There are 3 ways to get from Adelaide to El Calafate by plane, bus, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to El Calafate
best- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to El Calafate (FTE)ADL - FTE
25h 37m$1,105,579–3,505,979Fly to Puerto Natales, bus, Tour
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Puerto Natales (PNT)ADL - PNT
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario to Cerro Castillo
- Take a shuttle bus from Cerro Castillo to El Calafate
42h 45mFly to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport, bus, Tour
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ)ADL - PUQ
- Take the bus from Punta Arenas Airport to Terminal Rodoviario
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario to Cerro Castillo
- Take a shuttle bus from Cerro Castillo to El Calafate
34h 21m
Adelaide Airport (ADL) to El Calafate (FTE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Adelaide to El Calafate is to fly which costs $1100000 - $3600000 and takes 25h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Adelaide to El Calafate is to fly which takes 25h 37m and costs $1100000 - $3600000.
The distance between Adelaide and El Calafate is 10102 km.
It takes approximately 25h 37m to get from Adelaide to El Calafate, including transfers.
El Calafate is 13h 30m behind Adelaide. It is currently 9:40 PM in Adelaide and 8:10 AM in El Calafate.
There are 144+ hotels available in El Calafate.
What companies run services between Adelaide, SA, Australia and El Calafate, Argentina?
Qantas, LATAM Chile, and three other airlines fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to El Calafate (FTE) 4 times a week.
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- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Puerto Natales via Melbourne, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200,000–3,600,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Puerto Natales via Sydney, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100,000–4,300,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Puerto Natales via Auckland, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300,000–3,900,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Puerto Natales via Melbourne, Santiago, Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 32m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200,000–3,600,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Melbourne, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 28m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900,000–2,800,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Sydney, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 33m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950,000–2,900,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Auckland, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 43m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $950,000–2,900,000
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to El Calafate via Melbourne, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,100,000–3,500,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to El Calafate via Sydney, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,200,000–3,600,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Puerto Natales via Melbourne, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 48m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200,000–3,600,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Sydney, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 12m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850,000–3,300,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Auckland, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 9m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950,000–2,900,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Canberra, Sydney, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 28m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $850,000–3,300,000
- Phone
- +56 9 9343 0037
- servitur@servitur.cl
- Website
- servitur.cl
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario to Cerro Castillo
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- servitur.cl
- online@southroad.com.ar
- 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
- Phone
- +56 61 224 2313
- operadornatales@busesfernandez.com
- Website
- busesfernandez.com
Bus from Punta Arenas Airport to Terminal Rodoviario
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11,880
- Schedules at
- busesfernandez.com
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