There are 8 ways to get from Valparaíso to El Calafate by bus, plane, car, or shuttle
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Bus to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, fly to El Calafate
best- Take the bus from Cruce Casablanca to Terminal de Buses Pajaritosbus
- Fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to El Calafate (FTE)plane SCL - FTE
10h 33m$246,803–1,172,818Bus via Los Pellines
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario Valparaiso to Terminal Alameda - Turbusbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Alameda - Turbus to Cruce Frutillarbus
- Take the bus from Frutillar to Barilochebus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus Bariloche to El Terminal de Omnibus El Calafatebus
2d 4h$252,572–593,850Drive 2,660.5 km
- Drive from Valparaíso to El Calafatecar 2,660.5 km
34h 58m$490,358–708,295Bus to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, fly to Puerto Natales, bus, Tour
- Take the bus from Cruce Casablanca to Terminal de Buses Pajaritosbus
- Fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Puerto Natales (PNT)plane SCL - PNT
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario to Cerro Castillobus
- Take a shuttle bus from Cerro Castillo to El Calafate
11h 16mBus to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, fly to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Cruce Casablanca to Terminal de Buses Pajaritosbus
- Fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL)plane SCL - RGL
- Take the bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos to El Calafatebus
14h 57m$295,303–1,032,818Bus, bus to Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport, fly to El Calafate
- Take the bus from Cruce Casablanca to Terminal de Buses Pajaritosbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Alameda - Turbus to Terminal Mendozabus
- Fly from Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) to El Calafate (FTE)plane MDZ - FTE
17h 33m$407,009–1,286,924Bus to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, fly to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport, bus, Tour
- Take the bus from Cruce Casablanca to Terminal de Buses Pajaritosbus
- Fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ)plane SCL - PUQ
- Take the bus from Punta Arenas Airport to Terminal Rodoviariobus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario to Cerro Castillobus
- Take a shuttle bus from Cerro Castillo to El Calafate
15h 5mBus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario Valparaiso to Terminal Alameda - Turbusbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Sur to Barilochebus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus Bariloche to El Terminal de Omnibus El Calafatebus
2d 5h$266,572–563,850
Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to El Calafate (FTE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Valparaíso to El Calafate is to bus via Los Pellines which costs $250000 - $600000 and takes 2 days 4h.
The fastest way to get from Valparaíso to El Calafate is to bus and fly which takes 10h 33m and costs $240000 - $1200000.
No, there is no direct bus from Valparaíso to El Calafate. However, there are services departing from Terminal Rodoviario Valparaiso and arriving at El Terminal de Omnibus El Calafate via Terminal Alameda - Turbus, Frutillar and Terminal de Omnibus Bariloche. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
The distance between Valparaíso and El Calafate is 2029 km. The road distance is 2660.5 km.
The best way to get from Valparaíso to El Calafate without a car is to bus via Los Pellines which takes 2 days 4h and costs $250000 - $600000.
It takes approximately 10h 33m to get from Valparaíso to El Calafate, including transfers.
Valparaíso to El Calafate bus services, operated by Turbus, depart from Terminal Rodoviario Valparaiso station.
Valparaíso to El Calafate bus services, operated by Turbus, arrive at Terminal Alameda - Turbus station.
El Calafate is 1h ahead of Valparaíso. It is currently 8:45 AM in Valparaíso and 9:45 AM in El Calafate.
Yes, the driving distance between Valparaíso to El Calafate is 2660 km. It takes approximately 34h 58m to drive from Valparaíso to El Calafate.
What companies run services between Valparaíso, Chile and El Calafate, Argentina?
