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How to get fromTierra del Fuego to El Calafateby car, plane, taxi, shuttle, bus, car ferry, or busferry

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There are 5 ways to get from Tierra del Fuego to El Calafate by car, plane, taxi, shuttle, bus, car ferry, or busferry

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  1. Drive to Ushuaia, fly to El Calafate

    best
    1. Drive from Tierra del Fuego to Ushuaia-Airport-USHcar car
    2. Fly from Ushuaia (USH) to El Calafate (FTE)plane plane USH - FTE
    10h 22m
    $299,145–777,320

  2. Drive, car ferry

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Tierra del Fuego to Bahía Azulcar car
    2. Take the carferry from Bahía Azul to Punta Delgadacarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Punta Delgada to El Calafatecar car
    11h 44m
    $99,735–234,618

  3. Taxi, shuttle, bus

    1. Take the taxi from Tierra del Fuego to Cámerontaxi taxi
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Cámeron to Punta Arenasshuttle bus
    3. Take the bus from Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez to Terminal Rodoviariobus bus
    4. Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario to El Calafatebus bus
    18h 7m
    $290,099–342,458

  4. Taxi, bus to Pampa Guanaco Airport, fly to Punta Arenas Airport, bus

    1. Take the taxi from Tierra del Fuego to Villa Cameróntaxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from Villa Camerón to Pampa Guanacobus bus
    3. Fly from Pampa Guanaco Airport to Punta Arenas Airportplane plane
    4. Take the bus from Punta Arenas Airport to Terminal Rodoviariobus bus
    5. Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario to El Calafatebus bus
    16h 9m

  5. Taxi, bus, Tour

    1. Take the taxi from Tierra del Fuego to Villa Cameróntaxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from Villa Camerón to Porvenirbus bus
    3. Take the busferry from Porvenir to Punta Arenasbusferry bus ferry
    4. Take the bus from Terminal Bus-Sur to Terminal Rodoviariobus bus
    5. Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario to El Calafatebus bus
    19h 33m
    $194,228–426,394

Ushuaia (USH) to El Calafate (FTE) flights

Calendar10Weekly Planes
Duration1h 20mAverage Duration
Ticket$109,271Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

Map of how to get from Tierra del Fuego to El Calafate.ExpandLaunch map view
  • Distance: 1,061.1 km
  • Duration: 10h 22m

What companies run services between Tierra del Fuego, Chile and El Calafate, Argentina?

There is no direct connection from Tierra del Fuego to El Calafate. However, you can drive to Ushuaia-Airport-USH airport, fly to El Calafate (FTE), then take the taxi to El Calafate. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Cámeron, take the shuttle to Punta Arenas, walk to Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez, take the bus to Terminal Rodoviario, then take the bus to El Calafate.

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