There are 4 ways to get from Heathrow to El Calafate by plane, bus, or shuttle
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Fly London Heathrow Airport to El Calafate
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to El Calafate (FTE)plane LHR - FTE
20h 54m$1,493,304–1,913,102Fly London Heathrow Airport to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL)plane LHR - RGL
- Take the bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos to El Calafatebus
31h 19m$885,820–4,173,672Bus to London Gatwick Airport, fly to El Calafate
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to South Terminal Bus Stationbus
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to El Calafate (FTE)plane LGW - FTE
29h 9m$958,381–3,072,820Fly London Heathrow Airport to Puerto Natales, bus, Tour
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Puerto Natales (PNT)plane LHR - PNT
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario to Cerro Castillobus
- Take a shuttle bus from Cerro Castillo to El Calafate
26h 52m
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to El Calafate (FTE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Heathrow to El Calafate is to bus and fly which costs $950000 - $3100000 and takes 29h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Heathrow to El Calafate is to fly which takes 20h 54m and costs $1400000 - $2000000.
The distance between Heathrow and El Calafate is 13190 km.
It takes approximately 20h 54m to get from Heathrow to El Calafate, including transfers.
El Calafate is 4h behind Heathrow. It is currently 11:11 PM in Heathrow and 7:11 PM in El Calafate.
There are 359+ hotels available in El Calafate.
What companies run services between Heathrow, England and El Calafate, Argentina?
LATAM Chile, Aerolíneas Argentinas, and three other airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to El Calafate (FTE) 3 times a day.
- Website
- aerolineas.com.ar
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to El Calafate via Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900,000–4,500,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to El Calafate via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900,000–4,600,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to El Calafate via Madrid, Cordoba
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100,000–2,900,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to El Calafate via Madrid, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100,000–3,600,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to El Calafate via Punta Cana, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850,000–4,300,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport via Madrid, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100,000–3,100,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport via Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800,000–4,200,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport via Santiago, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900,000–4,600,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850,000–4,200,000
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to El Calafate via Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300,000–3,600,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to El Calafate via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900,000–4,600,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to El Calafate via Punta Cana, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850,000–4,300,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport via Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200,000–3,300,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850,000–4,200,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Puerto Natales via Madrid, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 57m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,400,000–3,800,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Puerto Natales via Sao Paulo, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400,000–3,800,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to El Calafate via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $900,000–3,000,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to El Calafate via Punta Cana, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850,000–4,300,000
- Website
- flybondi.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to El Calafate via Madrid, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300,000–3,400,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to El Calafate via Madrid, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100,000–2,900,000
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to El Calafate via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 47m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $900,000–3,000,000
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Puerto Natales via Santiago, Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 54m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900,000–4,600,000
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to South Terminal Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15,000–37,000
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 1865 785400
- [email protected]
- Website
- oxfordbus.co.uk
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to South Terminal Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $17,000–23,000
- Website
- https://www.oxfordbus.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800-3331188
- [email protected]
- Website
- taqsa.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos to El Calafate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $31,000–49,000
- Schedules at
- taqsa.com.ar
- Semibed
- $31,000–43,000
- Bed
- $34,000–49,000
- 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
- [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
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