Cheap flights from Australia to South America from $797

If you don’t want to visit South America in February, then you should wait until March to fly from Australia, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $2,194.

Fly from Sydney Kingsford Smith to Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez for the best Australia - South America flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to South America from Australia when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to South America for around $2,428 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to South America from Australia for as low as $2,353 on momondo.

There are 3 cabin classes available to choose from on Australia to South America flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

Cathay Pacific, Turkish Airlines, and Air Canada are the most popular carriers operating from Australia to South America

LATAM Airlines, Qantas Airways and American Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to South America from Australia according to our data. LATAM Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 62% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to South America. Keep in mind that there are 16 different airlines that fly to South America on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 26% of flights between Australia and South America have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 169 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the evening tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing at night have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Wednesday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Thursday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, LATAM Airlines have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 22% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

The number of flights available between Australia and South America is 6 per day as of October 2026. The most frequent departure time is 12:00, with 100% of daily flights leaving in the afternoon.

48 flights are operational weekly from Australia to South America as of October 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Thu, with 19% of flights per week taking off on this day.