There are 9 ways to get from Bolivia to El Calafate by plane, bus, or car
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Fly from Viru Viru International Airport
best- Fly from Viru Viru International Airport (VVI) to El Calafate (FTE)plane VVI - FTE
11h 27m$542,269–1,851,269Bus via Bariloche
cheapest- Take the bus from Santa Cruz to Terminal Alameda - Turbusbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Sur to Barilochebus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus Bariloche to El Chalténbus
- Take the bus from El Chaltén to El Calafatebus
4d 2h$389,233–607,921Bus
- Take the bus from Santa Cruz de la Sierra to Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1bus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1 to Luis Piedrabuenabus
- Take the bus from Luis Piedrabuena to El Terminal de Omnibus El Calafatebus
2d 20h$431,540–699,274Drive 4,340.3 km
- Drive from Santa Cruz de la Sierra to El Calafatecar 4,340.3 km
2d 6h$575,331–831,034Fly from Alcantari Airport
- Fly from Alcantari Airport (SRE) to El Calafate (FTE)plane SRE - FTE
12h 56m$654,769–2,066,272Fly from Cochabamba
- Fly from Cochabamba (CBB) to El Calafate (FTE)plane CBB - FTE
11h 35m$544,612–1,854,269Fly from El Alto International Airport
- Fly from El Alto International Airport (LPB) to El Calafate (FTE)plane LPB - FTE
10h 54m$583,447–1,736,478Fly from Tarija
- Fly from Tarija (TJA) to El Calafate (FTE)plane TJA - FTE
16h 7m$599,959–1,860,588Bus, bus to Gobernador Horacio Guzmán International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Salvador Mazza to Chalicánbus
- Take the bus from Acceso Arrayanal to Pericobus
- Fly from Gobernador Horacio Guzmán International Airport (JUJ) to El Calafate (FTE)plane JUJ - FTE
14h 17m$476,727–786,551
Viru Viru International Airport (VVI) to El Calafate (FTE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bolivia to El Calafate is to bus via Bariloche which costs $380000 - $650000 and takes 4 days 2h.
The fastest way to get from Bolivia to El Calafate is to fly which takes 10h 54m and costs $550000 - $1800000.
No, there is no direct bus from Bolivia to El Calafate. However, there are services departing from Santa Cruz de la Sierra and arriving at El Terminal de Omnibus El Calafate via Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1 and Luis Piedrabuena. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 20h.
The distance between Bolivia and El Calafate is 3754 km. The road distance is 4340.3 km.
The best way to get from Bolivia to El Calafate without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 20h and costs $430000 - $700000.
It takes approximately 11h 27m to get from Bolivia to El Calafate, including transfers.
Bolivia to El Calafate bus services, operated by Autobuses Quirquincho, depart from Santa Cruz de la Sierra station.
The best way to get from Bolivia to El Calafate is to fly which takes 11h 27m and costs $500000 - $1900000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $430000 - $700000 and takes 2 days 20h.
Bolivia to El Calafate bus services, operated by Autobuses Quirquincho, arrive at Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1 station.
El Calafate is 1h ahead of Bolivia. It is currently 8:36 AM in Bolivia and 9:36 AM in El Calafate.
What companies run services between Bolivia and El Calafate, Argentina?
Aerolíneas Argentinas and Boliviana de Aviación fly from Viru Viru International Airport (VVI) to El Calafate (FTE) 5 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Santa Cruz de la Sierra to El Calafate via Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1, Luis Piedrabuena, and El Terminal de Omnibus El Calafate in around 2d 20h.
