Flights to Buenos Aires

From the airport

Official taxis and remises, pre-booked cars, run from Ezeiza to the centre, and app-based rides also operate. Airport buses link with the city centre and Aeroparque, the domestic airport by the river. The subte, the city's metro, and frequent buses make getting around easy, and a rechargeable SUBE card covers both. Palermo and Recoleta are popular bases, with leafy streets, restaurants and easy links to the centre.

Plazas, palaces and cemeteries

Plaza de Mayo is the historic heart, with the pink Casa Rosada presidential palace and the cathedral. The Teatro Colón opera house offers guided tours of its auditorium. In Recoleta, the cemetery's marble mausoleums include the tomb of Eva Perón, and the nearby El Ateneo bookshop fills a former theatre. Further north, Palermo has parks, rose gardens and the Floralis Genérica sculpture, a giant steel flower whose petals were designed to open and close.

Neighbourhoods, tango and food

San Telmo's cobbled streets host a Sunday antiques market and evening milongas, where locals dance tango. In La Boca, the painted houses of Caminito recall the immigrant port district. Dinner starts late, often after 9pm, at parrillas serving grilled beef with chimichurri and a glass of Malbec. Try empanadas, medialunas with coffee and dulce de leche in desserts.

Day trips and timing

Trains run to Tigre for boat trips through the Paraná Delta, and fast ferries cross the River Plate to Colonia del Sacramento in Uruguay in around an hour. Buenos Aires is most comfortable in spring, from September to November, and autumn, from March to May, while January is hot and humid. Keep phones and bags secure in busy areas and on public transport. Many museums are free or inexpensive, and walking tours are a good way to learn the city's history.

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