Buenos Aires Flights

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Ministro Pistarini International Airport (commonly called Ezeiza, because of the local neighborhood) is the largest international airport in the country. It consists of two terminals, the first one containing the foreign airlines and the second housing the country's national airline, Aerolíneas Argentinas. I flew indirectly from Newark Liberty International via Houston with Continental Airlines. The flights were fine and I did not mind that I added on time by flying indirectly. My only complaint is that the price was not very competitive with American Airlines and Aerolíneas Argentinas.

Avis, Europcar and Hertz all have car rental services at the airport. There is also a shuttle bus, taxi stand and a cheaper public urban transport company. When leaving the airport, you must check in at the stand of your local airline, as well as pay an exit tax on a different line. Without paying the exit tax, you may not leave the country.

Please read and understand this. TAM Airlines is one of the main airlines that services Iguassu Falls but to not use them. My flight from Buenos Aires was suppost to leave at 8:00 AM but when I arrived at the airport at 6:50 AM the TAM agent informed me that they had neglected to inform me that the flight was now at 7:00AM! Instead of working with me to get me there or refunding me my money they simply told me I would have to find another carrier if I wanted to go that day! Luckly Aerolineas Argentinas saved the day with a flight to the Argentine side of the falls where I took a cab to my hotel on the Brazillian side.

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Ezeiza is smaller than i could imagine before ...there are several small terminal ...after my plane landed at 2355h we spent some time on the customs where you need the stamp and show the paper writted before in the plane for non nationals where you have to describe how many days will you be there, and where will you go in Argentina... stupid bureaucracy inspired by stupid rules ...well the customs are so bored and you will waste quite enough time just for a bloddy stamp....
After the baggage claim process there is the main hall .... PAY SO MUCH ATTENTION TO THIS...never never never take any cab on the street in front of the arrivals hall....there is a stall just in the middle where you can see fares to Capital or surroundings ...they will type your name and where you go and the driver after some minutes will come to u and ask for ur ticket (you pay there, not to the driver) and he carry u wherever u need or u ask for ... its a great deal
Its reallly DANGEROUS to take a cab outside in the airport and more dangerous at night !!

The main reason u dont have to pay them inside the cab is dued so many harms at hand driving in Buenos Aires main city and surroundings

I flew from Barcelona through Madrid To Ezeiza also known as Ministro Pistarini after 13 or 14 hours flying... the flight was in a jumbo aircraft and the service into was excellent ...i can say that Aerolineas has a great catter to the passengers into the planes..maybe its not the best on the airports because there are a several strikes every year and you never know beforehand if your plane will take off on time or will be delay
Barajas was a chaos.....so long corridors and at all well designed and sometimes lost in those long halls and corridors walking astrayed by there...a real mess

While in Buenos Aires I used travel agents to assist me for several trips. I have especially good experiences with these two travel agencies:

Biscaro-Donnet at Maipu 812, Piso 13K - biscaro-donnet@fibertel.com.ar

and

Cecilia Tours at Cordoba 904, Piso 12C - www.ceciliatours.com.ar

There are two airports in Buenos Aires so make sure you know which one you are flying in and out of.

The international airport Ezeiza Ministro Pistarini (EZE) is 26 miles outside of Buenos Aires, allow 45 minutes to an hour to get to/from the airport. We flew United Airlines direct back to Chicago out of this airport, be sure to also allow plenty of time to get through the line at the airport. Also, there is a departure tax that has to be paid at the airport, we paid $18 US per person and airport personnel said it is currently never added to anyone's tickets. We were upgraded to Economy Plus both coming and going, Friendly Skies indeed!

The other airport for domestic flights and flights to Uruaguay, Jorge Newbery Airport, is very close to the city right along the River, I was amazed at how fast we got to our hotel, only around 15 minutes. Very easy to get through, of course, we didn't have to clear customs here. There is an ATM in the airport which dispensed both pesos and USD.

We had drivers included in our package but I've read that you should use radio taxis to and from the airport, slightly more expensive but reliable and less of a chance of getting ripped off.

Many many airlines have services to Buenos Aires almost from the whole world.
Iberia, American Airlines, Lufthansa, Varig, Air France, LAN Chile, Alitalia, etc. and of course Aerolíneas Argentinas.
Here you have the international location of Aerolíneas Argentinas to check frequency and airfares from your countries.

Most international flights to Buenos Aires arrive to EZEIZA Airport, south of the city. It takes at least an hour to get to the center and you can either take a taxi or bus service. Just leaving the baggage claim area you will see the tourist agencies offering you transport, hotels and usual trips too. The transportation company I used was Manuel Tienda Leon. They are totally professional and I'm sure you won't have any problems with them.