Rio de Janeiro to El Calafate

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Departure-day prices · July 2025 Rio de Janeiro → 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: ~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 €211 and ~17°C daytime.

Flights from Rio de Janeiro to El Calafate start around €172 (typically 1 stop). Range seen recently: €172–362, based on 8 fares found by travellers.

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Cheapest cached fares Rio de Janeiro → El Calafate; typically 1 stop (e.g. JA). · Based on 8 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.

Feb 12 – Feb 22 Aerolineas Argentinas · 1 stop · 6h 45m €455 Book
Feb 13 – Feb 22 Aerolineas Argentinas · 1 stop · 6h 45m €535 Book
Feb 14 – Feb 22 Aerolineas Argentinas · 1 stop · 6h 45m €535 Book

Weather in El Calafate

Thu 🌦️ 5° 1° 💧49%
Fri ☁️ 6° 1° 💧0%
Sat ☁️ 6° 4° 💧0%
Sun 🌤️ 6° 3° 💧1%
Mon ☁️ 6° 4° 💧22%
Tue 🌦️ 7° 5° 💧22%
Wed 🌦️ 8° 5° 💧39%

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

Where to stay in El Calafate

3★+ hotels from €40/night (29 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).

Terraza Coirones Hotel hotel · El Calafate
from €40/night★ 3
Glaciares De La Patagonia hotel · El Calafate
from €43/night★ 3
Koi Aiken hotel · El Calafate
from €46/night★ 3

Good to know

Time differenceSame time zone
Time in the air6h 45m

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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