There are 5 ways to get from Castro to El Calafate by bus, plane, shuttle, ferry, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, fly to Puerto Natales, Tour
best- Take the bus from Terminal Municipal de Castro to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Monttbus
- Fly from El Tepual International Airport (PMC) to Puerto Natales (PNT)plane PMC - PNT
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario to Cerro Castillobus
- Take a shuttle bus from Cerro Castillo to El Calafate
10h 52mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Municipal de Castro to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Monttbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt to Barilochebus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus Bariloche to El Terminal de Omnibus El Calafatebus
41h 8m$216,618–403,689Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Castro to Quemchibus
- Take the ferry from Quemchi to Puerto Monttferry
- Take the ferry from Puerto Montt to Puerto Natalesferry
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario to El Calafatebus
8d 15hDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Castro to Chacaocar
- Take the car ferry from Chacao to Parguacarferry
- Drive from Pargua to El Calafatecar
28h$347,473–547,128Bus, fly to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport, Tour
- Take the bus from Terminal Municipal de Castro to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Monttbus
- Fly from El Tepual International Airport (PMC) to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ)plane PMC - PUQ
- Take the bus from Punta Arenas Airport to Terminal Rodoviariobus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario to Cerro Castillobus
- Take a shuttle bus from Cerro Castillo to El Calafate
14h 45m
El Tepual International Airport (PMC) to Puerto Natales (PNT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Castro to El Calafate is to bus which costs $210000 - $410000 and takes 41h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Castro to El Calafate is to drive and car ferry which takes 28h and costs $340000 - $550000.
No, there is no direct bus from Castro to El Calafate. However, there are services departing from Terminal Municipal de Castro and arriving at El Terminal de Omnibus El Calafate via Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt and Terminal de Omnibus Bariloche. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 8m.
The distance between Castro and El Calafate is 1614 km.
The best way to get from Castro to El Calafate without a car is to bus which takes 41h 8m and costs $210000 - $410000.
It takes approximately 10h 52m to get from Castro to El Calafate, including transfers.
Castro to El Calafate bus services, operated by Queilen Bus, depart from Terminal Municipal de Castro station.
Castro to El Calafate bus services, operated by Queilen Bus, arrive at Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt station.
El Calafate is 1h ahead of Castro. It is currently 8:21 PM in Castro and 9:21 PM in El Calafate.
There are 356+ hotels available in El Calafate.
What companies run services between Castro, Chile and El Calafate, Argentina?
You can take a bus from Terminal Municipal de Castro to El Calafate via Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt, Terminal de Omnibus Bariloche, and El Terminal de Omnibus El Calafate in around 41h 8m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from El Tepual International Airport to Puerto Natales
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90,000–280,000
Flights from El Tepual International Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100,000–210,000
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from El Tepual International Airport to Puerto Natales
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65,000–240,000
Flights from El Tepual International Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75,000–210,000
- Phone
- +56 65 263 2594 / 65 635600
- [email protected]
- Website
- queilenbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Municipal de Castro to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11,000–17,000
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/queilen-bus
Bus from Terminal Municipal de Castro to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11,000–17,000
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/queilen-bus
Bus from Terminal Municipal de Castro to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11,000–17,000
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/queilen-bus
- Phone
- +56 65 229 0100
- [email protected]
- Website
- etm.cl
Bus from Terminal Municipal de Castro to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7,000–30,000
- Schedules at
- etm.cl
Bus from Terminal Municipal de Castro to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7,000–30,000
- Schedules at
- etm.cl
Bus from Terminal Municipal de Castro to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7,000–30,000
- Schedules at
- etm.cl
- Phone
- +56 9 9343 0037
- [email protected]
- Website
- servitur.cl
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario to Cerro Castillo
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.servitur.cl/en/home.html
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario to Cerro Castillo
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.servitur.cl/en/home.html
- [email protected]
- Website
- southroad.com.ar
Shuttle from Cerro Castillo to El Calafate
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $130,000
- Schedules at
- southroad.com.ar
Shuttle from Cerro Castillo to El Calafate
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $130,000
- Schedules at
- southroad.com.ar
- Phone
- 0810-333-7575
- [email protected]
- Website
- viatac.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt to Bariloche
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25,000–50,000
- Schedules at
- viatac.com.ar
- Book at
- viatac.com.ar
- Semi Bed
- $25,000–37,000
- Bed
- $29,000–44,000
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- [email protected]
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt to Bariloche
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $22,000–55,000
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $27,000–39,000
- Semi bed
- $22,000–31,000
- Phone
- 0800-3331188
- [email protected]
- Website
- taqsa.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Bariloche to El Terminal de Omnibus El Calafate
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $180,000–310,000
- Schedules at
- taqsa.com.ar
- Semibed
- $180,000–250,000
- Bed
- $210,000–310,000
Bus from Castro to Quemchi
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Phone
- +56 61 261 4224
- [email protected]
- Website
- bussur.com
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario to El Calafate
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $33,000–55,278
- Schedules at
- bussur.com
- Book at
- bussur.com
- Semi Cama
- $33,000–46,000
Bus from Punta Arenas Airport to Terminal Rodoviario
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13,007–39,000
- Schedules at
- bussur.com
- Book at
- bussur.com
- Semi Cama
- $28,000–39,000
- Phone
- +56 61 224 2313
- [email protected]
- Website
- busesfernandez.com
Bus from Punta Arenas Airport to Terminal Rodoviario
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12,600–12,900
- Schedules at
- busesfernandez.com
- Phone
- +56 22 477 1900
- [email protected]
- Website
- skorpios.cl
Ferry from Quemchi to Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 17h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $3,845,834–5,177,370
- Website
- https://www.skorpios.cl/en/portada-2/
- SINGLE
- $5,177,370
- DOUBLE
- $3,845,834
- SUITE
- $4,373,985
- Phone
- +56 9 8521 3620
- [email protected]
- Website
- navimag.com
Ferry from Puerto Montt to Puerto Natales
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 11h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $490,958–1,324,098
- Website
- https://www.navimag.com/?language=en
- Cabin AA
- $1,041,425
- Cabin A
- $892,650
- Cabin CC
- $490,958
- Premium Suite
- $1,324,098
- Phone
- +56 65 227 0700
- [email protected]
- Website
- transmarchilay.cl
Car ferry from Chacao to Pargua
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8,129–34,955
- Schedules at
- transmarchilay.cl
- Citycar
- $32,191
- Suv
- $34,955
- Moto
- $24,387
- Bike
- $8,129
- Phone
- +56 65 243 6410
- [email protected]
- Website
- webcds.cl
Car ferry from Chacao to Pargua
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $24,387–38,207
- Website
- https://www.webcds.cl/en/
- Citycar
- $24,387
- Suv
- $26,013
- Truck
- $38,207
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