Cheap flights from Buenos Aires to El Calafate from $80

The cheapest month to fly to El Calafate from Buenos Aires is in May. Flight prices, which tend to average around $228, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you don’t want to visit El Calafate in May, then you should wait until March to fly from Buenos Aires, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $247.

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 $115. 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 $565.

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 $195. Flights to El Calafate are more costly in the morning, with an average ticket price of $521. Departure times in the morning fall within the peak daily travel times, which is why tickets can be more expensive.

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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 $311 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 $215 on momondo.

There are 2 cabin classes available to choose from on Buenos Aires to El Calafate flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

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 139 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.

Sunday 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 26% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

5 flights are operational daily from Buenos Aires to El Calafate as of March 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 05:00, with 37% of flights per day taking off in the morning.

As of March 2026, 36 flights take off from Buenos Aires and land in El Calafate each week. The most common flight departure day for this route is Sat, with 58% of weekly flights taking off on this day.