Rio de Janeiro to El Calafate

1 ways to travelfastest 6h 41mfly from €170

How the cheapest fare moved

Sep 17: €170 €170 Sep 15 Sep 17 low €170 · high €262

Departure-day prices · May 2026 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 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 €467 and ~17°C daytime.

Flights from Rio de Janeiro to El Calafate start around €170 (typically 1 stop). Range seen recently: €170–467, based on 12 fares found by travellers.

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Cheapest cached fares Rio de Janeiro → El Calafate; typically 1 stop (e.g. JA). · Based on 12 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 6 – Nov 9 Aerolineas Argentinas · 1 stop · 6h 45m €374 Book
Feb 12 – Feb 22 Aerolineas Argentinas · 1 stop · 6h 45m €454 Book
Feb 13 – Feb 22 Aerolineas Argentinas · 1 stop · 6h 45m €534 Book
Feb 14 – Feb 22 Aerolineas Argentinas · 1 stop · 6h 45m €534 Book

Weather in El Calafate

Mon ☁️ 💧4%
Tue 🌨️ 💧61%
Wed 🌨️ 💧39%
Thu ☁️ 💧18%
Fri ☁️ 💧6%
Sat 🌤️ 💧10%
Sun ☁️ 💧14%

In May, El Calafate typically sees ~7°C daytime highs and 8 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
Rincón del Calafate hotel · El Calafate
from €41/night★ 3
Glaciares De La Patagonia hotel · El Calafate
from €42/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 €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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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 2026-09-21. Some links earn Stayonomy a commission at no cost to you.