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Recent return flight deals from Australia to South America

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12:00 - 10:50MEL Melbourne-SCL Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez

12h 50mdirect

01:05 - 05:25SCL Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez-MEL Melbourne

14h 20mdirect

$1,769LATAM Airlines

Wed, 24 Feb - Tue, 16 Mar

12:30 - 11:20MEL Melbourne-SCL Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez

12h 50mdirect

03:30 - 07:25SCL Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez-MEL Melbourne

13h 55mdirect

$1,769LATAM Airlines

Thu, 25 Mar - Fri, 2 Apr

12:00 - 10:50MEL Melbourne-SCL Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez

12h 50mdirect

01:15 - 14:10SCL Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez-MEL Melbourne

22h 55m1 stop Sydney Kingsford Smith

$1,821Multiple Airlines

Wed, 24 Feb - Tue, 16 Mar

12:00 - 10:50MEL Melbourne-SCL Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez

12h 50mdirect

02:10 - 13:10SCL Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez-MEL Melbourne

21h 00m1 stop Sydney Kingsford Smith

$1,822Multiple Airlines

Wed, 10 Mar - Fri, 2 Apr

10:00 - 09:50BNE Brisbane-GRU Sao Paulo Guarulhos Intl

36h 50m2 stops Vancouver Intl Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl

21:45 - 08:45GRU Sao Paulo Guarulhos Intl-BNE Brisbane

46h 00m2 stops Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl Vancouver Intl

$1,934Air Canada

Tue, 20 Oct - Mon, 9 Nov

11:20 - 09:00SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-GRU Sao Paulo Guarulhos Intl

35h 40m2 stops Vancouver Intl Toronto Pearson Intl

21:30 - 08:35GRU Sao Paulo Guarulhos Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

45h 05m2 stops Toronto Pearson Intl Vancouver Intl

$1,966Air Canada

Wed, 10 Feb - Wed, 24 Mar

10:10 - 08:10SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-SCL Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez

60h 00m2 stops Los Angeles Miami

21:30 - 09:00SCL Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

45h 30m2 stops Miami Los Angeles

$2,078American Airlines

Sat, 10 Oct - Sat, 24 Oct

10:10 - 08:10SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-SCL Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez

36h 00m2 stops Los Angeles Miami

22:30 - 09:00SCL Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

44h 30m2 stops Miami Los Angeles

$2,081American Airlines

Thu, 15 Oct - Sat, 7 Nov

08:25 - 11:35SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-SCL Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez

17h 10m1 stop Melbourne

01:35 - 10:30SCL Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

18h 55m1 stop Melbourne

$2,159Qantas Airways

Wed, 21 Oct - Thu, 22 Oct

10:35 - 09:05SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-SCL Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez

12h 30mdirect

13:00 - 17:10SCL Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

14h 10mdirect

$2,201Qantas Airways

Thu, 18 Feb - Thu, 18 Mar

Recent last minute flight deals from Australia to South America

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09:10 - 08:00SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-SCL Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez

35h 50m2 stops Los Angeles Miami

21:30 - 08:05SCL Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

68h 35m2 stops Miami Los Angeles

$2,081American Airlines

Sat, 3 Oct - Wed, 14 Oct

09:10 - 08:00SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-SCL Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez

35h 50m2 stops Los Angeles Miami

21:30 - 08:05SCL Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

44h 35m2 stops Miami Los Angeles

$2,081American Airlines

Sat, 3 Oct - Sun, 18 Oct

11:45 - 11:30SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-SCL Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez

12h 45mdirect

01:05 - 09:45SCL Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

18h 40m1 stop Melbourne

$2,152Multiple Airlines

Thu, 1 Oct - Wed, 2 Dec

16:05 - 11:35SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-SCL Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez

32h 30m1 stop Melbourne

01:35 - 13:40SCL Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

22h 05m1 stop Melbourne

$2,181Multiple Airlines

Fri, 2 Oct - Thu, 22 Oct

12:45 - 11:30SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-SCL Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez

12h 45mdirect

01:05 - 09:00SCL Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

17h 55m1 stop Melbourne

$2,223LATAM Airlines

Sun, 4 Oct - Wed, 2 Dec

11:45 - 11:30SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-SCL Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez

12h 45mdirect

01:05 - 09:30SCL Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

18h 25m1 stop Melbourne

$2,236LATAM Airlines

Thu, 1 Oct - Wed, 2 Dec

12:20 - 11:50SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-SCL Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez

