There are 6 ways to get from Cologne to El Calafate by train or plane
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Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to El Calafate (FTE)DUS - FTE
25h 4m$916,974–3,400,278Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to El Calafate (FTE)CGN - FTE
25h 43m$858,669–2,718,401Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to El Calafate (FTE)FRA - FTE
22h 55m$946,896–3,448,061Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to El Calafate (FTE)AMS - FTE
25h 49m$1,174,720–4,133,929Train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to El Calafate (FTE)BRU - FTE
26h 18m$1,165,914–3,030,136Train, train to Luxembourg, fly
- Take the train from Koeln Sued to Koblenz Hbf
- Take the train from Koblenz Hbf to Luxembourg
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to El Calafate (FTE)LUX - FTE
31h 51m$1,193,307–3,149,299
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to El Calafate (FTE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to El Calafate is to fly which costs $850000 - $2800000 and takes 25h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to El Calafate is to train and fly which takes 22h 55m and costs $900000 - $3500000.
The distance between Cologne and El Calafate is 13583 km.
It takes approximately 25h 4m to get from Cologne to El Calafate, including transfers.
El Calafate is 4h behind Cologne. It is currently 9:06 PM in Cologne and 5:06 PM in El Calafate.
There are 395+ hotels available in El Calafate.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and El Calafate, Argentina?
British Airways, Sky Airline, and seven other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to El Calafate (FTE) once daily.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
Airlines
- Website
- aerolineas.com.ar
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to El Calafate via Madrid, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 32m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100,000–4,300,000
Flights from Frankfurt to El Calafate via Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900,000–3,300,000
Flights from Frankfurt to El Calafate via Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $900,000–3,300,000
Flights from Frankfurt to El Calafate via Sao Paulo, Cordoba
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200,000–3,600,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to El Calafate via Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100,000–3,900,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to El Calafate via Sao Paulo, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,500,000–4,500,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to El Calafate via Madrid, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000,000–4,000,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to El Calafate via Madrid, Cordoba
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100,000–2,900,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to El Calafate via London Heathrow, Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800,000–3,800,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to El Calafate via Zurich, Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850,000–2,700,000
Flights from Luxembourg to El Calafate via Madrid, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000,000–4,200,000
Flights from Luxembourg to El Calafate via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Ezeiza, Trelew
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $900,000–3,200,000
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to El Calafate via Madrid, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100,000–4,300,000
Flights from Frankfurt to El Calafate via Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900,000–3,300,000
Flights from Frankfurt to El Calafate via Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200,000–3,600,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to El Calafate via Sao Paulo, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,200,000–3,600,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to El Calafate via Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200,000–3,600,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to El Calafate via Madrid, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000,000–4,000,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to El Calafate via London Heathrow, Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200,000–3,700,000
Flights from Luxembourg to El Calafate via Madrid, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100,000–3,000,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to El Calafate via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $900,000–3,300,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to El Calafate via Madrid, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,100,000–4,300,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to El Calafate via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100,000–3,900,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to El Calafate via Sao Paulo, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,500,000–4,500,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to El Calafate via Madrid, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,000,000–4,000,000
Flights from Luxembourg to El Calafate via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $900,000–3,200,000
Flights from Luxembourg to El Calafate via Madrid, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,000,000–4,200,000
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to El Calafate via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950,000–3,400,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to El Calafate via Madrid, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100,000–4,400,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to El Calafate via Madrid, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000,000–4,100,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to El Calafate via London Heathrow, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800,000–3,900,000
Flights from Luxembourg to El Calafate via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900,000–3,300,000
- Website
- flybondi.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to El Calafate via Barcelona, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100,000–4,300,000
Flights from Frankfurt to El Calafate via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900,000–3,300,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to El Calafate via Barcelona, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000,000–4,100,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to El Calafate via Barcelona, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,000,000–4,100,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to El Calafate via Zurich, Sao Paulo, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $850,000–2,700,000
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to El Calafate via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900,000–3,300,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to El Calafate via Sao Paulo, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 37m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200,000–3,600,000
Flights from Luxembourg to El Calafate via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900,000–3,200,000
Train operators
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11,000–43,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $47,000–140,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $47,000–110,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50,000–120,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Sued to Koblenz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $47,100–47,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $43,000–95,000
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- $43,000–60,000
- Comfort
- $45,000–65,000
- Premium
- $70,000–95,000
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45,000–150,000
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $45,000–70,000
- 1st Class
- $90,000–150,000
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $44,000–150,000
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $44,000–65,000
- 1st Class
- $85,000–150,000
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $29,000–90,000
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $29,000–43,000
- 1st Class
- $50,000–90,000
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Sued to Koblenz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27,000–39,000
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49-261-98887070
- service@trans-regio.de
- Website
- mittelrheinbahn.de
Train from Koeln Sued to Koblenz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28,000–39,000
- Schedules at
- mittelrheinbahn.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Koeln Sued to Koblenz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26,000–38,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- cfl.lu
Train from Koblenz Hbf to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $65,000–100,000
- Website
- https://www.cfl.lu/en-gb
- 1st Class
- $65,000–100,000
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