There are 8 ways to get from Viña del Mar to El Calafate by shuttle, plane, bus, or car
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Shuttle to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, fly to El Calafate
best- Take a shuttle bus from Palacio Carrasco to Estación de Buses Aeropuerto Internacional Arturo Merino Benítez
- Fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to El Calafate (FTE)plane SCL - FTE
10h 21m$262,838–1,081,838Bus via Puerto Varas
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses de Viña del Mar to Cruce Sur Puerto Varasbus
- Take the bus from Puerto Varas to Barilochebus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus Bariloche to El Terminal de Omnibus El Calafatebus
2d 3h$259,649–433,485Drive 2,659.9 km
- Drive from Viña del Mar to El Calafatecar 2,659.9 km
35h$492,067–710,763Shuttle to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, fly to Puerto Natales, bus, Tour
- Take a shuttle bus from Palacio Carrasco to Estación de Buses Aeropuerto Internacional Arturo Merino Benítez
- 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 3mBus to Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport, fly to El Calafate
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses de Viña del Mar to Terminal Mendozabus
- Fly from Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) to El Calafate (FTE)plane MDZ - FTE
17h 32m$380,847–1,113,145Shuttle to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, fly to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Palacio Carrasco to Estación de Buses Aeropuerto Internacional Arturo Merino Benítez
- 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 45m$301,338–941,838Shuttle to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, fly to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport, bus, Tour
- Take a shuttle bus from Palacio Carrasco to Estación de Buses Aeropuerto Internacional Arturo Merino Benítez
- 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
14h 52mBus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses de Viña del Mar 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 4h$266,677–564,941
Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to El Calafate (FTE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Viña del Mar to El Calafate is to bus via Puerto Varas which costs $260000 - $440000 and takes 2 days 3h.
The fastest way to get from Viña del Mar to El Calafate is to shuttle and fly which takes 10h 21m and costs $260000 - $1100000.
No, there is no direct bus from Viña del Mar to El Calafate. However, there are services departing from Terminal de Buses de Viña del Mar and arriving at El Terminal de Omnibus El Calafate via Puerto Varas, Puerto Varas and Terminal de Omnibus Bariloche. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 3h.
The distance between Viña del Mar and El Calafate is 2013 km. The road distance is 2659.9 km.
The best way to get from Viña del Mar to El Calafate without a car is to bus via Puerto Varas which takes 2 days 3h and costs $260000 - $440000.
It takes approximately 10h 21m to get from Viña del Mar to El Calafate, including transfers.
Viña del Mar to El Calafate bus services, operated by ETM, depart from Terminal de Buses de Viña del Mar station.
Viña del Mar to El Calafate bus services, operated by ETM, arrive at Cruce Sur Puerto Varas station.
El Calafate is 1h ahead of Viña del Mar. It is currently 10:07 PM in Viña del Mar and 11:07 PM in El Calafate.
Yes, the driving distance between Viña del Mar to El Calafate is 2660 km. It takes approximately 35h to drive from Viña del Mar to El Calafate.
What companies run services between Viña del Mar, Chile and El Calafate, Argentina?
You can take a bus from Terminal de Buses de Viña del Mar to El Calafate via Puerto Varas, Puerto Varas, Terminal de Omnibus Bariloche, and El Terminal de Omnibus El Calafate in around 2d 3h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Puerto Natales
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140,000–410,000
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Puerto Natales via Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140,000–410,000
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 Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport via Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230,000–850,000
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 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 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
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
- 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
- $270,000–950,000
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
- $260,000–420,000
Flights from Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport to El Calafate via Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 46m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260,000–420,000
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Puerto Natales
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110,000–370,000
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Puerto Natales via Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110,000–370,000
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 9 9211 6774
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kupos Aeroquinta
Shuttle from Palacio Carrasco to Estación de Buses Aeropuerto Internacional Arturo Merino Benítez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $31,838
- Website
- Kupos Aeroquinta
Shuttle from Palacio Carrasco to Estación de Buses Aeropuerto Internacional Arturo Merino Benítez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $31,838
- Website
- Kupos Aeroquinta
Shuttle from Palacio Carrasco to Estación de Buses Aeropuerto Internacional Arturo Merino Benítez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $31,838
- Website
- Kupos Aeroquinta
Shuttle from Palacio Carrasco to Estación de Buses Aeropuerto Internacional Arturo Merino Benítez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $31,838
- Website
- Kupos Aeroquinta
- Phone
- +56 65 229 0100
- [email protected]
- Website
- ETM
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Viña del Mar to Cruce Sur Puerto Varas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $48,000–65,000
- Schedules at
- ETM
- Phone
- 0810-333-7575
- [email protected]
- Website
- viatac.com.ar
Bus from Puerto Varas to Bariloche
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24,000–50,000
- Schedules at
- viatac.com.ar
- Book at
- viatac.com.ar
- Semi Bed
- $24,000–35,000
- Bed
- $28,000–42,000
- 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
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario to Cerro Castillo
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Servitur
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario to Cerro Castillo
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Servitur
- [email protected]
- Website
- Southroad
Shuttle from Cerro Castillo to El Calafate
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $130,000
- Schedules at
- Southroad
Shuttle from Cerro Castillo to El Calafate
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $130,000
- Schedules at
- Southroad
- Phone
- 0800 122 2282
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cata International
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Viña del Mar to Terminal Mendoza
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $32,000–60,000
- Website
- Cata International
- Ejecutivo
- $39,000–55,000
- Semi Cama
- $32,000–44,000
- Ejecutivo Individual
- $44,000–60,000
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- [email protected]
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Viña del Mar to Terminal Mendoza
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25,000–62,000
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $31,000–44,000
- Semi bed
- $25,000–35,000
Bus from Terminal Sur to Bariloche
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75,000–133,882
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $90,000–130,000
- Semi bed
- $75,000–110,000
- Phone
- 600 360 0224
- [email protected]
- Website
- Buses Ahumada
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Viña del Mar to Terminal Mendoza
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $7,000–60,000
- Schedules at
- Buses Ahumada
- 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
- $13,062–39,000
- Schedules at
- bussur.com
- Book at
- bussur.com
- Semi Cama
- $28,000–39,000
- Phone
- +56 61 224 2313
- [email protected]
- Website
- Buses Fernández
Bus from Punta Arenas Airport to Terminal Rodoviario
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12,700–12,900
- Schedules at
- Buses Fernández
- Phone
- +56 233048912
- [email protected]
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Viña del Mar to Terminal Alameda - Turbus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12,621
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- [email protected]
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Viña del Mar to Terminal Alameda - Turbus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11,266–110,000
- Schedules at
- turbus.cl
- Book at
- turbus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $14,000–20,000
- Cama
- $14,000–19,000
- Premium
- $90,000–110,000
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Viña del Mar to Terminal Alameda - Turbus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4,100–14,500
- Schedules at
- Condor Bus
- Semi Cama
- $4,100–11,000
- Cama
- $13,000–14,500
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