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How to get to Buenos Aires and travel around the city

All long haul international airlines fly into Ministro Pistarini International, Ezeiza (code - EZE), which is situated 35km southwest of central Buenos Aires. Major airlines covering the route to Buenos Aires include American Airlines, British Airways, Delta, United, Iberia, Alitalia, Air France, Lufthansa, Continental, Gol, Varig, Lloyd Arereo Boliviano, TACA, Copa, and LAN, among others.

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Ezeiza International Airport
 


From Ezeiza Airport to the city


Minibus: The Manuel Tienda León Bus Company provides transportation to the center of the city and has reservation booths in the arrival hall. The minibuses depart every hour, are inexpensive and make several stops along the way. Confirm with the operator if your destination is close to their stop.

Remise (car service): We recommend that you use this option if you already have a reservation and the driver is waiting for you. Remises are similar to taxis but they are private cars, (no specific colors or signs) and you do not flag them on the streets; you have to request them by telephone or in person at the "Remiserias". They are chauffeured car services and there are several booths at the airport as soon as you leave Customs & Excise area.

Taxi: Taxis have reservation booths inside the airport. Confirm the price before making the reservation. DO NOT take a taxi from a person who verbally offers the service inside the airport hall; they usually take advantage of tourists, like in all major airports around the world.
    
 
 
   


Argentina is approximately 10,000 km away from European or American ports in the Northern Atlantic Ocean. This implies flying time is approximately 11 and a half hours from Madrid, 14 hours from Frankfurt or London, 9 and a half hours from Mexico and 14 hours from New York.

Argentina borders on Bolivia and Paraguay to the North, on the confluence of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans to the South, on Brazil, Uruguay and the Atlantic Ocean to the East and on Chile to the West.

The Rio de la Plata and the Riachuelo are the natural boundaries of Buenos Aires city to the East and South while the rest of the metropolitan perimeter is surrounded by Avenida General Paz, which goes around the Northern and Eastern borders. This avenue joins the City with the Greater Buenos Aires, a large urban area that displays a high level of commercial and industrial activity.

International flights arrive at Ministro Pistarini International Airport in Ezeiza. The Airport is 35 km away from the city centre travelling mostly along highways so the transfer takes about 40 minutes.

    
 
   

There is a bus service that, for a very reasonable price, operates every 30 minutes on the hour and half hour between the Airport and downtown hotels. There are banks, restaurants, exchange bureaus, tax-free shops and car rental services at the Airport terminal.

Domestic flights as well as some flights from Uruguay and Brazil arrive at Jorge Newbery Domestic Airport, located very near the city centre. Buenos Aires is connected nationally and internationally through a comprehensive, wide-ranging transport network, an important harbour where cruise ships and ferry boats arrive, railway lines, highways, bus routes converge about one kilometre away from the city centre.

 


Cómo viajar por la ciudad

There are 150 bus lines known as "colectivos" that offer round-the-clock service. All buses have coin-operated ticket machines.

City taxis are painted yellow and black. There are many just travelling round the streets but you can also request this service by phone. The cost of the trip is the exact value shown on the meter. You may round up the amount/round off the cents but it is not customary to tip the driver.

    
 
Colectivos
   

Travelling around Buenos Aires is very simple. There are five subway (underground) lines, known as "subtes" and identified with the letters A, B, C, D and E, all of which converge in the heart of the city centre.

If you want to move around comfortably on your own, your best option is to rent a car. Buenos Aires offers a wide range of vehicles at affordable rates. You need to be over 21 years of age, have a valid driver's license issued at least two years ago and have a credit card to cover the full amount of the rental and collateral.

Subway