How to get from El Calafate to Castro by car, truck, walk, bike

Distance between El Calafate and Castro is 881 kilometers (546 miles).
Driving distance from El Calafate to Castro is 1967 kilometers (1220 miles)

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4 Ways from El Calafate (Argentina/Santa Cruz) to Castro (Chile/Los Lagos)

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Route instructions

1. Continue onto Avenida del Libertador, RP11 2.01 km
2. At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Avenida del Libertador, RP11 384 m
3. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Avenida del Libertador, RP11 1.52 km
4. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Ruta Provincial 11, RP11 28.20 km
5. Turn left onto Ruta Nacional 40, RN40 131.46 km
6. Keep left onto Ruta Nacional 40, RN40 162.40 km
7. Turn sharp left 60 m
8. Turn right 4.22 km
9. Turn sharp left onto Ruta Nacional 40, RN40 352.18 km
10. At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Ruta Nacional 40, RN40 20.27 km
11. Turn left onto Ruta Nacional 40, RN40 105.52 km
12. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Ruta Nacional 40, RN40 3.10 km
13. At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Ruta Nacional 40, RN40 49.52 km
14. Keep left onto Ruta Nacional 40, RN40 174.71 km
15. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto RN40 494 m
16. Continue onto Ruta Nacional 40, RN40 3.74 km
17. Continue onto Ruta Nacional 40, RN40 167.38 km
18. Keep right 152.14 km
19. Turn right onto Avenida Sarmiento, RN40 115.48 km
20. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Avenida Juan Herman 2.22 km
21. At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Avenida Juan Herman 1.12 km
22. Turn left onto Domingo Fernández Beschtedt 870 m
23. At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Almirante Brown 1.38 km
24. Turn left onto Avenida 9 de Julio 1.59 km
25. Turn right 313 m
26. Turn sharp left onto Los Ñires 73 m
27. Turn right onto 12 de Octubre 123 m
28. At roundabout, take exit 3 onto 12 de Octubre, RP237 5.25 km
29. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Ruta Nacional 40, RN40 13.13 km
30. Turn left onto Ruta Nacional 40, RN40 50.79 km
31. Keep right 277 m
32. Turn left 428 m
33. Turn right onto Ruta Nacional 40, RN40 10.76 km
34. Keep right onto Avenida Siete Lagos 12 m
35. Turn slight right onto Avenida Siete Lagos, RN40 10.37 km
36. Continue onto Paso Internacional Cardenal Samoré, RN231 102.45 km
37. Turn left onto Ruta Interlagos, U-981-T 37.59 km
38. Turn right onto Cruce Ruta 5 (Osorno) - Nochaco - Ensenada, U-55-V 10.13 km
39. Keep left onto Nochaco - Cascadas 33 m
40. Turn slight left onto Nochaco - Puerto Octay - Frutillar Alto, U-551-V 8.53 km
41. Turn right onto Independencia, U-551-V 23.64 km
42. Keep right 46 m
43. Turn right onto Acceso Frutillar/Ruta5, V-25 802 m
44. Keep right 93.20 km
45. Keep right onto 5 234 m
46. Turn left onto Caletera Ruta 5, 5 96 m
47. Turn right onto Camino Pargua, 5 3.37 km
48. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Camino Pargua, 5 797 m
49. Turn right onto Pargua - Punta Coronel, V-974 1.40 km
50. Keep right onto Pargua - Punta Coronel, V-974 4.82 km
51. Turn right onto Acceso Ferry 106.57 km
52. Turn left onto Blanco Encalada 71 m
53. Arrive at destination 0 m
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