Buenos Aires to El Calafate

1 ways to travelfastest 3h 16mfly from €51

How the cheapest fare moved

Oct 29: €91 €91 Oct 23 Oct 29 low €78 · high €168

Departure-day prices · January 2027 Buenos Aires → El Calafate

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Return-day prices · January 2027 El Calafate → Buenos Aires

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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 €57 and ~17°C daytime.

Flights from Buenos Aires to El Calafate start around €51 (direct flights available). Range seen recently: €51–78, based on 13 fares found by travellers.

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Cheapest cached fares Buenos Aires → El Calafate; direct flights available (e.g. JA). · Based on 13 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.

Mar 9 – Mar 12 JetSmart · Direct · 3h 16m €156 Book
Apr 17 – Apr 24 Aerolineas Argentinas · Direct · 3h 20m €162 Book
Nov 12 – Nov 16 Aerolineas Argentinas · Direct · 3h 20m €163 Book
Apr 14 – Apr 22 Aerolineas Argentinas · Direct · 3h 20m €167 Book
Apr 17 – Apr 25 Aerolineas Argentinas · Direct · 3h 20m €167 Book
Apr 19 – May 7 Aerolineas Argentinas · Direct · 3h 20m €174 Book
Apr 13 – Apr 22 Aerolineas Argentinas · Direct · 3h 20m €174 Book
Nov 10 – Nov 17 JetSmart · Direct · 3h 16m €183 Book

Weather in El Calafate

Thu 🌦️ 17° 11° 💧8%
Fri 🌦️ 13° 9° 💧10%
Sat 🌦️ 13° 9° 💧8%
Sun 🌤️ 10° 7° 💧6%
Mon ☁️ 10° 6° 💧2%
Tue 🌤️ 13° 8° 💧4%
Wed 🌦️ 13° 9° 💧8%

In Jan, El Calafate typically sees ~18°C daytime highs and 3 rainy days.

Where to stay in El Calafate

3★+ hotels from €43/night (11 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).

Glaciares De La Patagonia hotel · El Calafate
from €43/night★ 3
Hosteria Puerto San Julian hotel · El Calafate
from €60/night★ 3
Hotel Las Dunas hotel · El Calafate
from €79/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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