You can take a bus from Terminal Rodoviario Valparaiso to El Calafate via Terminal Alameda - Turbus, Cruce Frutillar, Frutillar, Terminal de Omnibus Bariloche, and El Terminal de Omnibus El Calafate in around 2d 4h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Puerto Natales
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130,000–380,000
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Puerto Natales via Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130,000–380,000
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport via Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240,000–850,000
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270,000–950,000
Flights from Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport to El Calafate via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440,000–1,000,000
Flights from Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport to El Calafate via Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $440,000–1,000,000
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120,000–290,000
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120,000–290,000
- Website
- aerolineas.com.ar
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to El Calafate via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $190,000–1,000,000
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to El Calafate via Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190,000–1,000,000
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to El Calafate via Cordoba
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190,000–1,000,000
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270,000–950,000
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport via Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270,000–950,000
Flights from Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport to El Calafate via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440,000–1,000,000
Flights from Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport to El Calafate via Cordoba
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $440,000–1,000,000
Flights from Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport to El Calafate via Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $440,000–1,000,000
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to El Calafate via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270,000–900,000
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to El Calafate via Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $270,000–950,000
Flights from Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport to El Calafate via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $250,000–420,000
Flights from Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport to El Calafate via Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 46m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $250,000–420,000
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Puerto Natales
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110,000–350,000
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Puerto Natales via Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110,000–350,000
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100,000–270,000
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- [email protected]
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Cruce Casablanca to Terminal de Buses Pajaritos
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11,000–110,000
- Schedules at
- turbus.cl
- Book at
- turbus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $12,000–18,000
- Cama
- $11,000–16,000
- Premium
- $85,000–110,000
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario Valparaiso to Terminal Alameda - Turbus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9,697–110,000
- Schedules at
- turbus.cl
- Book at
- turbus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $14,000–20,000
- Cama
- $13,000–19,000
- Premium
- $85,000–110,000
Bus from Terminal Alameda - Turbus to Cruce Frutillar
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $39,000–120,000
- Schedules at
- turbus.cl
- Book at
- turbus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $39,000–55,000
- Cama
- $60,000–85,000
- Premium
- $95,000–120,000
Bus from Cruce Casablanca to Terminal de Buses Pajaritos
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11,000–110,000
- Schedules at
- turbus.cl
- Book at
- turbus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $12,000–18,000
- Cama
- $11,000–16,000
- Premium
- $85,000–110,000
Bus from Cruce Casablanca to Terminal de Buses Pajaritos
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11,000–110,000
- Schedules at
- turbus.cl
- Book at
- turbus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $12,000–18,000
- Cama
- $11,000–16,000
- Premium
- $85,000–110,000
Bus from Cruce Casablanca to Terminal de Buses Pajaritos
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11,000–110,000
- Schedules at
- turbus.cl
- Book at
- turbus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $12,000–18,000
- Cama
- $11,000–16,000
- Premium
- $85,000–110,000
Bus from Terminal Alameda - Turbus to Terminal Mendoza
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20,000–110,000
- Schedules at
- turbus.cl
- Book at
- turbus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $20,000–29,000
- Cama
- $26,000–36,000
- Premium
- $90,000–110,000
Bus from Cruce Casablanca to Terminal de Buses Pajaritos
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11,000–110,000
- Schedules at
- turbus.cl
- Book at
- turbus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $12,000–18,000
- Cama
- $11,000–16,000
- Premium
- $85,000–110,000
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario Valparaiso to Terminal Alameda - Turbus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9,697–110,000
- Schedules at
- turbus.cl
- Book at
- turbus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $14,000–20,000
- Cama
- $13,000–19,000
- Premium
- $85,000–110,000
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario Valparaiso to Terminal Alameda - Turbus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4,000–14,000
- Schedules at
- condorbus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $4,000–11,000
- Cama
- $13,000–14,000
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario Valparaiso to Terminal Alameda - Turbus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4,000–14,000
- Schedules at
- condorbus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $4,000–11,000
- Cama
- $13,000–14,000
- Phone
- 0810-333-7575
- [email protected]
- Website
- viatac.com.ar
Bus from Frutillar to Bariloche
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22,000–50,000
- Schedules at
- viatac.com.ar
- Book at
- viatac.com.ar
- Semi Bed
- $22,000–32,000
- Bed
- $26,000–38,000
- Phone
- 0800-3331188
- [email protected]
- Website
- taqsa.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Bariloche to El Terminal de Omnibus El Calafate
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $180,000–310,000
- Schedules at
- taqsa.com.ar
- Semibed
- $180,000–250,000
- Bed
- $210,000–310,000
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
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Bariloche to El Terminal de Omnibus El Calafate
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $180,000–310,000
- Schedules at
- taqsa.com.ar
- Semibed
- $180,000–250,000
- Bed
- $210,000–310,000
- 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
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
Shuttle from Cerro Castillo to El Calafate
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $130,000
- Schedules at
- southroad.com.ar
- Phone
- +56 61 261 4224
- [email protected]
- Website
- bussur.com
Bus from Punta Arenas Airport to Terminal Rodoviario
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12,929–38,000
- Schedules at
- bussur.com
- Book at
- bussur.com
- Semi Cama
- $28,000–38,000
- Phone
- +56 61 224 2313
- [email protected]
- Website
- busesfernandez.com
Bus from Punta Arenas Airport to Terminal Rodoviario
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12,600–12,800
- Schedules at
- busesfernandez.com
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- [email protected]
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Terminal Sur to Bariloche
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75,000–132,522
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $90,000–130,000
- Semi bed
- $75,000–110,000
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