Cheap flights from Buenos Aires to El Calafate from $122

The cheapest month to fly to El Calafate from Buenos Aires is in August. Flight prices, which tend to average around $112, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you don’t want to visit El Calafate in August, then you should wait until June to fly from Buenos Aires, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $114.

According to our data, Saturday is the cheapest day to fly to El Calafate from Buenos Aires. The lowest ticket price found for a Saturday departure recently was $113. Keep in mind that prices can always vary depending on your route and whether or not you are flying domestic or international. When flying out on a Friday, the most expensive travel day of the week, you can expect to see flight prices from Buenos Aires to El Calafate for around $558.

Our most recent data shows that the best time of day to fly to El Calafate is in the afternoon. Flights from Buenos Aires to El Calafate during this time can be as low as $193. Flights to El Calafate are more costly in the morning, with an average ticket price of $515. Departure times in the morning fall within the peak daily travel times, which is why tickets can be more expensive.

Fly from Buenos Aires Ministro Pistarini to El Calafate for the best Buenos Aires - El Calafate flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to El Calafate from Buenos Aires when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to El Calafate for around $324 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to El Calafate from Buenos Aires for as low as $194 on momondo.

Historically, on average around 24% of flights between Buenos Aires and El Calafate have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 135 minutes.

Generally, flights departing at night tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the early afternoon have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Tuesday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Thursday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Aerolineas Argentinas have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 27% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

4 flights are operational daily from Buenos Aires to El Calafate as of May 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 10:00, with 75% of flights per day taking off at midday.

As of May 2026, 29 flights take off from Buenos Aires and land in El Calafate each week. The most common flight departure day for this route is Fri, with 34% of weekly flights taking off on this day.