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Puerto Madero
Neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Puerto Madero

Puerto Madero, also known within the urban planning community as the Puerto Madero Waterfront, is a barrio of Buenos Aires in the Central Business District.

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Occupying a significant portion of the Río de la Plata riverbank, it is the site of several high-rise buildings and luxurious hotels, featuring the latest architectural trends. Puerto Madero has by far the highest property values of any barrio within Buenos Aires, surpassing the second-highest twofold.

How locals move

Getting around Puerto Madero 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: Diego Delso (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.