Mendoza to El Calafate

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Departure-day prices · December 2025 Mendoza → El Calafate

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Return-day prices · December 2025 El Calafate → Mendoza

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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: ~3°C daytime, 10 rainy days 3° 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 €352 and ~17°C daytime.

Flights from Mendoza to El Calafate start around €163 (typically 1 stop). Range seen recently: €163–352, based on 2 fares found by travellers.

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Cheapest cached fares Mendoza → El Calafate; typically 1 stop (e.g. JA). · Based on 2 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 17 – Nov 19 JetSmart · 1 stop · 5h 01m €605 Book

Weather in El Calafate

Sun ☁️ 14° 11° 💧4%
Mon 🌦️ 13° 10° 💧35%
Tue ☁️ 13° 10° 💧2%
Wed ☁️ 15° 9° 💧0%
Thu 🌦️ 17° 10° 💧22%
Fri ☁️ 12° 8° 💧8%
Sat ☁️ 13° 8° 💧4%

In Dec, El Calafate typically sees ~16°C daytime highs and 2 rainy days.

Where to stay in El Calafate

3★+ hotels from €60/night (16 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).

Sent Calafate hotel · El Calafate
from €60/night★ 3
Marcopolo Suites Calafate hotel · El Calafate
from €71/night★ 3
Hosteria Posta Sur hotel · El Calafate
from €76/night★ 3

Good to know

Time differenceSame time zone
Time in the air5h 01m

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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