12h 30mdirect

13:10 - 17:40SCL Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

14h 30mdirect

$2,467Qantas Airways

Fri, 2 Oct - Fri, 23 Oct

12:20 - 11:50SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-SCL Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez

12h 30mdirect

13:10 - 17:40SCL Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

14h 30mdirect

$2,468Qantas Airways

Fri, 2 Oct - Fri, 23 Oct

10:20 - 04:54SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-BOG Bogotá El Dorado

33h 34m2 stops San Francisco Houston George Bush Intcntl

08:15 - 07:00BOG Bogotá El Dorado-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

30h 45m1 stop Houston George Bush Intcntl

$2,774United Airlines

Thu, 1 Oct - Mon, 2 Nov

10:20 - 06:30SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-GRU Sao Paulo Guarulhos Intl

33h 10m2 stops San Francisco Houston George Bush Intcntl

21:50 - 07:00GRU Sao Paulo Guarulhos Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

43h 10m1 stop Houston George Bush Intcntl

$2,813United Airlines

Sat, 3 Oct - Sat, 24 Oct

Recent direct flight deals from Australia to South America

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12:00 - 10:50MEL Melbourne-SCL Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez

12h 50mdirect

01:05 - 05:25SCL Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez-MEL Melbourne

14h 20mdirect

$1,769LATAM Airlines

Wed, 24 Feb - Tue, 16 Mar

12:30 - 11:20MEL Melbourne-SCL Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez

12h 50mdirect

03:30 - 07:25SCL Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez-MEL Melbourne

13h 55mdirect

$1,769LATAM Airlines

Thu, 25 Mar - Fri, 2 Apr

12:00 - 10:50MEL Melbourne-SCL Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez

12h 50mdirect

01:05 - 05:25SCL Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez-MEL Melbourne

14h 20mdirect

$1,779LATAM Airlines

Wed, 24 Feb - Tue, 16 Mar

12:00 - 10:50MEL Melbourne-SCL Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez

12h 50mdirect

01:05 - 05:25SCL Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez-MEL Melbourne

14h 20mdirect

$1,842LATAM Airlines

Wed, 24 Feb - Tue, 16 Mar

10:35 - 09:05SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-SCL Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez

12h 30mdirect

13:00 - 17:10SCL Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

14h 10mdirect

$2,201Qantas Airways

Thu, 18 Feb - Thu, 18 Mar

10:35 - 09:05SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-SCL Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez

12h 30mdirect

13:00 - 17:10SCL Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

14h 10mdirect

$2,201Qantas Airways

Thu, 4 Feb - Thu, 4 Mar

10:35 - 09:05SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-SCL Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez

12h 30mdirect

13:00 - 17:10SCL Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

14h 10mdirect

$2,212Qantas Airways

Thu, 18 Feb - Thu, 18 Mar

12:35 - 11:30SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-SCL Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez

12h 55mdirect

13:00 - 17:10SCL Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

14h 10mdirect

$2,689Multiple Airlines

Sun, 25 Oct - Sun, 1 Nov

11:10 - 10:00SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-SCL Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez

12h 50mdirect

13:00 - 17:10SCL Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

14h 10mdirect

$2,811Multiple Airlines

Thu, 19 Nov - Fri, 4 Dec

10:35 - 09:05SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-SCL Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez

12h 30mdirect

01:15 - 06:15SCL Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

15h 00mdirect

$3,152Multiple Airlines

Tue, 24 Nov - Fri, 11 Dec

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Route

Depart

Return

Price

Cheapest return flight

MelbourneSantiago

MEL Melbourne - SCL Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez

MELSCL

Melbourne

Wed 24/2

12:00-10:50

Nonstop12h 50m

Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez

Tue 16/3

01:05-05:25

Nonstop14h 20m

$1,769

MelbourneSantiago

MEL Melbourne - SCL Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez

MELSCL

Melbourne

Thu 25/3

12:30-11:20

Nonstop12h 50m

Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez

Fri 2/4

03:30-07:25

Nonstop13h 55m

$1,769

MelbourneSantiago

MEL Melbourne - SCL Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez

MELSCL

Melbourne

Wed 24/2

12:00-10:50

Nonstop12h 50m

Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez

Tue 16/3

01:15-14:10

1 stop22h 55m

$1,821

MelbourneSantiago

MEL Melbourne - SCL Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez

MELSCL

Melbourne

Wed 10/3

12:00-10:50

Nonstop12h 50m

Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez

Fri 2/4

02:10-13:10

1 stop21h 00m

$1,822

BrisbaneSao Paulo

BNE Brisbane - GRU Sao Paulo Guarulhos Intl

BNEGRU

Brisbane

Tue 20/10

10:00-09:50

2 stops36h 50m

Sao Paulo Guarulhos Intl

Mon 9/11

21:45-08:45

2 stops46h 00m

$1,934

SydneySao Paulo

SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith - GRU Sao Paulo Guarulhos Intl

