Puerto Deseado Getting there & around

Getting there & away

LADE (487-2674), at the bus terminal, can arrange flights leaving from Comodoro Rivadavia.

The bus terminal (Sargento Cabral 1302) is on the northeast side of town, nine long blocks and slightly uphill from San Martín and Av Oneto. Taxis to/from the center should cost around AR$12.

There are five departures daily to Caleta Olivia (AR$31, three hours) at 4:15am, 6am, 1pm, 7pm and 7:30pm. All continue to Comodoro Rivadavia (AR$44, four hours). Sportman’s 7:30pm bus to Comodoro Rivadavia is timed to link with Sportman connections to El Calafate. Leaving on the 1pm bus (which doesn’t run Sunday) allows for the quickest connection to Perito Moreno and Los Antiguos. Travelers headed to San Julián must connect through Caleta Olivia.

If you’re thinking of getting off at godforsaken Fitz Roy (where locals claim the only thing to see is the wind!) to make progress toward Comodoro or Río Gallegos, think again: buses arrive at a demonic hour and the only place to crash is the campground behind Multirubro La Illusion.