Hands-on
Ticket listing
You get to the station
- Length2 hours
- Park feeSeparate
- Host10 languages
Your group, priced
End of the World Train official website or a guided tour from town
The short version
End of the World Train tickets are sold on the railway's official website or at the station window 8 km out of Ushuaia, while a guided tour adds pickup, the park stops and a guide.
Booking essentials
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- Train ticket only2 hours · for one person from $50
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View - Park, train optional5 hours · for one person from $49
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View - Most-reviewed tour5 hours · for one person from $105
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View - Our guided tour4.5 hours · for one person from $180
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You can buy the ride direct and get yourself to the station, or let a tour handle the van, the park and the train leg. What each route asks of you, and what it costs.
Editorial team, endoftheworldtrain.com · Updated November 11, 2026 · Takes 7 min
Basics
- Direct ticketsSold on the railway website or at the station window, no office in town.1
- The station8 km from the centre on National Route 3, with free parking.2,3
- Park ticketCompulsory and separate; the general fee is ARS 40,000.4,5
- Be earlyArrive 45 minutes before your train to check in.6
- A tour addsPickup, a guide and park stops; ours from $180.
Buying from the railway itself
The operator runs no sales desk in the centre of Ushuaia. Its tickets are sold on its own website or at the ticket window at the main station, and the window only sells what is left that day.1 So the official route means booking online, then making your own way out of town. In high season the operator itself recommends buying online in advance to make sure of a seat.7
Online, you book a time slot rather than a fixed train: within your slot you may board any of the trains leaving at 15-minute intervals.8 The checkout takes cards and, on the web only, Mercado Pago, PayPal and PIX.9 Enter every infant in the purchase even though infants up to 3 ride free, or their seat is not held.10,11 Discounts for residents and disability certificates go through a separate form, never the normal checkout.12
Buying End of the World Train tickets in Ushuaia on the day is possible but a gamble in summer, when departures fill and you may be sent to a later slot or turned away. Travel agencies in town also sell the ride, the city tourism office notes, usually as part of a park tour.13 Whichever way you buy, save the voucher somewhere you can open it offline, because the station swaps it for a printed ticket at check-in.
Side by side
Self-booked ride or a guided bundle
| Item | On your own | On a tour |
|---|---|---|
| Train ticket | Website or station1 | In the tour fare |
| Getting there | Taxi, car or shuttle18 | Pickup included |
| Park entry | ARS 40,000 general5 | Check the listing |
| Check-in | You, 45 minutes early6 | Handled by the guide |
| Park stops | Shuttle or on foot19 | Driven to Lapataia |
How the main pieces of the day are handled each way; tours differ, so read the listing you choose.
Getting to the station on your own
The main station sits 8 km from the centre, on National Route 3 at km 3065, 1 km short of the park entrance.2,17 The operator lists your options: your own or a rented car, a taxi, remis or Uber, a tourist excursion, or one of the authorised regular lines.18 There is free parking for passengers, which makes a hire car the most flexible choice if you plan to drive on into the park.3
Without a car, the regular park shuttles are the budget route. The parks administration says they leave the centre on fixed times from the corner of Fadul and Maipu streets and stop 7 times inside the area, including at the railway station, Ensenada Zaratiegui, the Alakush visitor centre, Lago Acigami and Lapataia Bay.19 The city adds that these minibuses carry no guide and give no tour.20
A taxi or remis is the simplest door-to-door answer, and the End of the World Train station in Ushuaia is a known address to every driver in town. Agree the return before you get out, because the station is out on the highway and there is no cash machine there if you need money for the ride back.21 In winter, anyone driving should check the car has the right tyres, which the city makes compulsory in snow.22
Park gate hours
When the park gate closes by season
- Dec to Feb21:00
- Mar, Oct, Nov20:00
- Apr to Sep18:00
Closing time of the national park entry by month, as the parks administration publishes it.23
The park ticket, the gate and its hours
Going direct means handling the park yourself. The operator states that the national park entry is not part of the train ticket and is compulsory for the ride.4 The general fee since 1 June 2026 is ARS 40,000, with lower rates for Argentine and provincial residents and students.5,28 Park tickets can also be bought ahead in the official online shop that the fee page links to.29
The park gate keeps seasonal hours. It opens 8:00 to 20:00 in March, October and November, 8:00 to 21:00 from December to February, and 9:00 to 18:00 from April to September.23 If you drive in after the ride, the speed limit is 40 km/h, and the park warns that rabbits, guanacos and foxes often cross the road.30
Children from 0 to 6 and people with disabilities enter the park free, as do Argentine retirees.31 If you plan several park days on one trip, look at the Flexipass for 3 or 7 days before you pay at the gate each time.32 On a tour, ask the operator whether the park fee is in the price, because some listings state plainly that it is not.
Your call
Book direct or let a tour carry it
Find the situation that matches yours, and the way to book sits right beside it.
If I have a hire car and a free day
Book direct
Free parking at the station and the park on your own terms.3,24
If I want the cheapest ride possible
Direct Turista ticket
A Turista seat is ARS 80,000; the park entry comes on top.25,5
If I arrive on a cruise ship
A guided tour
Pickup and timing handled; ours refunds up to 24 hours ahead.
