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How to get fromCologne to El Calafateby train or plane

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There are 6 ways to get from Cologne to El Calafate by train or plane

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  1. Train to Frankfurt, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to El Calafate (FTE)planeFRA - FTE
    22h 55m
    $946,956–3,448,256

  2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to El Calafate (FTE)planeCGN - FTE
    26h 13m
    $858,679–2,718,423

  3. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
    2. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to El Calafate (FTE)planeAMS - FTE
    25h 51m
    $1,077,608–4,094,346

  4. Train to Brussels Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to El Calafate (FTE)planeBRU - FTE
    26h 18m
    $1,165,981–3,035,346

  5. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to El Calafate (FTE)planeDUS - FTE
    25h 12m
    $916,989–3,400,369

  6. Train, train to Luxembourg, fly

    1. Take the train from Koeln Sued to Koblenz Hbftrain
    2. Take the train from Koblenz Hbf to Luxembourgtrain
    3. Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to El Calafate (FTE)planeLUX - FTE
    31h 51m
    $1,193,343–3,149,362

Frankfurt (FRA) to El Calafate (FTE) flights

Calendar7Weekly Planes
Duration22h 20mAverage Duration
Ticket$933,723Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and El Calafate, Argentina?

British Airways, Sky Airline, and six other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to El Calafate (FTE) once daily.

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