
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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
$1,755LATAM Airlines
Thu, 12 Feb - Mon, 16 Feb
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12:30 - 11:10
MEL
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SCL
12h 40mdirect
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01:20 - 05:25
SCL
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MEL
14h 05mdirect
$1,758LATAM Airlines
Wed, 10 Jun - Wed, 19 Aug
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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
$1,762LATAM Airlines
Fri, 13 Feb - Thu, 26 Feb
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12:30 - 11:10
MEL
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SCL
12h 40mdirect
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01:20 - 05:25
SCL
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MEL
14h 05mdirect
$1,763LATAM Airlines
Fri, 24 Apr - Thu, 7 May
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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
$1,778LATAM Airlines
Wed, 18 Feb - Tue, 23 Jun
LATAM Airlines Logo
12:00 - 10:40
MEL
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SCL
12h 40mdirect
LATAM Airlines Logo
01:05 - 05:40
SCL
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MEL
14h 35mdirect
$1,788LATAM Airlines
Wed, 18 Feb - Tue, 23 Jun
Multiple Airlines Logo
07:25 - 09:50
MEL
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SCL
16h 25m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
01:05 - 05:40
SCL
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MEL
14h 35mdirect
$1,795Multiple Airlines
Fri, 13 Mar - Mon, 23 Mar
LATAM Airlines Logo
12:30 - 11:10
MEL
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SCL
12h 40mdirect
LATAM Airlines Logo
01:20 - 05:25
SCL
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MEL
14h 05mdirect
$1,796LATAM Airlines
Wed, 25 Mar - Mon, 30 Mar
LATAM Airlines Logo
12:00 - 10:40
MEL
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SCL
12h 40mdirect
LATAM Airlines Logo
02:35 - 12:40
SCL
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MEL
20h 05m
1 stop
$1,799LATAM 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 $1,525 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 $1,525.

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 $1,805, 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 $1,619 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and November, when the average cost of return tickets is $3,071 and $2,591 respectively.

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 28% 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$771
Best time to beat the crowds (13% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (39% more expensive on average)
Flight from Melbourne to Medellín

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.

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.
8.0
Fiji AirwaysOverall score based on 223 reviews
7.4Food
8.5Crew
7.5Entertainment
8.0Comfort
8.1Boarding
Airline reviews

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.

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Jan 2026
DFW - NAN
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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.

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.

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.

Comfort in exit seat was excellent. FLight crew and flight were excellent. However exit seat tray table was broken so could not use it. Entertainment monitor did not work at all despite attempts to reset it.

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

I like this airline a lot no problems at all, except being forced to check a carry-on bag ., Overall very good airline

The assistance we received and the flight itself was wonderful. We will fly with LATAM airlines again, in the future.

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 .

Really bad experience – delayed for 6 hours without any notice, no food or drinks provided, and stuck in the horrible Cartagena airport.

I’m entitled to a refund per LATAM due to the mid flight itinerary change and being stuck in São Paulo for 24 hours and needing to get a hotel. The airline was dismissive and of no help.

The flight was late. Please do not delay next time.

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

Hard to move and get out of my seat when the passenger in front is in recline position.

It was a good flight and no complaints. It just wasn't anything that was better than any other flight.

The crew were wonderful - if only the customers were as well behaved as the attendants!! Ha ha! If you could just talk to God and ask for less turbulence next time.... Juuuuust kidding....

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

Seated dude next to me even though lots of empty rows. But main thing was we sat on the tarmac after landing for 30 minutes because of, in the words of the dude who sat next to me, “operational incompetence”. We got changing directions about where to pick up gate checked bags. Pilot and flight attendant were awesome though.

Unfortunately weather delayed our flight waiting for our plane to arrive and due to a little snow time was needed to deice the plane so departure was very delayed and I missed the connecting flight

left on time, reasonable boarding process arrived early luggage came out quickly

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

Check-in, boarding and the flight from Phoenix to Houston was quick and easy. The flight from Houston to Shreveport was delayed 5 hours. It was frustrating but I think United handled it the best they could.

The flight was on time. I generally don’t drink or eat on short flights and the seats were good and the flight attendants were friendly. That’s all I expect

Staff on board was excellent. Positive upbeat helpful- like it used to be.

The flight attendants were very rude, beyond comprehension. I took a business class from London to SFO for the first time on United. When I asked for a second piece of bread during dinner, the serving attendant threw a 3rd bread on my plate and said, “here. You can have this one too”! I couldn’t believe the rudeness of the attendant. Most all attendants were very rude, unhelpful, sing the food was absolutely disgusting. Never fly United internationally in business class. My flight back to SFO was a nightmare!!

Trip was great. A wild landing in Ottawa with the wind and rain, but the pilot did a great job. Always love flying United.👍

Crew was dismissive. Snacks and refills not offered. Poor business class experience. Bed not comfortable compared to Emirates or BA.

The flight attendant use 1.5 hours to answer my call. My dirty food tray was unattended.

I booked an aisle seat and was given a middle. At 6'4" 230lbs, it is not ideal to fly in the middle row for myself and passengers.

It was good. But the gate team made me check my carry on when there was plenty of space for my luggage on the plane. Otherwise our trip was fine.

I have a gluten allergy so didn't have any food

Mostly good. Flight was crowded but Airline personnel were very friendly & accommodating. It would be good to have savory snacks rather than just sweet Biscoff cookies.

Most things were ok but the main problem was the cabin staff; they were very abrupt and not very friendly. They were busy and often rushed, snatching drinks off people before finished and bossing them about.

We arrived 4 hours early and still almost missed the flight because they weren’t able to access one of the boarding tickets. They then sent hour bags late and we were all of our without clothing and eventually had to take an expensive cab back and forth to the airport as they wouldn’t deliver the bag which arrived late at night that day and we would have to wait until noon the began day (messing up a second day of plans). Also, all the food has dairy or pork. No vegan or even vegetarian option in the flight—even for purchase.

Couldn’t get the door on the plane to close leading to a nearly 2 hour delay. But, hey at least they didn’t cancel the flight.

A cookie and a soda, packed like sardines, will never be a positive experience. Also, boarded a 5:30 flight at 7:45pm

Whenever a passenger purchase a ticket his advantage number should automatically to his information. It's not everyone remember the number. You request for your number and American airline agent say they will email it....and they never email anything and you loose your mileage just because you don't remember your number. It should automatically go your information and associate with your email account at all times

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