Getting There · Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires has two airports, and the one you’ll fly into from abroad is the far one. Ezeiza is about 42 km and 50 minutes from the pier in traffic, per Holland America, which gives about ARS 35,000 for the taxi — a figure, not a quote.
Put in your landing and the ship’s departure from your documents. No line we read publishes a standard time for Buenos Aires.
Fly into Ezeiza (EZE) from abroad. It’s about 42 km from the pier, roughly 50 minutes depending on traffic, per Holland America, and Uber, taxis, Didi and Cabify are all readily available.
Holland America gives about ARS 35,000 for the ride — an approximation. Taxi Ezeiza, the airport’s official taxi, sells prepaid fixed fares at stands in Terminals A and C, payable in pesos, dollars or euros, or by card. Its own fare page wouldn’t load for us, so check it at the stand.
Traveling light? Tienda León’s bus runs to its Carlos Pellegrini terminal for ARS 16,500 a person, about an hour, per Tienda León — and it stops at its own terminal, not the port. From there it’s a short taxi to the port.
Booking.com lists airport taxis you can book ahead. Check the pickup point, the price and the cancellation terms before you book.
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As reported for 2026–27, read October 12, 2026. Holland America and Princess rest on announcements made in 2025 — and ship assignments change, so check yours.
| Line | What it sells here | Ships and dates we found | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSC Cruises | MSC Seaview, seven nights to Brazil and Uruguay; MSC Splendida, longer cruises | Seaview: 13 departures, Dec 10, 2026 to Mar 4, 2027, per Portal Cruceros as quoted by Sir Chandler | Cruise Industry News, May 2026 |
| Costa Cruises | Reported two ways: Cruise Industry News lists Buenos Aires starts for Costa Serena, 7 to 9 nights, and Costa Diadema, 3 to 7 nights; Panrotas has them starting in Rio, Santos or Itajaí. Confirm with Costa | Serena finishes a cruise here Dec 22, 2026 | Cruise Industry News, Oct 2026; Panrotas, Dec 2025 |
| Holland America | Oosterdam, San Antonio to or from Buenos Aires, 14 and 15 days | November 2026 to March 2027 | Cruise Industry News, Jan 2025 |
| Princess | Majestic Princess, Cape Horn and Patagonia | Overnight call in Buenos Aires; start port not stated in the report | Cruise Industry News, May 2025 |
No line we read runs a published airport transfer for Buenos Aires — at least in the pages we could open. Holland America says its transfer drivers meet guests at the customs exit car park; if you bought a transfer with your cruise, your documents give the meeting point.
Fares and dates are on Booking.com. Land the day before, not the morning you sail.
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The taxi row is Holland America’s figure, per car — approximate, not a fare. The bus row is Tienda León’s own fare, per person, and stops at its Carlos Pellegrini terminal, not the port.
| Taxi or rideshare, Ezeiza to the pier: Holland America’s approximate ARS 35,000 per car; the stand sign read ARS 50,000 in April 2026 | — |
| Tienda León bus, Ezeiza to Carlos Pellegrini, ARS 16,500 a person, per Tienda León | — |
One way, in Argentine pesos, as printed on October 12, 2026 — peso prices change fast. The bus leaves you about 1.7 km from the terminal by our map, so add a short taxi — no fare is published for that leg.
Taxi Ezeiza’s fixed fares are paid at the stand before you get in. A blog report from April 2026 saw ARS 50,000 on the stand’s sign and ARS 35,000 on its website for the city — we couldn’t open the fare page ourselves.
No line we read publishes a standard departure time for Buenos Aires, so put in the one from your documents. The first row is the ride plus our own allowance for the airport; the second is our margin — not a rule.
A morning landing tempts a same-day plan — it can work, if nothing slips. We’d still come the day before: a late flight has nowhere to go, the traffic varies, and the ship won’t wait.
We ranked eleven hotels for a Buenos Aires sailing; the closest by our map are in Retiro; those are straight-line pins, not measured routes. There’s one at Ezeiza with a free shuttle — at the airport, rather than the port. Tell us the flight and the ship, and we’ll pick the night that fits.
Coming back, a taxi rank sits outside the cruise port, per CruiseMapper — Holland America adds that Uber, taxis, Didi and Cabify are readily available. Ezeiza is about 50 minutes away in traffic. Enter your flight and when you expect to be ashore; the planner sets out the ride and the wait.
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Flying in from elsewhere in Argentina, or from a neighboring country? You may land at Aeroparque, about 8 km north of the center, per MSC. It’s the closer airport by far — our map puts it about 5 km from the terminal in a straight line, not a route. Tienda León runs to Carlos Pellegrini 971 in about 30 minutes for ARS 7,500.
Connecting between the two? Tienda León runs Aeroparque to Ezeiza for ARS 17,000 a person, about 1 hour 20 minutes — on the company’s own timing. Leave plenty of time.
There’s no luggage storage at the pier, per Holland America. If you land early with hours to fill, the hotel is the place for bags — if it agrees to hold them. For the terminal and the lines, see our Buenos Aires cruise guide.
One night in Buenos Aires takes the risk out of sail day — most of it, anyway. The closest hotels are in Retiro, about 1 km from the terminal by our map, with Recoleta just behind.
None of our eleven runs a ride to the ship. The cards below show each hotel’s straight-line distance from Ezeiza — the drive is longer.
Our top six, with the straight-line distance from Ezeiza to each. All eleven are on the hotels page.
What each of our eleven says about getting from Ezeiza to its door. Three publish a ride and its price: the Ezeiza Marriott’s free shuttle, and paid cars from Marriott Downtown and Park Tower. Four Seasons lists a car service — with no price.
Aeroparque (AEP) is closer, about 8 km north of the center, per MSC, but it handles domestic and regional flights. From abroad you’ll land at Ezeiza (EZE), about 42 km from the pier, per Holland America.
About ARS 35,000, per Holland America, for a ride of about 50 minutes in traffic; an April 2026 report saw ARS 50,000 on the stand sign. Peso fares change fast, so check at the Taxi Ezeiza stand.
Not to the port itself. Tienda León runs to its terminal at Carlos Pellegrini 971 for ARS 16,500 a person, about an hour; then take a taxi.
Taxi Ezeiza takes pesos, dollars or euros in cash, or cards, at its airport stands, per its website.
It can work with a morning landing, but we’d fly in the day before. The ride alone is about 50 minutes, per Holland America.
Not as a US citizen for 90 days or less, per the US State Department.
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