Crossing the Río de la Plata from Buenos Aires to Colonia is easy and takes less than an hour. Both Buquebus (www.buquebus.com) and Ferryturismo (www.ferryturismo.com.uy) run multiple daily departures. (One-way, AR$98, return, AR $199.) Cacciola Viajes y Turismo also runs a cheaper alternative between El Tigre and Carmelo, but it requires an additional bus journey on the Buenos Aires end out to El Tigre.

Tigre to Carmelo on Cacciola Viajes y Turismo S.A.
Office in El Tigre:

Lavalle 520 International Terminal
Buenos Aires
Tel/Fax: 4749-0931/2639/0329
info@cacciolaviajes.com

Center Office:
Florida 520 1er Piso de 113
Capital Federal
Tel/Fax: (54-11) 4393-6100 / 4394-5520
centro(at)remove-this.cacciolaviajes.com
www.cacciolaviajes.com

Tickets:
To Carmelo- AR$45 One-way, $82 return.
To Montevideo –AR$66 One-way, $122 return.
Small discount for children under 9 and retirees.

There are also bus transfers from Tigre connecting to Once (La Rioja 92), Consitutución (Lima 1697), Centro (C. Pellegrini 765) and Puente Saavedra (Av. Cabildo 4973) terminals in Buenos Aires.

Don’t forget your passport! For more information on crossing into Uruguay, see the general information page under Uruguay.