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How to get fromQuito to El Chalténby car, plane, bus, or shuttle

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

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  1. Car, fly to El Calafate, bus

    best
    1. Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar car
    2. Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to El Calafate (FTE)plane plane UIO - FTE
    3. Take the bus from El Calafate Airport to El Chalténbus bus
    25h 55m
    $608,641–1,908,641

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Lima Plaza Nortebus bus
    2. Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1bus bus
    3. Take the bus from Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1 to Esquelbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Terminal De Ómnibus Esquel to El Chalténbus bus
    6d 10h
    $339,547–1,160,412

  3. Bus via Santiago

    1. Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Lima Javier Pradobus bus
    2. Take the bus from Lima Javier Prado to Terminal Sur de Santiagobus bus
    3. Take the bus from Terminal Sur to Barilochebus bus
    4. Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus Bariloche to El Chalténbus bus
    5d 17h
    $452,866–870,412

  4. Drive  7,508.8 km

    1. Drive from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to El Chalténcar car 7,508.8 km
    4d 3h
    $1,483,238–2,142,454

  5. Car, fly to Puerto Natales, bus, Tour

    1. Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar car
    2. Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Puerto Natales (PNT)plane plane UIO - PNT
    3. Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario to Cerro Castillobus bus
    4. Take a shuttle bus from Cerro Castillo to El Calafateshuttle bus
    5. Take the bus from El Calafate to El Chalténbus bus
    21h 37m

  6. Car, fly to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport, bus, Tour

    1. Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar car
    2. Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ)plane plane UIO - PUQ
    3. Take the bus from Punta Arenas Airport to Terminal Rodoviariobus bus
    4. Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario to Cerro Castillobus bus
    5. Take a shuttle bus from Cerro Castillo to El Calafateshuttle bus
    6. Take the bus from El Calafate to El Chalténbus bus
    25h 41m

Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to El Calafate (FTE) flights

Calendar6Weekly Planes
Duration22h 28mAverage Duration
Ticket$590,891Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 5,850 km
  • Duration: 25h 55m

What companies run services between Quito, Ecuador and El Chaltén, Santa Cruz, Argentina?

You can take a bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to El Chaltén via Lima Javier Prado, Terminal Sur de Santiago, Terminal Sur, and Terminal de Omnibus Bariloche in around 5d 17h.

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