Cheap flights from South America to Australia from $1,126

In general, March is the cheapest month to fly from South America to Australia. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around $2,546. If you don’t want to visit Australia in March, then you should wait until May to fly from South America, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $2,576.

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

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Australia from South America when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Australia for around $3,012 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Australia from South America for as low as $2,869 on momondo.

There are 2 cabin classes available to choose from on South America to Australia flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

LATAM Airlines, Turkish Airlines, and Qatar Airways are the most popular carriers operating from South America to Australia

LATAM Airlines, Qantas Airways and United Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Australia from South America according to our data. LATAM Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 84% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Australia. Keep in mind that there are 3 different airlines that fly to Australia on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 14% of flights between South America and Australia have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 128 minutes.

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

Sunday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Saturday 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 13% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.