Buenos Aires Travel Forum

A friend and I will arrive from the U.S. to EZE Airport on a Thursday in June at 8:00 a.m. We are renting an apartment in Palermo for a week. The rental company assumes we will arrive at the apartment at 9:30 a.m. but I don't think we'll get through Customs, get money at an ATM in the airport, get a taxi to Palermo all in one and a half hours. Can anyone suggest how much time we should allow from airport arrival to arrival in Palermo?

If you plan on meeting the plane why not hire a remis? It is the same one way price and they will wait for your friend to arrive. I don't think it has ever taken me more than an hour to get through and out the door, and then a half hour into the city. But if the plane is delayed, if there is an accident etc then who knows how long.

Does the rental company insist on a 9:30 am arrival time or will they be flexible and let you call them when you are leaving EZE?

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SAM

Don't worry the rental agency folks probably won't be on time anyway. It is standard practice to be 'fashionably late' (read super late) for most appointments in Arg. No sarcasm – just reality.

Scott

We just landed in EZE 2 days ago. You might make it through customs in 1/2 hour if your bags are first, you don't stop to use the bathroom and you are seated at the front of the plane. We did it in a slower non rushed fashion. Because of the Swine Flu it took a little longer but not much. We had to fill out an extra form, stand in line, collect our bags, take them through customs (we were not searched) and then stopped at the info booth (still inside the secured area). After leaving info booth with 2 dozen maps/booklets/flyers we found the taxi stand and ATM. The whole process took 2 hours and we were leisurely about it. Also: The taxi is less than the Remis - taxi was $98 pesos to city center. There is a cafeteria, Mcdonalds and a couple of stores if you need to waste some time waiting - airport prices. Check your contract to see how much they charge if they have to wait to pick you up. If you are paying a wait fee, they will be on time.