There are 7 ways to get from Calama to El Calafate by plane, bus, car, or shuttle
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Fly Calama Airport to El Calafate
best- Fly from Calama Airport (CJC) to El Calafate (FTE)CJC - FTE
9h 5m$299,305–975,516Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile 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
3d$267,178–484,420Bus via El Chaltén
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Calama to Terminal San Borja
- Take the bus from Terminal San Borja to Bariloche
- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus Bariloche to El Chaltén
- Take the bus from El Chaltén to El Calafate
2d 23h$282,762–510,558Drive 4,063.8 km
- Drive from Calama to El Calafate4,063.8 km
2d 3h$727,928–1,051,451Fly Calama Airport to Puerto Natales, bus, Tour
- Fly from Calama Airport (CJC) to Puerto Natales (PNT)CJC - PNT
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario to Cerro Castillo
- Take a shuttle bus from Cerro Castillo to El Calafate
12h 31mBus to Antofagasta Airport, fly to El Calafate
- Take the bus from Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus to Antofagasta
- Fly from Antofagasta Airport (ANF) to El Calafate (FTE)ANF - FTE
12h 46m$400,740–1,068,765Bus #2
- Take the bus from Calama to Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuy
- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuy to Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos
- Take the bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos to El Calafate
3d 1h$272,310–453,000
Calama to El Calafate by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Calama to El Calafate is to bus which costs $260000 - $490000 and takes 3 days 0h.
The fastest way to get from Calama to El Calafate is to fly which takes 9h 5m and costs $290000 - $1000000.
No, there is no direct bus from Calama to El Calafate. However, there are services departing from Terminal de Buses Calama and arriving at El Calafate via Terminal San Borja, Terminal de Omnibus Bariloche and El Chaltén. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 23h.
The distance between Calama and El Calafate is 3129 km. The road distance is 4063.8 km.
The best way to get from Calama to El Calafate without a car is to bus via El Chaltén which takes 2 days 23h and costs $280000 - $550000.
It takes approximately 9h 5m to get from Calama to El Calafate, including transfers.
Calama to El Calafate bus services, operated by Ciktur, depart from Terminal de Buses Calama station.
The best way to get from Calama to El Calafate is to fly which takes 9h 5m and costs $290000 - $1000000. Alternatively, you can bus via El Chaltén, which costs $280000 - $550000 and takes 2 days 23h.
Calama to El Calafate bus services, operated by Ciktur, arrive at Terminal San Borja station.
Yes, the driving distance between Calama to El Calafate is 4064 km. It takes approximately 2 days 3h to drive from Calama to El Calafate.
What companies run services between Calama, Chile and El Calafate, Argentina?
Sky Airline and LATAM Chile fly from Calama Airport (CJC) to El Calafate (FTE) twice a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal de Buses Calama to El Calafate via Terminal San Borja, Terminal de Omnibus Bariloche, and El Chaltén in around 2d 23h.
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- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Calama Airport to El Calafate via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240,000–800,000
Flights from Calama Airport to Puerto Natales via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 24m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $140,000–480,000
Flights from Calama Airport to Puerto Natales via Santiago, Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $140,000–480,000
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to El Calafate via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $260,000–900,000
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Calama Airport to Puerto Natales via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $340,000–600,000
Flights from Calama Airport to Puerto Natales via Santiago, Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $340,000–600,000
- contacto@ciktur.cl
- Website
- ciktur.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Calama to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $47,000–100,000
- Schedules at
- ciktur.cl
- Semi Cama
- $47,000–70,000
- Cama
- $70,000–100,000
Bus from Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $46,000–95,000
- Schedules at
- ciktur.cl
- Semi Cama
- $46,000–65,000
- Cama
- $65,000–95,000
- 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
Bus from Calama to Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuy
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $36,000–90,000
- Website
- https://www.andesmar.com/en
- Bed
- $44,000–65,000
- Semi bed
- $36,000–50,000
- Phone
- 0800-3331188
- info@taqsa.com.ar
- Website
- taqsa.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Bariloche to El Chaltén
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130,000–230,000
- Schedules at
- taqsa.com.ar
- Semibed
- $130,000–200,000
- Bed
- $160,000–230,000
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
- +54 02902 491-368
- Website
- caltur.com.ar
Bus from El Chaltén to El Calafate
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35,500
- Schedules at
- caltur.com.ar
- Phone
- +54 9 11 2150 3372
- contacto@chaltentravel.com
- Website
- chaltentravel.com
Bus from El Chaltén to El Calafate
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $38,000–55,000
- Website
- https://www.bookingcalafate.com/menu/eng
- Cama
- $47,000–55,000
- 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 (53) 262 7651 / (55) 221 5347 / 9 7436 7221
- atencioncliente@cormarbus.cl
- Website
- cormarbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus to Antofagasta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13,000–36,000
- Schedules at
- cormarbus.cl
- Phone
- +56 22 3813 550
- info@plusschile.cl
- Website
- plusschile.cl
Bus from Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $48,000–78,000
- Book at
- https://www.recorrido.cl/pluss-chile/en
- Semi Cama
- $48,000–60,000
- Cama
- $72,000–78,000
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- info@tramatsa.com.ar
- Website
- turismoandesmar.com
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuy to Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $210,000–313,489
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Semicama
- $210,000–250,000
- Cama
- $260,000–310,000
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