Cheap flights from South America to Melbourne from $1,279

In general, March is the cheapest month to fly from South America to Melbourne. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around $2,478. If you aren’t able to travel to Melbourne during the month of March, then flying in June is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of $2,509.

Fly from Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez to Melbourne for the best South America - Melbourne flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Melbourne from South America when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Melbourne for around $3,010 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Melbourne from South America for as low as $2,830 on momondo.

There is only 1 cabin class available to choose from on South America to Melbourne flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

Historically, on average around 15% of flights between South America and Melbourne have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 139 minutes.

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

Monday 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 15% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of November 2026, 5 flights take off from South America and land in Melbourne each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 01:00, with 100% of daily flights taking off in the morning.

35 flights are operational weekly from South America to Melbourne as of November 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Mon, with 14% of flights per week taking off on this day.