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Thousands of people in port, guests plus crew. Crowd level compared with a typical Buenos Aires day.
The crowd calendar shows every ship and how busy the port is, hour by hour, plus the quietest and busiest days for the next 90 days.
Ships berth in the commercial Port of Buenos Aires, in Retiro just north of the city centre, and passengers pass through the Terminal Benito Quinquela Martin at Av. Ramon S. Castillo and Av. De los Inmigrantes.
Inside the restricted port a shuttle bus links the ship and the terminal; walking through the port zone is not allowed. From the terminal Plaza de Mayo is about 4 km and 10 minutes by car (about 50 minutes on foot along busy avenues, which few passengers do). Taxis and remises wait at the terminal, and the city's electric bus serves the centre, San Telmo and La Boca. All berths are alongside, with no tendering.
36 km · ~40 min by car
Most international flights land at Ezeiza, south-west of the city. A fixed-fare airport taxi or private transfer straight to the cruise terminal is simplest; the Tienda Leon bus is cheaper but ends at its city terminal, so a taxi is still needed.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
Drop-off and pick-up are at the terminal forecourt, where parking is reserved for buses, taxis and rental cars. Give drivers 'Terminal de Cruceros Quinquela Martin, Av. Ramon Castillo' rather than just 'the port', to avoid the Buquebus ferry terminal.
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The city's cruise terminal (12,786 m2) in the Port of Buenos Aires, handling up to 12,000 passengers a day, with check-in halls for immigration, customs and cruise lines, luggage storage, exchange office, Wi-Fi and a VIP lounge. Used for both turnaround and transit calls; an internal shuttle links ships and terminal.
The Benito Quinquela Martin cruise terminal has no long-stay passenger parking; its car park is reserved for buses, taxis and rental cars (Agencia Nacional de Puertos y Navegación). Neither publishes a rate on its own site.
Pick the area first. Typical nightly prices, approximate.
Closest to the cruise terminal
Typical hotel
Hotels around Plaza San Martin and Florida Street, about 10 minutes from the terminal.
Elegant, classic Buenos Aires
Typical hotel
Leafy upscale district near the cemetery and museums.
Restaurants and nightlife
Typical hotel
Palermo Soho's boutique hotels, bars and restaurants.
Port times are measured by car to the cruise terminal.
Prices are approximate.
Waterfront parrillas and restaurants in the docklands.
Market hall and old-town streets with parrillas and empanada stalls.
The city's main restaurant and bar district.
Classic cafes around Plaza Francia.
Buenos Aires, Argentina's capital on the Rio de la Plata, is a big, European-feeling city of grand avenues, cafes and late nights, and the birthplace of tango. Plaza de Mayo, ringed by the pink Casa Rosada and the Metropolitan Cathedral, is the political heart. Cobbled San Telmo has antique shops and a Sunday street fair, and La Boca's brightly painted Caminito recalls the immigrant dock workers and the painter Benito Quinquela Martin, who gives the cruise terminal its name.
Recoleta's cemetery holds Eva Peron's tomb among ornate mausoleums, while Palermo offers parks, museums and restaurants. The port is a major embarkation point for South America and Antarctica-bound itineraries, with many ships overnighting, which leaves time for a steak dinner and a tango show.
The historic main square, with the pink presidential palace, the Metropolitan Cathedral, the Cabildo and the Piramide de Mayo. It is about 10 minutes by taxi from the terminal and the starting point for walking down Avenida de Mayo.
A city of ornate mausoleums where Eva Peron and many of Argentina's presidents are buried. Open daily 09:00–17:00, with free Spanish-language guided tours; foreign visitors pay an entry fee (approximately ARS 24,000 in 2026; peso prices change frequently). About 10 minutes by taxi from the terminal.
A short street of brightly painted corrugated-iron houses, tango dancers and artists in the old port district near the Boca Juniors stadium. About 20 minutes by taxi; stay in the main tourist streets.
Cobbled streets of colonial houses, antique shops and tango bars, with a large street fair along Calle Defensa on Sundays. About 15 minutes by taxi from the terminal.