- Website
- aerolineas.com.ar
Flights from Viru Viru International Airport to El Calafate via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550,000–1,800,000
Flights from Viru Viru International Airport to El Calafate via Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500,000–1,800,000
Flights from Alcantari Airport to El Calafate via Viru Viru International Airport, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600,000–2,000,000
Flights from Alcantari Airport to El Calafate via Viru Viru International Airport, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600,000–2,000,000
Flights from Alcantari Airport to El Calafate via Cochabamba, Viru Viru International Airport, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600,000–2,000,000
Flights from Alcantari Airport to El Calafate via Cochabamba, Viru Viru International Airport, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600,000–2,000,000
Flights from Cochabamba to El Calafate via Viru Viru International Airport, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500,000–1,800,000
Flights from Cochabamba to El Calafate via Viru Viru International Airport, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500,000–1,800,000
Flights from El Alto International Airport to El Calafate via Viru Viru International Airport, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500,000–1,700,000
Flights from El Alto International Airport to El Calafate via Viru Viru International Airport, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500,000–1,700,000
Flights from El Alto International Airport to El Calafate via Cochabamba, Viru Viru International Airport, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500,000–1,700,000
Flights from El Alto International Airport to El Calafate via Cochabamba, Viru Viru International Airport, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500,000–1,700,000
Flights from Tarija to El Calafate via Viru Viru International Airport, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550,000–1,800,000
Flights from Tarija to El Calafate via Viru Viru International Airport, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550,000–1,800,000
Flights from Tarija to El Calafate via Cochabamba, Viru Viru International Airport, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600,000–1,900,000
Flights from Tarija to El Calafate via Cochabamba, Viru Viru International Airport, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600,000–1,900,000
Flights from Gobernador Horacio Guzmán International Airport to El Calafate via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500,000–1,900,000
Flights from Gobernador Horacio Guzmán International Airport to El Calafate via Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500,000–1,900,000
- Website
- flybondi.com
Flights from Gobernador Horacio Guzmán International Airport to El Calafate via Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $380,000–650,000
- Phone
- +59171291772
- Website
- grupoempresarialquirquincho.com
Bus from Santa Cruz de la Sierra to Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $110,000–180,000
- Schedules at
- grupoempresarialquirquincho.com
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- [email protected]
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1 to Luis Piedrabuena
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $260,000–420,000
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Semicama
- $260,000–310,000
- Cama
- $350,000–420,000
- Phone
- 0800-3331188
- [email protected]
- Website
- taqsa.com.ar
Bus from Luis Piedrabuena to El Terminal de Omnibus El Calafate
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $50,000–85,000
- Schedules at
- taqsa.com.ar
- Semibed
- $50,000–75,000
- Bed
- $55,000–85,000
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Bariloche to El Chaltén
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $200,000–340,000
- Schedules at
- taqsa.com.ar
- Semibed
- $200,000–280,000
- Bed
- $230,000–340,000
- Phone
- +54 9 11 4187 3610
- [email protected]
- Website
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
Bus from Salvador Mazza to Chalicán
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25,000–41,000
- Schedules at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Book at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Semicama
- $25,000–36,000
- Cama
- $28,000–41,000
- Phone
- +54 0810 888 2258
- [email protected]
- Website
- balut.com.ar
Bus from Salvador Mazza to Chalicán
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23,000–39,007
- Website
- https://www.balut.com.ar/en
- Semicama
- $23,000–33,000
Bus from Acceso Arrayanal to Perico
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13,000–19,000
- Website
- https://www.balut.com.ar/en
- Semicama
- $13,000–19,000
- Phone
- +591 2527 7355
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Santa Cruz to Terminal Alameda - Turbus
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $63,452
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- [email protected]
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Terminal Sur to Bariloche
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75,000–133,313
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $90,000–130,000
- Semi bed
- $75,000–110,000
- Phone
- +54 2902 491 368
- Website
- caltur.com.ar
Bus from El Chaltén to El Calafate
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60,000
- Schedules at
- caltur.com.ar
- Phone
- +54 9 11 2150 3372
- [email protected]
- Website
- chaltentravel.com
Bus from El Chaltén to El Calafate
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $47,000–60,000
- Website
- https://www.bookingcalafate.com/menu/eng
- Cama
- $47,000–55,000
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