There are 4 ways to get from Costa Rica to El Calafate by plane, taxi, bus, or shuttle
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Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to El Calafate
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to El Calafate (FTE)plane SJO - FTE
16h 38m$703,017–1,503,983Fly Limón International Airport to El Calafate
cheapest- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to El Calafate (FTE)plane LIO - FTE
23h 10m$395,834–1,418,859Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly to El Calafate
- Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQPtaxi
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to El Calafate (FTE)plane XQP - FTE
23h 26m$576,921–1,709,234Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Puerto Natales, bus, Tour
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Puerto Natales (PNT)plane SJO - PNT
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario to Cerro Castillobus
- Take a shuttle bus from Cerro Castillo to El Calafate
20h 4m
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to El Calafate (FTE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to El Calafate is to fly which costs $700000 - $1500000 and takes 16h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to El Calafate is to fly which takes 16h 38m and costs $700000 - $1500000.
The distance between Costa Rica and El Calafate is 6831 km.
It takes approximately 16h 38m to get from Costa Rica to El Calafate, including transfers.
El Calafate is 3h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 12:49 PM in Costa Rica and 3:49 PM in El Calafate.
There are 399+ hotels available in El Calafate.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and El Calafate, Argentina?
Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., Aerolíneas Argentinas, and two other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to El Calafate (FTE) 6 times a week.
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Limón International Airport to El Calafate via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Panama City, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380,000–1,400,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to El Calafate via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550,000–1,700,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to El Calafate via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Panama City, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400,000–1,500,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to El Calafate via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550,000–1,800,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Puerto Natales via Panama City, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480,000–1,800,000
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to El Calafate via Lima, Cordoba
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600,000–2,000,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to El Calafate via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Lima, Cordoba
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550,000–1,800,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to El Calafate via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Lima, Cordoba
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600,000–1,900,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Puerto Natales via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650,000–2,200,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Puerto Natales via Bogota, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650,000–2,200,000
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to El Calafate via Quito, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600,000–2,000,000
- Website
- flybondi.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to El Calafate via Quito, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600,000–2,000,000
- 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
- Website
- https://www.servitur.cl/en/home.html
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- $170,000–210,000
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