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Valdes Peninsula - Punta Tombo Area
Trelew is located in the Atlantic region of Argentine Patagonia, within Chubut province. It is 1436 km. from Buenos Aires along national route 3, the main land access which links the country from North to South.
The town lies in the Lower Valley of the Chubut River, on the North riverbank specifically, and in the Valdes Peninsula-Punta Tombo area, such is the name given to the district comprising these two world-renowned popular tourist attractions, on account of the great homogeneity regarding tourism it has achieved.


Distances- Access
The city is at a point where routes leading to the cordillera as well as to the Valdes Peninsula-Punta Tombo area converge, giving direct access to all the attractions of the Atlantic area and other spots in the province and in Patagonia. (Click here to download a larger-sized routes map).

Distances from Trelew (km):
In the Chubut province
  To other places in Argentina
Bosque Petrificado Sarmiento
566
  Bariloche (Río Negro)
860
Caleta Valdés
240
  El Bolsón (Río Negro)
750
Camarones
250
  Lago Argentino (Santa Cruz)
1220
Comodoro Rivadavia
347
  Neuquén (Neuquén)
830
Dique F. Ameghino
120
  Río Gallegos (Santa Cruz)
1200
Dolavon
35
  Las Grutas (Río Negro)
330
Esquel
609
  Sierra Grande (Río Negro)
180
Gaiman
17
  Ushuahia (Tierra del Fuego
1800
La Hoya
620
  Bahía Blanca (Buenos Aires)
722
Los Altares
306
  Capital Federal
1436
Parque Nac. Los Alerces
644
  Córdoba (Córdoba)
1550
Parque Nac. Lago Puelo
805
  Mar del Plata (Buenos Aires)
1250
Presa Hidroeléctrica Futaleufú
654
  Mendoza (Mendoza)
1700
Playa Unión
25
  Rosario (Santa Fe)
1638
Puerto Madryn
65
  Santa Rosa (La Pampa)
790
Puerto Pirámides
171
  Calafate (Santa Cruz)
1396
Punta Norte
246
  Puerto Iguazú (Misiones)
2609
Punta Tombo
107
   
Rawson
20
 
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access map)
Sarmiento
536
 
Trevelín
636
 

Airway Companies- Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport
Trelew has the only airport in the area which meets the conditions to operate internationally. There are scheduled flights to Buenos Aires and southern tourist destinations including Calafate and Ushuaia. (Click here for information about airway companies)

Buses
Many short and long-distance buses leave from Trelew’s bus station main Argentine towns and cities as well as other tourist destinations. (Click here for information about bus companies)

Car rental
Apart from the main international car rental agencies, there are other companies which offer different vehicles as well as varied contract options.

Transport
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