There are 6 ways to get from Quito to El Calafate by car, plane, bus, or shuttle
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Car to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, fly to El Calafate
best- Drive from Quito to Quito Airport
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to El Calafate (FTE)UIO - FTE
12h 56m$586,488–1,936,888Bus via Lima
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Lima Javier Prado
- 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 2h$497,583–827,504Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe 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
5d 9h$672,288–1,035,948Drive 7,544.7 km
- Drive from Quito to El Calafate7,544.7 km
4d 2h$943,496–1,362,827Bus to Coca, fly to El Calafate
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to El Coca
- Fly from Coca (OCC) to El Calafate (FTE)OCC - FTE
29h 37m$867,459–2,725,379Car to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, fly to Puerto Natales, bus, Tour
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airport
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Puerto Natales (PNT)UIO - PNT
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario to Cerro Castillo
- Take a shuttle bus from Cerro Castillo to El Calafate
20h 29m
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to El Calafate (FTE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Quito to El Calafate is to bus via Lima which costs $490000 - $850000 and takes 6 days 2h.
The fastest way to get from Quito to El Calafate is to car and fly which takes 12h 56m and costs $550000 - $2000000.
No, there is no direct bus from Quito to El Calafate. However, there are services departing from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe and arriving at El Calafate via Lima - Surquillo, 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 2h.
The distance between Quito and El Calafate is 5671 km. The road distance is 7544.7 km.
The best way to get from Quito to El Calafate without a car is to bus which takes 5 days 9h and costs $650000 - $1100000.
It takes approximately 12h 56m to get from Quito to El Calafate, including transfers.
Quito to El Calafate bus services, operated by Cruz Del Sur International, depart from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe station.
Quito to El Calafate bus services, operated by Cruz Del Sur International, arrive at Lima Javier Prado station.
El Calafate is 2h ahead of Quito. It is currently 9:16 AM in Quito and 11:16 AM in El Calafate.
Yes, the driving distance between Quito to El Calafate is 7545 km. It takes approximately 4 days 2h to drive from Quito to El Calafate.
What companies run services between Quito, Ecuador and El Calafate, Argentina?
You can take a bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to El Calafate via Terminal San Borja, Terminal de Omnibus Bariloche, and El Terminal de Omnibus El Calafate in around 5d 9h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to El Calafate via Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $550,000–1,900,000
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to El Calafate via Lima, Cordoba
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550,000–1,900,000
Flights from Coca to El Calafate via Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $850,000–2,900,000
Flights from Coca to El Calafate via Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Lima, Cordoba
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900,000–2,900,000
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Puerto Natales via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 24m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360,000–950,000
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Puerto Natales via Bogota, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360,000–950,000
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Puerto Natales via Guayaquil, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360,000–950,000
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Coca to El Calafate via Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850,000–2,700,000
Flights from Coca to El Calafate via Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Guayaquil, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850,000–2,800,000
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Puerto Natales via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360,000–950,000
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Puerto Natales via Bogota, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600,000–2,000,000
- Website
- flybondi.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to El Calafate via Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550,000–1,900,000
Flights from Coca to El Calafate via Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850,000–2,900,000
- Website
- aerolineas.com.ar
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to El Calafate via Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $550,000–1,900,000
Flights from Coca to El Calafate via Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $850,000–2,900,000
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- servicioalcliente@lineasdelosandes.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $450,000–650,000
- 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
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- 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
- +593 98 076 1302
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to El Coca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16,000–24,000
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
- 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
- +51 1 311-5050
- Website
- cruzdelsur.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Lima Javier Prado
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $80,000–140,000
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
- 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
- Phone
- +593 98 414 6312
- fantasytravelecuador@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Car from Quito to Quito Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $35,088
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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