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Lanús
City in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

Lanús

Lanús is the capital of Lanús Partido, Buenos Aires Province in Argentina.

It lies just south of the capital city Buenos Aires, in the Greater Buenos Aires metropolitan area. The city has a population of 212,152, and the Partido de Lanús has a total population of 453,500.

How locals move

Getting around Lanús the local way

  • Get inBuenos Aires also has several small airports dedicated to chartered flights and private aircraft.
  • Get inThree companies operate this service: All three offer ferries to Colonia and connecting buses to Montevideo, Piriapolis, and Punta del Este.
  • Get inBuquebus also offers a significantly more expensive direct ferry to Montevideo.
  • Get inIn low season, you may be on the same ferry as the Buquebus passengers who probably paid significantly more.
  • Get aroundThe principal means of public transportation within the city are the buses (colectivos).
  • Go nextYou can get there by ferry that departs from the ferry terminal in Puerto Madero, at the bottom of Avenida Cordoba.
  • Go nextColonia del Sacramento - a historic town in Uruguay that can be reached from the same ferry terminal.
  • Go nextIguaçu Falls - too far for a day trip but close enough for a 2-3 day trip and one of the world's most amazing natural wonders.

From Wikivoyage: Buenos Aires, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: 1915CAL (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.