Best Money-Saving Tips for Buying Argentina Train Tickets Online

Ladies, if you’re planning to travel from Puerto Natales in Chile to El Calafate or El Chalten in Argentina, make sure to purchase your bus tickets early in Natales! There’s a significant price difference that can save you some serious cash!
(Verified in mid-December)
Right now, the exchange rate between the Chilean peso and the Argentine peso is nearly 1:1.

Surprisingly, the ticket prices for a specific bus company vary greatly between the two countries (check out Figure 3)!
For example, buying a ticket in Puerto Natales for the route from El Calafate to El Chalten will cost you just CLP 20,000. However, the same ticket at the Argentine bus station will set you back ARS 38,000!

(No discounts were mentioned for this price discrepancy.)
The same applies to round-trip tickets for the Moreno Glacier. So, if you’re heading to El Calafate from Chile, be smart and buy your bus tickets in advance in Chile. You could end up saving enough for a couple of nice meals! Every penny counts, right?

[Angry R]
P.S. This price difference only applies to one particular bus company; other companies seem to have consistent pricing at first glance.