$1,049 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$1,788
Santiago
Santiago2 stops$1,885
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires1 stop$1,792
Lima
Lima1 stop$1,757
Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo2 stops$2,400
Medellín
Medellín2 stops$1,947
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro1 stop$2,420
Montevideo
Montevideo2 stops$2,118
Cusco
Cusco3 stops$2,537
Quito
Quito2 stops$2,849
Cali
Cali2 stops$3,568
Cordoba
Cordoba1 stop$2,147
Guayaquil
Guayaquil2 stops$3,490
Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre1 stop$2,712
Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte2 stops$3,857
Bogotá
Bogotá2 stops$1,788
Santiago
Santiago2 stops$1,885
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires1 stop$1,792
Lima
Lima1 stop$1,757
Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo2 stops$2,400
Medellín
Medellín2 stops$1,947
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro1 stop$2,420
Montevideo
Montevideo2 stops$2,118
Cusco
Cusco3 stops$2,537
Quito
Quito2 stops$2,849
Cali
Cali2 stops$3,568
Cordoba
Cordoba1 stop$2,147
Guayaquil
Guayaquil2 stops$3,490
Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre1 stop$2,712
Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte2 stops$3,857

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

Mon, 10 Nov - Wed, 26 Nov
LATAM Airlines Logo
12:30 - 16:50MEL-LIM
20h 20m1 stop
LATAM Airlines Logo
22:55 - 05:25LIM-MEL
38h 30m1 stop
$1,757LATAM Airlines
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Mon, 10 Nov - Tue, 25 Nov
LATAM Airlines Logo
12:30 - 20:10MEL-LIM
23h 40m1 stop
LATAM Airlines Logo
01:30 - 22:50LIM-MEL
29h 20m3 stops
$1,766LATAM Airlines
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Wed, 28 Jan - Sat, 14 Feb
Qantas Airways Logo
09:15 - 10:55MEL-SCL
15h 40m1 stop
Qantas Airways Logo
13:15 - 07:50SCL-MEL
28h 35m2 stops
$1,907Qantas Airways
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Tue, 10 Mar - Fri, 10 Apr
Qantas Airways Logo
17:45 - 10:55MEL-SCL
31h 10m2 stops
Qantas Airways Logo
13:10 - 23:35SCL-MEL
20h 25m1 stop
$1,915Qantas Airways
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Thu, 19 Feb - Mon, 16 Mar
American Airlines Logo
06:00 - 23:31MEL-BOG
33h 31m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
00:48 - 10:25BOG-MEL
41h 37m2 stops
$2,531American Airlines
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Thu, 19 Feb - Mon, 16 Mar
American Airlines Logo
06:00 - 23:31MEL-BOG
33h 31m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
00:48 - 10:25BOG-MEL
41h 37m2 stops
$2,540American Airlines
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Mon, 2 Mar - Mon, 20 Apr
Qatar Airways Logo
23:40 - 16:55MEL-GRU
31h 15m1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
01:55 - 22:10GRU-MEL
31h 15m1 stop
$2,716Qatar Airways
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Wed, 19 Nov - Mon, 29 Dec
United Airlines Logo
11:30 - 22:05MEL-MDE
26h 35m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
10:45 - 09:30MDE-MEL
30h 45m2 stops
$2,800United Airlines
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Wed, 19 Nov - Sun, 28 Dec
United Airlines Logo
11:30 - 22:05MEL-MDE
26h 35m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
01:15 - 09:30MDE-MEL
40h 15m2 stops
$2,808United Airlines
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Mon, 2 Mar - Mon, 20 Apr
Qatar Airways Logo
12:00 - 10:40MEL-GRU
36h 40m2 stops
Qatar Airways Logo
01:55 - 22:10GRU-MEL
31h 15m1 stop
$2,932Qatar Airways
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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 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 $1,401 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 $1,401.

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 $2,365, 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 September, when tickets cost $2,212 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and January, when the average cost of return tickets is $3,307 and $2,849 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 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 8% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 20 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJuly
Cheapest flight$1,049
Best time to beat the crowds (12% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (41% more expensive on average)
Flight from Melbourne to Lima

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 $2,791 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 $3,094.

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 1872 reviews
8.0Crew
6.7Food
7.0Entertainment
7.3Comfort
7.5Boarding
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Poor, the airline was not able to help me move flights.

2.0 MediocreChristopher, Oct 2025SDU - BSB
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Poor, the airline was not able to help me move flights.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 !

Paid $10 for wifi for full flight duration and the wifi wasn’t available after initial 2 hours

My baggage is lost. Flight cancelled, Rebooked ticket through long routes. Mental stress, emotional hurt

My flight was delayed. I was rebooked twice and even the second flight that was additional connection in London was delayed too, so I ended up spending more than 24 hours flying between four different countries and to be honest I’m not sure whether I ever want to use this airline again. My luggage is still delete. It’s been more than 48 hours now so to be honest, I’m not even sure how to describe the level of frustration I have.

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 .

It was excellent in all respects. I don’t think it needs any improvement

Awful plane to Tashkent. Not even possible to sleep. In business class does not even recline fully

The staff was great and probably that's the single most thing that distinguished this particular Qatar flight from my average typical experience. They genuinely wanted to please you and do their best.

Liked some flight attendants. 1 was rude I'll not say her name I don't want to get her jn trouble on my flight back to Dallas from Doha. Very rude to some races of people clearly. She needs a better attitude and bedside manners. Asking her questions and she responds "WHAT" twice rudely like I was bothering her and "is it going to be cranberry or mango juice with an attitude".

I had to stay in the airport 15 even with a hotel reservation..i was refused to inter to qatar cuz the hotel was outside the airport. They could have offered a solution. It was really exhausting for me and my family.

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.

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

Although the flight was delayed the crew and the flight itself were very good. Couldn't fault anything and after the disappointment of being abandoned in the US by BA it was a welcome relief to travel with United

Efficient, calm when things were delayed and kept us regularly informed of what was happening.

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.

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

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

While waiting to claim my checked luggage, I discovered the airline had lost it. After a long wait and inquiries, I discovered it was on another flight. Fortunately, the airline finally sent my luggage home.

Initial flight was cancelled at the time of arrival to the airport, flight alternative requires switching from direct to flight with a layover, and the plane felt like it would split apart, it was so rattle-y.

The flight was fine but the 8 hour delay in Chicago was awful - 5 gate changes and repeated delays without an explanation. No vouchers. Nothing.

Flight was full, and would have preferred an aisle seat, but due to getting a late ticket ,the seat I had was adequate. The flight crew were very help full and hard working. Food and drink were excellent for the 11hr flight. Overall I was pleased with flight, and would recommend British Airways again.

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