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How to get fromEl Chaltén to Balmacedaby bus, plane, car, car ferry, or shuttle

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There are 5 ways to get from El Chaltén to Balmaceda by bus, plane, car, car ferry, or shuttle

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  1. Bus to El Calafate, fly to Perito Moreno, drive

    best
    1. Take the bus from El Chaltén to El Calafate Airportbus bus
    2. Fly from El Calafate to Perito Morenoplane plane
    3. Drive from Perito Moreno to Balmacedacar car
    9h 19m

  2. Bus, car ferry, drive

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Terminal de Ómnibus El Chalten to Terminal De Ómnibus Los Antiguosbus bus
    2. Take the carferry from Chile Chico to Puerto Ingeniero Ibáñezcarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Puerto Ingeniero Ibáñez to Balmacedacar car
    16h 10m
    $55–171

  3. Drive  703.1 km

    1. Drive from El Chaltén to Balmacedacar car 703.1 km
    14h 44m
    $87–126

  4. Bus, Tour, bus to Puerto Natales, fly to Balmaceda 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 Balmaceda Airport (BBA)plane plane PNT - BBA
    13h 7m

  5. Bus, shuttle

    1. Take the bus from Terminal de Ómnibus El Chalten to Terminal De Ómnibus Los Antiguosbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Terminal de Autobuses de Chile Chico to Villa Cerro Castillobus bus
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Villa Cerro Castillo to Balmaceda Airportshuttle bus
    21h 35m
    $220–326

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  • Distance: 743.7 km
  • Duration: 9h 19m

What companies run services between El Chaltén, Santa Cruz, Argentina and Balmaceda, Aisén, Chile?

There is no direct connection from El Chaltén to Balmaceda. However, you can take the bus to El Calafate Airport, walk to El Calafate airport, fly to Perito Moreno, then drive to Balmaceda. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal de Ómnibus El Chalten to Balmaceda via Terminal De Ómnibus Los Antiguos, Chile Chico, and Puerto Ingeniero Ibáñez in around 16h 10m.

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