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El Chalten has no airport, the nearest one is at El Calafate, 220 km away from El Chalten. Below all the information of El Calafate Airport. |
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Taxes: |
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Passengers Taxes (XR).
· Domestic Taxes: $18.00.
· Local (within Santa Cruz Province): $6.05.
· International: U$S 20.50. |
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This information can be changed or modified, exclusively by the company. |
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VIP ROOM: |
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London Supply S.A. provides this service. Hire this service through Airlines Co. or personally at the management office. |
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Airport Transfers: |
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There is no regular transport from El Calafate airport to El Chalten, therefore it is necessary to go to El Calafate and buy a bus ticket to el Chalten. A possibility to take into account, is to hire in advance a transfer (vehicle 4x4) that pick you up at the airport of El Calafate and takes you directly to El Chalten. By paying a plus you have the chance of visiting El Glaciar Perito Moreno and then arrive to El Chalten on the same day. |
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Cruises & Navigation: |
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There are lake navigation in the Lago Viedma that can be combined with ice trekking; crossing Lago del Desierto on the other side in Punta Norte it is possible to walk for some hours and arrive to the place Candido Mancilla (Chile) where vessels departure to Villa O’Higgings which connects with the Carretera Austral and Coihaike and then arrive to Los Antiguos and route 40 in Argentina. There is only one company that makes both navigations, only in high season from November to March. |
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Taxis & Transfers 4x4: |
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At El Chalten there are taxis to go around the town, and they also do interurban trips to Rio Electrico, Hosteria El Pilar, Lago del Desierto. For longer trips is recommended transfers in vehicles 4x4 (private service) to: El Calafate, Cuevas de las Manos, Los Antiguos, all route 40 and also to Torres del Paine and Ushuaia. No doubt that these are the better vehicles for this region, because trips are exhausted due to long distances and route conditions. |
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Scheduled Transportation: |
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At El Chalten, there are minibuses that connect El Chalten with Rio Electrico, Hostería El Pilar and Lago del Desierto. Ask in town places of departure, there in no bus station at El Chalten, generally departures are from some Hostel. |
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Long Distance Buses: |
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At El Chalten there is no bus station, buses and minibuses arrive and depart from different accommodations, according to each company, ask in town in case that changes occur. Some companies are the same that operate in El Calafate, making the following trips: El Calafate, Los Antiguos, Perito Moreno, connections to Puerto Madryn via Comodoro Rivadavia, Rio Gallegos and Bariloche. |
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At El Chalten there are no companies of rent a car, therefore it is recommended to rent a car in El Calafate. |
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Routes, distances and conditions to arrive to El Chalten and El Calafate from Bariloche by Route 40, Comodoro Rivadavia, Ushuaia, cross the Magellan Strait, crossings to Chile and visiting Torres del Paine National Park and Puerto Natales. All the information how to arrive in private vehicles to El Calafate and El Chalten. |
| All the information you need to drive to El Calafate and el Chaltén. |
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