Cheap flights from Buenos Aires to El Calafate from C$ 149

The cheapest month to fly to El Calafate from Buenos Aires is in March. Flight prices, which tend to average around C$ 304, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you aren’t able to travel to El Calafate during the month of March, then flying in February is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of C$ 309.

The cheapest day to depart on your flight to El Calafate is on a Wednesday when prices can be found for as low as C$ 296. This is often the case because there is less demand to fly during this day of the week. 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 C$ 542.

The cheapest time of day to fly to El Calafate is in the afternoon when flights can be purchased for as low as C$ 186. If you have a flexible travel schedule, then try to avoid flying at noon when prices are C$ 695 on average. Flights to El Calafate from Buenos Aires at noon are generally more expensive because this time of day is more convenient for travellers’ schedules.

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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 C$ 416 when searching weeks out. 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 C$ 297 on momondo.

There is only 1 cabin class 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 141 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 has had the least delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 27% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

The number of flights available between Buenos Aires and El Calafate is 6 per day as of October 2026. The most frequent departure time is 4:00a.m., with 45% of daily flights leaving in the morning.

44 flights are operational weekly from Buenos Aires to El Calafate as of October 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Wed, with 57% of flights per week taking off on this day.