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At Puerto Madero’s Dársena Norte, Buquebús (Avenida Antártida Argentina 821, tel. 011/4316-6405, www.buquebus.com) sails to Colonia and Montevideo; it also has a ticket office at Avenida Córdoba 789, Retiro. Services and fares vary, depending on the vessel—the Eladia Isabel, for instance, has the cheapest but slowest crossing to Colonia (3 hours, US$25–45 pp), while the high-speed ferries Juan Patricio and Patricia Oliva II cover the longer distance to Montevideo (2.5 hours, US$67–111) in roughly the same time. Fares and frequencies vary according to the season.
Buquebús now has competition from Colonia Express (Avenida Córdoba 753, tel. 011/4317-4100, www.coloniaexpress.com), which leaves from its own Terminal Fluvial Colonia Express (Dársena Sur, Avenida Pedro de Mendoza 330, La Boca). Fares to Colonia range US$27–34, to Montevideo US$35–54, but there are occasional Web specials as low as US$5 to Colonia and US$10 to Montevideo.
© Wayne Bernhardson from Moon Argentina, 3rd edition
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