Driving
Hi All
Is it possible to drive from Punta Arenas and El Calafate? Is it an easy drive? How long? Cheers |
Yes, it is possible. The terrain is mostly flat, but there is a very strong wind. I think some of the road is unpaved.
According to Google maps, it's ~500km. The roads are interrupted at the border crossings, so it cannot calculate a route, but in reality a road exists there. Given the high prices of international one-way rental + additional foreign insurance required, I'd take a bus and rent a car at the destination. |
Most (if not all) rental car companies in Chile do not permit your car going into Argentina under any circumstances. I don't blame them.
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Well, I don't think so. You can, but have to purchase international insurance. I inquired at Hertz 2 years ago when I was stranded there due to the earthquake. I did not like the cost of one-way + insurance, luckily I managed to find seats in the bus. There was a local company that allowed it too, I don't remember the name. Was left with the impression it is not anything extraordinary at other companies. Things may have changed since then.
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Originally Posted by neuromancer
(Post 17904598)
Well, I don't think so. You can, but have to purchase international insurance. I inquired at Hertz 2 years ago when I was stranded there due to the earthquake. I did not like the cost of one-way + insurance, luckily I managed to find seats in the bus. There was a local company that allowed it too, I don't remember the name. Was left with the impression it is not anything extraordinary at other companies. Things may have changed since then.
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Thanks all. Did more research and we have decided to base ourselves in El Calafate and hire a care from there. We will give Punta Arenas a miss. Could hire a care but was too expensive to cross border.
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Well, IMO Punta Arenas is not that interesting to be worth the hassle. Torres Del Paine is, and is much closer to El Calafate.
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