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How to get fromPunta Arenas to El Calafate Airport (FTE)by bus, rideshare, car, busferry, plane, or shuttle

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There are 6 ways to get from Punta Arenas to El Calafate Airport (FTE) by bus, rideshare, car, busferry, plane, or shuttle

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  1. Bus via Río Gallegos

    best
    1. Take the bus from Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez to Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegosbus bus Río Gallegos
    2. Take the bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos to El Calafate Airportbus bus Río Gallegos / ...
    9h
    $55,344–86,242

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Terminal Bus-Sur to Terminal Rodoviariobus bus Punta Arenas
    2. Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario to Terminal de Ómnibus de El Calafatebus bus El Calafate
    11h 34m
    $51,250–108,317

  3. Airport Transfer

    1. Take the rideshare from Punta Arenas to El Calafate-FTErideshare rideshare 477 km
    8h 2m

  4. Drive 477 km

    1. Drive from Punta Arenas to El Calafate Airport (FTE)car car 477 km
    8h 2m
    $88,772–128,225

  5. Bus and ferry, fly

    1. Take the busferry from Punta Arenas to Río Grandebusferry bus ferry
    2. Fly from Rio Grande to Ushuaiaplane plane
    3. Fly from Ushuaia (USH) to El Calafate (FTE)plane plane USH - FTE
    11h 2m
    $331,885–817,195

  6. Bus, shuttle

    1. Take the bus from Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez to Terminal Rodoviariobus bus Punta Arenas
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Terminal Rodoviario to El Calafate Bus Terminalshuttle bus El Calafate
    9h 49m
    $113,035–117,201

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  • Distance: 551.1 km
  • Duration: 9h

What companies run services between Punta Arenas, Chile and El Calafate Airport (FTE), Argentina?

You can take a bus from Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez to El Calafate Airport via Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos in around 9h.

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