There are 6 ways to get from Bogotá to El Calafate by plane, bus, car, or shuttle
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Fly El Dorado International Airport to El Calafate
best- Fly from El Dorado International Airport (BOG) to El Calafate (FTE)BOG - FTE
13h 40m$602,538–1,102,938Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Salitre to Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales
- Take the bus from Rumichaca to Terminal San Borja
- Take the bus from Terminal San Borja to Bariloche
- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus Bariloche to El Terminal de Omnibus El Calafate
6d 12h$752,341–1,167,516Drive 8,615.4 km
- Drive from Bogotá to El Calafate8,615.4 km
4d 19h$1,113,613–1,608,552Fly El Dorado International Airport to Puerto Natales, bus, Tour
- Fly from El Dorado International Airport (BOG) to Puerto Natales (PNT)BOG - PNT
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario to Cerro Castillo
- Take a shuttle bus from Cerro Castillo to El Calafate
18h 16mBus to Perales Airport, fly to El Calafate
- Take the bus from Terminal Satelite del Sur to Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué
- Fly from Perales Airport (IBE) to El Calafate (FTE)IBE - FTE
20h 56m$631,038–2,142,938Bus via Lima
- Take the bus from Terminal Salitre to Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales
- Take the bus from Rumichaca to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1
- Take the bus from Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1 to Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos
- Take the bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos to El Calafate
6d 20h$608,061–930,186
El Dorado International Airport (BOG) to El Calafate (FTE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bogotá to El Calafate is to bus via Lima which costs $600000 - $950000 and takes 6 days 20h.
The fastest way to get from Bogotá to El Calafate is to fly which takes 13h 40m and costs $600000 - $1100000.
No, there is no direct bus from Bogotá to El Calafate. However, there are services departing from Terminal Salitre and arriving at El Calafate via Terminal Ipiales, Rumichaca, Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte, Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1 and Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6 days 20h.
The distance between Bogotá and El Calafate is 6146 km. The road distance is 8615.4 km.
The best way to get from Bogotá to El Calafate without a car is to bus which takes 6 days 12h and costs $750000 - $1200000.
It takes approximately 13h 40m to get from Bogotá to El Calafate, including transfers.
Bogotá to El Calafate bus services, operated by Continental Bus, depart from Terminal Salitre station.
The best way to get from Bogotá to El Calafate is to fly which takes 13h 40m and costs $600000 - $1100000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $750000 - $1200000 and takes 6 days 12h.
Bogotá to El Calafate bus services, operated by Continental Bus, arrive at Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales station.
El Calafate is 2h ahead of Bogotá. It is currently 6:06 PM in Bogotá and 8:06 PM in El Calafate.
What companies run services between Bogotá, Colombia and El Calafate, Argentina?
Aerolíneas Argentinas, Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., and JetSMART fly from El Dorado International Airport (BOG) to El Calafate (FTE) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal Salitre to El Calafate via Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales, Terminal Ipiales, Rumichaca, Terminal San Borja, Terminal de Omnibus Bariloche, and El Terminal de Omnibus El Calafate in around 6d 12h.
- Website
- aerolineas.com.ar
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to El Calafate via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600,000–2,000,000
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to El Calafate via Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600,000–2,000,000
Flights from Perales Airport to El Calafate via El Dorado International Airport, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750,000–2,100,000
Flights from Perales Airport to El Calafate via El Dorado International Airport, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650,000–2,200,000
Flights from Perales Airport to El Calafate via El Dorado International Airport, Cordoba
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600,000–2,100,000
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to El Calafate via Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600,000–2,000,000
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to Puerto Natales via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600,000–2,000,000
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to Puerto Natales via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600,000–2,000,000
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to Puerto Natales via Santiago, Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600,000–2,000,000
Flights from Perales Airport to El Calafate via El Dorado International Airport, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650,000–2,200,000
Flights from Perales Airport to El Calafate via El Dorado International Airport, Cordoba
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600,000–2,100,000
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to El Calafate via Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600,000–2,000,000
Flights from Perales Airport to El Calafate via El Dorado International Airport, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650,000–2,200,000
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to Puerto Natales via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600,000–2,000,000
Flights from Perales Airport to El Calafate via El Dorado International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600,000–2,100,000
Bus from Terminal Salitre to Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $66,365
- Schedules at
- continentalbus.com.co
- Phone
- +57 601 4249090
- contactenos@bolivariano.com.co
- Website
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Terminal Salitre to Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50,000–80,000
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- servicioalcliente@lineasdelosandes.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Rumichaca to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $480,000–700,000
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
Bus from Rumichaca to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190,000–240,000
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- gestionesatc@andesmar.com.ar
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Bariloche
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70,000–130,000
- Website
- https://www.andesmar.com/en
- Bed
- $90,000–130,000
- Semi bed
- $70,000–110,000
- Phone
- 0800-3331188
- info@taqsa.com.ar
- Website
- taqsa.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Bariloche to El Terminal de Omnibus El Calafate
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $150,000–260,000
- Schedules at
- taqsa.com.ar
- Semibed
- $150,000–230,000
- Bed
- $180,000–260,000
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos to El Calafate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26,000–43,000
- Schedules at
- taqsa.com.ar
- Semibed
- $26,000–39,000
- Bed
- $31,000–43,000
- 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
- 018000116222
- servicioalcliente@flotalamacarena.com
- Website
- flotalamacarena.com
Bus from Terminal Satelite del Sur to Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19,000–28,000
- Schedules at
- flotalamacarena.com
- Phone
- 0800 444 8356
- consultas@gestionbus.com.ar
- Website
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $180,000–315,000
- Schedules at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Book at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Semicama
- $180,000–260,000
- Cama
- $200,000–300,000
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- info@tramatsa.com.ar
- Website
- turismoandesmar.com
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1 to Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160,000–247,255
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Semicama
- $160,000–190,000
- Cama
- $190,000–230,000
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