HOW TO GET TO USHUAIA

Ushuaia Malvinas Argentinas International Airport is located 5 km from the city, a privileged location!

Throughout the year there are direct flights to Ushuaia and Río Grande from the city of Buenos Aires, with an approximate duration of 3 hours and a half. Another direct route, with weekly frequency, departs from the city of Cordoba to Ushuaia.

As for flights with stopovers, it is possible to make connections from the cities of Trelew, Bariloche, El Calafate, and Río Gallegos. These flights are operated by the company Aerolíneas Argentinas and arrive at the International Airport ‘Malvinas Argentinas’, located about 5 kilometres from the centre of the city of Ushuaia.

The airport is also served by low-cost airlines Jetsmart and Flybondi, which offer flights to Ushuaia from Buenos Aires.

The airport is not served by public transport to the city; to get to Ushuaia you must use a taxi, shuttle service or hire a car.

The city of Ushuaia is the capital of the Province of Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands. It is an island, that is to say, it is an island - Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego - separated from the continent by the Strait of Magellan.

To enter Tierra del Fuego by car, van or any other vehicle, you will have to cross the Strait of Magellan by ferry and go through immigration procedures at two border crossings: Integración Austral, on the mainland, and Paso San Sebastián in the north of the island.

The port of Ushuaia receives vessels from all over the world every year. Expedition ships, luxury cruisers and sailing ships of all kinds dock in the city during the summer season. Those who decide to visit the island by sea generally do so aboard cruise ships that make an extensive itinerary through different ports in South America. Ushuaia is one of the points of call in the extreme south, the stay of these cruises in the city varies from a few hours to two or three days. These trips can be booked through the cruise companies' websites or through a travel agency.

For those travellers who wish to sail on their own in private sailboats or smaller vessels, Ushuaia has two small docks, managed by the Ushuaia Nautical Club and the Association of Underwater and Nautical Activities (A.F.A.S.Y.N.). The A.F.A.A.S.S.Y.N. dock offers a mooring service for sailboats, provision of drinking water, 220v and 380v electric current and hot water showers. The Club Nautico Ushuaia dock is more basic and only offers mooring service for sailboats.

Information for navigators

The entry to the port of Ushuaia must be reported to the Prefectura Naval Argentina (VHF Channel 16). If the vessel comes from the port of Buenos Aires, it is considered local transit and a report must be given to the Prefecture approximately every 8 hours.

For more information on procedures, please consult: https://www.argentina.gob.ar/prefecturanaval

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