Ministro Pistarini International Airport

Ezeiza airport is about 22 km (14 miles) south-southwest of central Buenos Aires, in the town of Ezeiza in Buenos Aires Province. The Tienda León bus takes about an hour to its city terminal near Plaza San Martín and Retiro. By car, travel time depends heavily on traffic on the highway into the city.

No. Ezeiza (EZE) is the main international airport and lies outside the city, while Aeroparque Jorge Newbery (AEP) is inside Buenos Aires and handles most domestic and some regional flights. If you connect between them, Tienda León runs a bus that takes about 1 hour 20 minutes, so allow plenty of time between flights.

Ezeiza uses three connected passenger buildings. The Departures Terminal, opened in 2023, holds check-in for all airlines and international departures. Terminal A handles all arrivals, both international and, since July 2026, domestic. Terminal C is used for domestic departures. The buildings stand next to each other and are walkable.

All arriving passengers at Ezeiza come out in Terminal A. International arrivals have long used it, and a new domestic arrivals area opened there in July 2026, so passengers on flights within Argentina now arrive in the same building. Taxi counters, bus desks and pickup bays are just outside the Terminal A exit.

Aerolíneas Argentinas is the largest airline at Ezeiza. Others include American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines to the United States; Iberia, Air Europa, Air France, KLM, Lufthansa, ITA Airways and British Airways to Europe; Emirates and Turkish Airlines; and LATAM Airlines, GOL, Copa Airlines, Avianca, JetSMART and Flybondi in Latin America.

Book an official taxi or remis at the counters in the Terminal A arrivals area, where the fare for your destination is fixed before the trip. Avoid drivers who approach you in the hall offering a ride. Tienda León also offers remis cars around the clock, and the drive into the city varies with highway traffic.

Yes. City bus line 8 runs from the airport into Buenos Aires and requires a SUBE card, which you can buy at the airport. It is slow and makes many stops. Tienda León runs a more direct airport bus to its terminal at Carlos Pellegrini 971 and to Aeroparque. There is no train or subway to the airport.

Yes. Uber, Cabify and DiDi pick up arriving passengers at the bays outside Terminal A; after you exit customs, turn right and cross to the pickup lane. Cars stop where there is space, so check the app for the driver's location. Uber also uses a waiting area for drivers next to Terminal C.

Citizens of many countries, including the United States, do not need a visa for tourism and can stay up to three months. Your passport must be valid on arrival. Some nationalities that need a tourist visa can apply online for an electronic travel authorization (AVE) if they hold certain valid US visas. Check the official list for your nationality.

Palermo and Recoleta are reached by taxi, remis, rideshare or a pre-booked car from Ezeiza, all of which go directly to your address. The Tienda León bus is another option: it runs to Carlos Pellegrini 971, near Plaza San Martín, from where you continue by taxi or subway to your hotel.

Buenos Aires uses Argentina Time, UTC−3, all year and does not change clocks for daylight saving time. The currency is the Argentine peso. Seasons are the reverse of the Northern Hemisphere, so December to February is summer and June to August is winter.

Ezeiza is operated by Aeropuertos Argentina, the concessionaire that has run the airport since 1998. It handled over 12 million passengers in 2025, more than 5% above 2024. About 8.5 million of those passengers flew internationally and about 3.2 million domestically.