Buenos Aires - How to get there Print E-mail

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By plane

There are nonstop flights between Buenos Aires and major cities like New York, Miami, Houston and Washington. International flights arrive to the Ezeiza International Aiport. It is located about 30-45 minutes from downtown by highway. From the airport there are the usual taxis, private cars (remises), buses and minibuses.
You can travel on the comfortable "Manuel Tienda León" coaches from Ezeiza to Retiro. There you can get a taxi to the downtown.
If you do speak some Spanish, you may find it cheaper to walk outside of customs, find a taxi that is dropping someone off, and hop in. You may see the taxi drivers slowly driving through. Put your bags in, and tell the driver "Al reloj" ('to the meter', meaning you want to pay price reflected on the meter instead of negotiating a price for the ride).
Most domestic flights use the smaller Jorge Newbery Airport (referred to as Aeroparque), 10 minutes away from the downtown area. You can take a taxi or bus from there.

By car

You can get to Buenos Aires from any of the neighboring countries by car, but it is far away from most of the borders. It is only common to travel there from Uruguay and southern Brazil.
There are four main highways entering the city, those permit fast communication with the huge suburban area and access to the national routes. As with the trains, the most important routes are centered in Buenos Aires, so you will have no problem driving to and from the rest of the country.

By bus

Almost all the long-distance buses use the huge and well-organised Retiro bus station on the northern edge of the city centre. The buses are mostly modern and the roads are good; there are frequent services to most parts of the country and international bus services from neighbouring countries.
You may catch taxis from Retiro bus station, and the subte (underground) also stops there. There are many local buses that stop outside the station as well.
Bus travel times to/from Buenos Aires:
  • Mendoza: 13-17 hours
  • Córdoba: 9 hours
  • Bariloche: 22 hours
  • Iguazú: 20 hours
  • Rosario: 4 hours
  • San Miguel de Tucuman: 16 hour

By boat

There are daily journeys to and from Colonia and Montevideo in Uruguay.
 

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