If I want the park stops explained
A guided tour
Guides wait at the line's end inside the park.26
If I want to walk in the park after the ride
Direct, ride out and back
Return on the 16:00 train in spring and summer.27
Three ways to book
From a bare ticket to a guided morning
Proven
Most-reviewed tour
Park stops and the ride
- Length5 hours
- Train1 hour
- PickupIncluded
Short morning
Our guided tour
Booked on this site
- Length4.5 hours
- Train1 hour
- Bay stopLapataia
At the station: check-in and the clock
The railway is strict about time. You must be at the station 45 minutes before departure for the compulsory check-in, where your booking is turned into a printed ticket.35 Check-in stays open until 10 minutes before the train leaves; after that the booking can be cancelled and the seats handed to the waiting list.36 Plan the taxi or the drive with that margin in mind.
The 45 minutes are not wasted. The station shows the maintenance workshops and old photographs, and it has a gift shop and a coffee bar for the wait.37 The toilets are here too, and you should use them, because the trains have none on board.33 There is no luggage store, and the carriages have no space for bags or prams, so travel light.38,39
Seats are not numbered: boarding goes by arrival order and staff seat each family group together.40 Mate is the only hot drink allowed on board, and simple snacks are fine as long as the carriage stays clean.41,42 If you are travelling with a wheelchair user, say so when you book: the operator has adapted carriages and needs notice.43
Doing it yourself
A self-booked train morning, step by step
Before you go
Book a slot
Buy online ahead in high season.7
Arrival
Check-in
Be at the station 45 minutes before.6
Departure
Morning train
Trains leave at 9:30 from September to April.14
La Macarena
Waterfall stop
About 20 minutes off the train.15
Park station
Out or back
The train waits 10 to 15 minutes before turning.16
What a guided tour adds to the day
A tour removes the logistics. Pickup in town, the van, the train leg and the park stops come in one booking, and the guide waits for you at the end of the line inside the park.26 The tour we book lists 45 minutes in the van each way, half an hour in the park, the 1-hour train leg and another half hour on the shore at Lapataia, all in 4.5 hours.
What you miss without a guide is mostly the park, not the train. On board, an audio guide in 10 languages tells the story of the prisoners' line and the Ushuaia prison, so the ride is explained either way.44 After the ride, though, a tour drives you to the bays and lakes that a walker from the station reaches only with time or a shuttle: Lapataia, where the road ends, lies at the far end of the park.45
The city says plainly that the park can be visited on your own, and that guided excursions are an option for those who want them.24 A guide earns the fare for travelers with little time, for cruise passengers and for anyone who wants the history and wildlife told by a person rather than a headset. Independent travelers with a car and a free day often do better alone.
Video
The southernmost train on Earth, ridden from Ushuaia
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We have no office in the town centre. Tickets can be bought through our website or at the ticket office, subject to availability.
Self-booking checklist
What to sort if you go without a tour
The do-it-yourself day: ride out, walk, ride back
Your ticket already covers the return, and you can use it cleverly. Ride out in the morning or at midday, get off at National Park Station, walk to the sights close by, and come back on the 16:00 train, subject to seats.46 Staying off the train and catching a later one costs nothing extra.47 Keep the ticket safe, because without it you cannot board the return train.34
The later train runs in spring and summer, and the operator asks you to confirm it at the main station on the day.27 In winter the advice changes: ride the full return, because the park closes the points near its station in bad weather.48 If you ride only one way and stay in the park, you explore on your own and need your own way back to town.49
Done well, this is a thrifty way to see both. A shuttle or taxi to the station, the ride out, a few hours on foot or by shuttle in the park, and the train or the minibus back. It asks for planning, layers and a packed lunch; the Alakush visitor centre has a restaurant and coffee shop open from 10 to 17:30 if you would rather buy one.50
Cost for a solo traveler, a couple and a family
Direct, each adult pays ARS 80,000 for a Turista seat plus the ARS 40,000 park entry, before transport, and those 2 sums are the core of a self-booked day.25,5 Children of 4 to 12 pay ARS 40,000 on the train, and children up to 6 enter the park free.11,31 Add a taxi or shuttle each way, and the parking if you drive is free.3
On a tour the transport is in the fare. The train ticket listing starts from $50 but still needs the park ticket. Park tours with the train start from $105 for the most-reviewed option, and the tour we book starts from $180. For a solo traveler without a car, a tour narrows the gap fast; for a family with a hire car, the direct route usually wins.
Cruise passengers should weigh time over money. Trains run daily all year, and the high season, September to April, has departures at 9:30, at 12:00 and at 15:00.51,14 Add 45 minutes of check-in and the drive out, and a direct trip easily fills a morning.6 A tour that knows your ship's hours, and refunds in full up to 24 hours ahead, is the calmer choice on a port day.
FAQ
Quick questions get quick answers.
Can I buy train tickets on the official website?
Yes, online or at the station.
The railway sells on its website and at the station window, subject to availability.1
Where is the End of the World Train station?
How early must I arrive at the station?
Is there a bus to the train station?
Yes, park shuttles.
Shuttles leave Fadul and Maipu streets on fixed times and stop at the railway station.19
Can I board the train inside the national park?
No, only at the main station.
Boarding is only at the main station; the park station is for getting off and the ride back.52
Is there parking at the train station?
Yes, free.
The station offers free parking for train passengers, so a hire car is easy.3
Do I need a guide for the train?
No.
An audio guide in 10 languages tells the story of the line on board.44
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