Buenos Aires to El Calafate

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How the cheapest fare moved

Nov 2: €28 €28 Oct 27 Nov 2 low €28 · high €81

Departure-day prices · July 2026 Buenos Aires → El Calafate

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Best time to visit El Calafate — climate

Jan: ~17°C daytime, 9 rainy days 17° JanFeb: ~15°C daytime, 6 rainy days 15° FebMar: ~14°C daytime, 7 rainy days 14° MarApr: ~11°C daytime, 6 rainy days 11° AprMay: ~7°C daytime, 8 rainy days 7° MayJun: ~5°C daytime, 7 rainy days 5° JunJul: ~4°C daytime, 10 rainy days 4° JulAug: ~5°C daytime, 6 rainy days 5° AugSep: ~8°C daytime, 5 rainy days 8° SepOct: ~9°C daytime, 5 rainy days 9° OctNov: ~14°C daytime, 7 rainy days 14° NovDec: ~15°C daytime, 7 rainy days 15° Dec

Best value: Jan — fares from €29 and ~17°C daytime.

Flights from Buenos Aires to El Calafate start around €28 (direct flights available). Range seen recently: €28–68, based on 20 fares found by travellers.

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Cheapest cached fares Buenos Aires → El Calafate; direct flights available (e.g. JA). · Based on 20 fares found by travellers in the last 48h

Cheapest round trips to El Calafate

Fares found by travellers in the last 48 hours — refreshed daily.

Nov 26 – Dec 4 JetSmart · Direct · 3h 16m €91 Book
Feb 23 – Mar 4 JetSmart · Direct · 3h 16m €127 Book
Mar 9 – Mar 20 JetSmart · Direct · 3h 16m €127 Book
Feb 20 – Mar 20 JetSmart · Direct · 3h 16m €128 Book
Mar 11 – Mar 30 JetSmart · Direct · 3h 16m €135 Book
Mar 8 – Mar 9 JetSmart · Direct · 3h 16m €150 Book
Apr 13 – Apr 16 Aerolineas Argentinas · Direct · 3h 20m €152 Book
Apr 14 – Apr 17 Aerolineas Argentinas · Direct · 3h 20m €152 Book

Weather in El Calafate

Mon ☁️ 12° 8° 💧0%
Tue ☁️ 13° 10° 💧2%
Wed 🌦️ 12° 9° 💧40%
Thu 🌧️ 11° 6° 💧73%
Fri ☁️ 13° 8° 💧0%
Sat ☁️ 14° 10° 💧10%
Sun 🌦️ 15° 11° 💧13%

In Jul, El Calafate typically sees ~4°C daytime highs and 10 rainy days.

Where to stay in El Calafate

3★+ hotels from €70/night (9 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).

Hostería Lupama hotel · El Calafate
from €70/night★ 3
Marcopolo Suites Calafate hotel · El Calafate
from €70/night★ 3
Aikendor Hotel Panorámico hotel · El Calafate
from €95/night★ 3

Good to know

Time differenceSame time zone
Time in the air3h 16m

Things to do in El Calafate

Top-rated tours and tickets from €27 — book ahead for the popular ones.

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About El Calafate

El Calafate is a town of 29,000 people (2020) in the Patagonia region of Argentina.

Read the full El Calafate guide

Guide content from Wikivoyage contributors (CC BY-SA).

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Flight prices are real fares travellers found in the last 48 hours, refreshed daily — the booking site confirms the final price. Train, bus and ferry fares are shown on the operators' booking sites. Weather data by Open-Meteo; exchange rates: ECB reference. Data updated 2026-11-02. Some links earn Stayonomy a commission at no cost to you.