Transportation

Getting there and getting around a region the size of a country, where the gaps between towns are measured in days. Airports and the useful flight routes, the long-distance buses, hiring a car, and the connections that only run in season.

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A road leading toward Mount Fitz Roy in El Chalten, Argentina

Start with the pillar sheet · 12·00

How to Get to and Around Patagonia

Plan how to get to Patagonia with airports, flights, buses, rental cars, ferries, border crossings, route options, and realistic transfer advice.

33 min · Updated Sep 2026

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Comandante Armando Tola International Airport at El Calafate, a key Patagonia airport for the glaciers

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Índice · Index — all 18 pillars142 sheets

01 Trip Planning 9 02 Seasonality 9 03 Itineraries 9 04 Torres del Paine 9 05 W Trek and O Circuit 9 06 El Chalten 9

07 El Calafate and Perito Moreno 9 08 Bariloche and Northern Patagonia 9 09 Ushuaia and Tierra del Fuego 9 10 Carretera Austral 9 11 Wildlife 9 12 Transportation 9 · here

13 Budget 9 14 Hiking and Safety 9 15 Where to Stay 9 16 Road Trips and Borders 5 17 Cruises and Glaciers 1 18 Culture and Responsible Travel 1

Transportation

How to Get to and Around Patagonia

Patagonia Airports Guide: Which Hub to Fly Into

Buenos Aires to Patagonia: Flights & Entry Points

Santiago to Patagonia: Flights & Gateways

Buses in Patagonia: Routes, Booking & When to Fly

Patagonia Rental Car: When It Helps & When It Hurts

Chile-Argentina Border Crossing Patagonia: Guide

Puerto Natales to El Calafate: Bus, Car & Border

Punta Arenas to Puerto Natales: Transport Guide