Mendoza to El Calafate

1 ways to travelfastest 4h 56mfly from €113

How the cheapest fare moved

Aug 25: €199 €199 Aug 22 Aug 25 low €153 · high €199

Departure-day prices · February 2027 Mendoza → 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 MayJun: ~5°C daytime, 7 rainy days JunJul: ~3°C daytime, 10 rainy days JulAug: ~5°C daytime, 6 rainy days AugSep: ~8°C daytime, 5 rainy days SepOct: ~9°C daytime, 5 rainy days OctNov: ~14°C daytime, 7 rainy days 14° NovDec: ~15°C daytime, 7 rainy days 15° Dec

Best value: Jan — fares from €225 and ~17°C daytime.

Flights from Mendoza to El Calafate start around €113 (typically 1 stop). Range seen recently: €113–297, based on 13 fares found by travellers.

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Cheapest cached fares Mendoza → El Calafate; typically 1 stop (e.g. AR). · 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.

Oct 15 – Oct 21 Aerolineas Argentinas · 2 stops · 6h 35m €295 Book
Aug 30 – Sep 2 Aerolineas Argentinas · 1 stop · 5h 00m €307 Book
Aug 30 – Sep 1 Aerolineas Argentinas · 1 stop · 5h 00m €335 Book

Weather in El Calafate

Tue ☁️ 💧8%
Wed 🌦️ 💧22%
Thu ☁️ 💧25%
Fri 🌦️ 💧14%
Sat ☁️ 💧4%
Sun ☁️ 💧8%
Mon 🌤️ 💧7%

In Feb, El Calafate typically sees ~16°C daytime highs and 10 rainy days.

Where to stay in El Calafate

3★+ hotels from €31/night (28 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).

Hosteria Hainen hotel · El Calafate
from €31/night★ 3
Hosteria Puerto San Julian hotel · El Calafate
from €31/night★ 3
Glaciares De La Patagonia hotel · El Calafate
from €39/night★ 3

Good to know

Time differenceSame time zone
Time in the air5h 00m

Things to do in El Calafate

Top-rated tours and tickets from €25 — 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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