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How to get fromZurich to El Calafateby train, plane, bus, or shuttle

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There are 6 ways to get from Zurich to El Calafate by train, plane, bus, or shuttle

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  1. Train to Basel, fly to El Calafate

    best
    1. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Fly from Basel (BSL) to El Calafate (FTE)plane plane BSL - FTE
    29h 55m
    $1,101,708–3,724,152

  2. Fly Zurich Airport to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport, bus

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL)plane plane ZRH - RGL
    2. Take the bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos to El Calafatebus bus
    29h 45m
    $997,069–2,882,917

  3. Fly Zurich Airport to El Calafate

    1. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to El Calafate (FTE)plane plane ZRH - FTE
    22h 50m
    $1,048,569–3,072,917

  4. Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to El Calafate

    1. Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain train
    2. Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train train
    3. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to El Calafate (FTE)plane plane MXP - FTE
    30h 6m
    $1,261,093–3,096,356

  5. Fly Zurich Airport to Puerto Natales, bus, Tour

    1. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Puerto Natales (PNT)plane plane ZRH - PNT
    2. Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario to Cerro Castillobus bus
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Cerro Castillo to El Calafateshuttle bus
    35h 44m

  6. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to El Calafate

    1. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    4. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to El Calafate (FTE)plane plane FRA - FTE
    27h 34m
    $1,488,708–3,965,652

Basel (BSL) to El Calafate (FTE) flights

Calendar9Weekly Planes
Duration27h 38mAverage Duration
Ticket$1,056,361Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

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  • Distance: 13,388.4 km
  • Duration: 29h 55m

What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and El Calafate, Argentina?

Swiss, LATAM Chile, and four other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to El Calafate (FTE) twice daily.

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