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How to get fromEl Chaltén to Arequipaby bus, plane, car, or shuttle

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There are 6 ways to get from El Chaltén to Arequipa by bus, plane, car, or shuttle

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  1. Bus to El Calafate, fly to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport

    best
    1. Take the bus from El Chaltén to El Calafate Airportbus bus
    2. Fly from El Calafate (FTE) to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP)plane plane FTE - AQP
    21h 10m
    $391–1,155

  2. Bus via Santiago

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from El Chaltén to Terminal de Omnibus Barilochebus bus
    2. Take the bus from Bariloche to Terminal Surbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal Rodoviario de Aricabus bus
    4. Take the bus from Terminal Internacional to Tacnabus bus
    5. Take the bus from Tacna to Arequipabus bus
    3d 7h
    $223–458

  3. Drive  4,929.9 km

    1. Drive from El Chaltén to Arequipacar car 4,929.9 km
    2d 16h
    $741–1,071

  4. Bus to El Calafate, fly to Chacalluta Arica Airport, bus

    1. Take the bus from El Chaltén to El Calafate Airportbus bus
    2. Fly from El Calafate (FTE) to Chacalluta Arica Airport (ARI)plane plane FTE - ARI
    3. Take the bus from Terminal Internacional to Tacnabus bus
    4. Take the bus from Tacna to Moqueguabus bus
    5. Take the bus from Moquegua to Arequipabus bus
    22h 39m
    $315–921

  5. Bus, Tour, bus to Puerto Natales, fly to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport

    1. Take the bus from El Chaltén to El Calafatebus bus
    2. Take a shuttle bus from El Calafate to Cerro Castilloshuttle bus
    3. Take the bus from Cerro Castillo to Terminal Rodoviariobus bus
    4. Fly from Puerto Natales (PNT) to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP)plane plane PNT - AQP
    21h 54m

  6. Bus

    1. Take the bus from El Chaltén to Luis Piedrabuenabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Luis Piedrabuena to Terminal de Omnibus de General Guemesbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus de General Guemes to Terminal de Saltabus bus
    4. Take the bus from Terminal de Salta to Terminal Rodoviario de Aricabus bus
    5. Take the bus from Terminal Internacional to Tacnabus bus
    6. Take the bus from Tacna to Arequipabus bus
    3d 18h
    $354–689

El Calafate (FTE) to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) flights

Calendar9Weekly Planes
Duration17h 23mAverage Duration
Ticket$375Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 3,983.3 km
  • Duration: 21h 10m

What companies run services between El Chaltén, Santa Cruz, Argentina and Arequipa, Peru?

You can take a bus from El Chaltén to Arequipa via Bariloche, Terminal Sur, Terminal San Borja, Terminal Rodoviario de Arica, Terminal Internacional, and Tacna in around 3d 7h.

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