SYDGRU

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Wed 10/2

11:20-09:00

2 stops35h 40m

Sao Paulo Guarulhos Intl

Wed 24/3

21:30-08:35

2 stops45h 05m

$1,966

SydneySantiago

SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith - SCL Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez

SYDSCL

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Sat 10/10

10:10-08:10

2 stops60h 00m

Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez

Sat 24/10

21:30-09:00

2 stops45h 30m

$2,078

SydneySantiago

SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith - SCL Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez

SYDSCL

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Thu 15/10

10:10-08:10

2 stops36h 00m

Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez

Sat 7/11

22:30-09:00

2 stops44h 30m

$2,081

SydneySantiago

SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith - SCL Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez

SYDSCL

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Wed 21/10

08:25-11:35

1 stop17h 10m

Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez

Thu 22/10

01:35-10:30

1 stop18h 55m

$2,159

Fastest return journey

SydneySantiago

SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith - SCL Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez

SYDSCL

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Thu 18/2

10:35-09:05

Nonstop12h 30m

Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez

Thu 18/3

13:00-17:10

Nonstop14h 10m

$2,201

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Flight prices to countries in South America

Interested in flights to South America? Find the countries in South America that you can fly to for the biggest savings

	Price	$2,596 - $5,022

CHEAPEST COUNTRY	Argentina	24% cheaper	Users typically spent $836 less on flights to Argentina
MOST EXPENSIVE COUNTRY	Ecuador	46% more expensive	Users typically spent $1,591 more on trips to Ecuador
MOST POPULAR COUNTRY TO FLY TO	Colombia	167% more popular	As a popular travel destination, more of our users plan to visit Colombia than any other country in South America

Where are the most popular flight destinations in South America?

The most popular flight destination in South America, according to our users, is Colombia, followed by Brazil, Chile, Argentina and Peru.

Cheapest flights to cities in South America

Click on the cities below to find out when it's cheapest to fly to South America from Australia

Bogotá

South America

Cheapest flight to South America from Bogotá

Medellín

When booking a flight to South America, the best-priced flight will typically be to Medellín for $65, which is 88% less than the continental average.

Most expensive flight to South America from Bogotá

Santiago

Flights to South America are typically 73% more expensive when flying to Santiago, where the average price is $510

Cheap South America flight deals and tips

Summary info about South America flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price	$992
Best Round-Trip Price	$1,769
Fastest flight time	16h 00m
Popular in	December

The best one-way flight price to South America from Australia in the last 5 days is $992 (Brisbane to Sao Paulo Guarulhos Intl).

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The best return flight price to South America from Australia in the last 5 days is $1,769 (Melbourne to Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez).

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The fastest flight to South America from Australia takes 16h 00m (Melbourne to Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez).

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December has the highest demand for flights to South America, with a 13% price increase on average.

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Frequently asked questions about flying to South America

When did momondo last update prices for flights to South America?

Prices for flights to South America are refreshed on a daily basis.

How many operators does momondo search for flights to South America?

As of September 2026, there are 18 operators available to choose from for flights to South America.

How old do you have to be to fly to South America?

The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines offering an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their age restrictions, such as regulations concerning flight duration, timing, and stopovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel to South America.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to South America?

The necessary travel and health documents for your South America trip may vary depending on your travel plans and individual circumstances. Generally, you should have various documents, such as a national ID card or driver's licence and a passport that is valid for six months beyond your scheduled arrival date. We recommend seeking advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.

Why use momondo?

Why should I use momondo to find a flight deal to South America?

momondo compares prices from hundreds of airlines and agents so you can find and book the best deal on flights to South America. Millions of users trust and use momondo every year so you are in good company.

Can I find flights to South America with flexible booking policies on momondo?

All flight searches to South America on momondo can be filtered to show those which offer flexible booking policies.

How can momondo help me find flights to South America?

Once all potential South America flight options are in front of you momondo lets you sort and filter flights based on preferences such as airline, price and flight times, amongst many other options.

I’m not ready to book a flight to South America right now. Can momondo alert me if prices change?

If you are not ready to book a flight to South America now, use our insights above to find helpful tips or alternatively set up a price alert; this is where momondo will track prices on flights to South America and let you know when they change.