Travel tips for Buenos Aires

Travel by air and sea


Air (International)
The international airport for Buenos Aires is known as Ezeiza (EZE). It is located about 40 minutes by road from the city centre. There is no rail or underground link (yet).
On arrival at immigration control tourists normally receive a passport stamp which is a 90-day visa. This visa can be renewed before expiry by exiting and re-entering the country (even same day); the easiest way to do this is by a day trip via Buquebus across the River Plate to Colonia or Montevideo, Uruguay. Alternatively the visa can be renewed at the Migraciones office on payment of $100 (that is Pesos). There is a fine if you try to exit the country with an expired visa.
The customs check for tourists is normally conducted by passing all your bags and hand-carries through a scanner.
After exiting customs passengers are confronted with an array of kiosks offering transfers and other tourist services. For travel into the city you are strongly recommended to take either the service of a private hire taxi known locally as a remis, or the airport bus shuttle service. Both these are operated by the company Manuel Tienda Leon; they have a web-site where you can pre-book your journey on-line. There are regular taxis available but these are less secure and not recommended.



Air (Domestic)
The domestic airport for Buenos Aires is known as Aeroparque (AEP). It is located about 15 minutes by road from the city centre. There is no rail or underground link. Flights operate to the rest of Argentina and to Uruguay.

Boat
The principal service across the River Plate to Uruguay is operated by Buquebus. There is a daily service to Colonia on either the fast boat (1 hour) or the slow boat (3 hours) with an onward bus connection to Montevideo. There is a daily service to Montevideo (3 hours) with an onward bus connection to Punta del Este. Go to the Buquebus web-site from here.


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