{"id":122046,"date":"2011-04-18T13:48:00","date_gmt":"2011-04-18T13:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/18\/122046-getting-from-argentina-to-torres-del-paine\/"},"modified":"2011-04-18T13:48:00","modified_gmt":"2011-04-18T13:48:00","slug":"122046-getting-from-argentina-to-torres-del-paine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/122046-getting-from-argentina-to-torres-del-paine\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting from argentina to torres del paine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/2760\/original.png?1303142780\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Getting from Calafate to Torres del Paine to trek the W Circuit or Full Circuit is actually quite simple when you know how.&nbsp;Calafate is reasonably well served by transport as it is quite a big town in Argentinian Patagonia, some 1800 miles from Buenos Aires.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For some great trips in Torres del Paine with local operators see:<\/p>\n<p>W Circuit&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/7-day-torres-del-paine-w-trek\/\">7day Torres del Paine Trek<\/a> (staying in EcoTents)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/w-trek-torres-del-paine\/\">The Original W Trek<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/4-day-w-trek\/\">4-Day W Trek<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Full Circuit&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/paine-circuit-130km\/\">Full Circuit: 130km<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/paine-circuit-10-days\/\">Paine Circuit 10 Days<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/self-guided-torres-del-paine-big-circuit-9d-8n\/\">Paine Big Circuit 9 days<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Getting from Buenos Aires to Calafate<\/span><\/p>\n<p><meta charset=\"utf-8\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There are regular flights from&nbsp;Buenos Aires, Trelew, Bariloche and&nbsp;Ushuaia&nbsp;to El Calafate International Airport. The airport is 23km from the centre of&nbsp;El Calafate, in the Santa Cruz province.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Buenos Aires&nbsp;-&gt;&nbsp;El Calafate&nbsp;takes approx 3h20 direct, or 5h20 with a stop in&nbsp;Ushuaia. Flights usually cost around &pound;90-100 one-way.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>Buenos Aires has two airport options:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>1. The<strong>&nbsp;Ezeiza Airport<\/strong>&nbsp;is the most important in Argentina for international flights. It is located 35 kilometers (22 miles) southwest of downtown and offers connecting flights to other continents.&nbsp;<\/span>The airport is divided into three terminals (A, B and C). Terminal A is largely used for international flights; Terminal B is for domestic flights; and Terminal C is for cargo.<\/p>\n<p><span>2. The&nbsp;<strong>Aeroparque Jorge Newbery<\/strong>&nbsp;is located on Costanera Avenue just 15 minutes from the city center. It mainly handles domestic flights to the interior of Argentina and some border cities. The Aeroparque offers a wide variety of services including restaurants, cafes, fast food, bars, shopping, banking, a Wi-Fi internet connection, pharmacies and more.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll probably use the first if you fly from London through to Calafate, and the second if you plan to spend a few days in Buenos Aires before flying to Calafate.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/2763\/original.jpg?1303143534\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Getting from Calafate to Torres del Paine National Park<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In Calafate there are many hotels and restaurants and lots of travellers are either on their way to Torres del Paine or on their way back. For this reason, there are lots of bus operators, cars for hire and private transfers, but generally, in order to keep costs down, people choose to take the bus.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The bus journey from Calafate to Puerto Natales takes about 5 hours and the journey from Puerto Natales to Torres del Paine takes about 2. The price of tickets varies but tends to cost about 4000 Chilean pesos each way (about &pound;6). Although each company is different, buses are generally comfortable with reclining seats and toilet facilities.<\/p>\n<p>The following have regular departures to and from Calafate to the park:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chaltentravel.com\/transporte.asp?trans_id=7\">Chalten Travel<\/a><\/li>\n<li><meta charset=\"utf-8\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.turismozaahj.co.cl\/el_calafate_eng.htm\">Turismo Zaahj<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; Catch the bus from Calafate to Puerto Natales then Puerto Natales to Torres del paine&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You may wish to stay in Puerto Natales for the night before heading into the park and if so, we&#8217;d recommend staying at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/articles\/109087-review-of-hostal-amerindia-a-cosy-corner-in-puerto-natales\">Hostal Amerindia<\/a>, a fairly low-cost but cosy b&amp;b or at the boutique <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/articles\/105686-review-of-hotel-indigo-in-puerto-natales\">Spa &amp; Hotel Indigo<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Renting a car in Calafate<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Getting to Torres del Paine can be made easier by hiring a car. Although it&#8217;s important to bear in mind that the cost of renting a car is quite high here, prices can range from about USD $115 (&pound;70) to about 3114 Argentinian Pesos (approx &pound;500) with some companies (including insurance), but it does mean you can travel in the comfort of your own car.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.servicar4x4.com.ar\/clima_i.html\">Servi Car<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avis.co.uk\/CarHire\/Latin-America\/Argentina\/El-Calafate\/El-Calafate-International-Airport\">Avis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hertz.co.uk\/rentacar\/reservation\/gaq\/index.jsp?targetPage=reservationOnHomepage.jsp&amp;refererUrl=&amp;searchString=&amp;id=11941&amp;LinkType=HZLK\">Hertz<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Hiring a private transfer<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Private transfers are a good choice, as you can relax and not have to worry about reading a map. It&#8217;s also good if you are travelling in a group as you can share the cost.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.turismozaahj.co.cl\/el_calafate_es.htm\">Turismo Zaahj<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Getting from Calafate to Torres del Paine to trek the W Circuit or Full Circuit is actually quite simple when you know how.&nbsp;Calafate is reasonably well served by transport as it is quite a big town in Argentinian Patagonia, some 1800 miles from Buenos Aires.&nbsp; For some great trips in Torres del Paine with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-122046","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - 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