Puerto Iguazú



Puerto Iguazú is a tourist city in the northeast of Argentina at the Triborder with Paraguay and Brazil. It mainly serves the needs of the tourists visiting the Iguaçu Falls close-by.

By train
The train is not operating.

By plane


Go from the airport to town:
 * Bus. Turn left getting out of the terminal, look for a bus stop with a “transporte publico” sign. One way ticket to the city bus terminal is around 2 USD in November 2023 (2000 pesos). The ride takes approximately 30 minutes from the airport to the final stop of the city bus terminal.
 * Taxi. In the arrivals hall there is a desk for a transfer (remis) to any hotel in Puerto Iguazú.
 * Minibus. Inside the terminal you can buy a ticket and catch the bus in the front of the airport to the bus terminal. If you are staying near the city center, the bus will drop you off at your hotel.

Go from bus terminal to the airport:
 * taxi: You can ask the taxi desk at the terminal to call a taxi for you.
 * minibus: You can book via the WhatsApp number provided on the Minibus ticket on the way in. Alternatively your hostel can reserve it in advance.
 * bus: You can take the bus from the bus terminal. It leaves every hour (Dec 2022).

Foz do Iguaçu International Airport (Brazil) is another way in but from Brazil. Some people travel to Foz do Iguaçu International Airport but stay on Puerto Iguazu (Argentina). There is an immigration point between Argentina and Brazil, so keep all the documents they give you at the airport and at immigration. The cost of going by taxi from Foz do Iguaçu International Airport in Brazil to Puerto Iguazu is around US$40. You can ask for a taxi inside the airport and pay cash or on credit card. Taxi drivers know the immigration regulations so they will walk you by the customs to enter Argentina. By taxi the drive is no more than half an hour, but sometimes there will be lots of people on the immigration point and at peak hour you can expect 45 minutes or an hour waiting lines.

By bus
Direct buses to Buenos Aires, Retiro (many companies)(18 hours), Salta (Andesmar/Flecha Bus), Mendoza, Cordoba (Mercobus, Cruzero del Norte), Posadas, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Curitiba and other places.

Access Puerto Iguazu from Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Brazil and other parts of Argentina by bus passes offered by the Green Toad Bus. They also offer bus tickets online from Buenos Aires, Salta, São Paulo, Florianopolis, and Rio de Janeiro to Puerto Iguazu. Long distance and local buses arrive to the Terminal de Autobuses on Av. Cordoba.

From Paraguay
There is a ferry (balsa) between Puerto Iguazú and Presidente Franco, Paraguay (just outside Ciudad del Este). You can get there from Ciudad del Este by bus for PYG2,500 (as of October 2016): take the red Matiauda which says "3 Fronteras" and ask the driver to let you know when get out. It's about half an hour in bus, and then you have a 500-m walk downhill. The ferry costs PYG10,000 per person if you're on foot.

Get around

 * A bus leaves every 20 minutes on the quarter hour from the bus terminal to the entrance on the Argentine side of the falls. Most hotels have the timetable. Tell the bus driver if you want to stop along the way.
 * Frequent buses cross the border to Foz do Iguaçu where you can change to a bus to the Brazilian side of the falls
 * There is an hourly bus to the Brazilian side of the falls operated by Rio Uruguay at the bus terminal.
 * Some buses cross to Ciudad del Este without stopping in Brazil (hence, no need for Brazilian border control)
 * There is a ferry crossing directly to Paraguay (look for the sign on the corner Av. Missiones and Brasil). About hourly during daylight. As of October 2023, the ferry is operating. On the Paraguayan side walk up to the main street and take any bus going to the right (don't believe "Taxi" drivers telling you there is no bus, they are just up to overcharging you). You can pay the ride in pesos. When you arrive at the roundabout about half an hour later you are in the centre of Ciudad del Este, for the bus terminal you have to get off earlier.
 * Taxis operate with fixed prices which makes the distance to both parks from your hotel irrelevant. Round trips are advertised as double but most taxi drivers will do the trip for a discount if asked. Do not be amazed if the very same driver waits for you for hours. Taxi drivers will store your luggage in their taxi while waiting.

Buy

 * Souvenirs are sold in the street and in many shops
 * There are two money changers on Av. V. Aguirre (downtown)

Drink

 * La Barranca Uniq, DSR, Hipólito Yrigoyen 490, nice place near both rivers and the Three Frontiers Landmark (Marco das três fronteira), nice people and live music at weekends.

At the feria up from Av. Brasil there are many stalls to have a cheap drink.

Budget
Beware that the hostels in Puerto Iguazú seem to be experiencing something of a bedbug epidemic. Check reviews on the web carefully before booking.


 * Hospedaje Jose Gorgues, Fray Luis Beltrán 169. They try hard and the hotel apartment-like rooms are big and clean. $20.
 * Hospedaje Jose Gorgues, Fray Luis Beltrán 169. They try hard and the hotel apartment-like rooms are big and clean. $20.
 * Hospedaje Jose Gorgues, Fray Luis Beltrán 169. They try hard and the hotel apartment-like rooms are big and clean. $20.
 * Hospedaje Jose Gorgues, Fray Luis Beltrán 169. They try hard and the hotel apartment-like rooms are big and clean. $20.
 * Hospedaje Jose Gorgues, Fray Luis Beltrán 169. They try hard and the hotel apartment-like rooms are big and clean. $20.

Mid-range

 * Hotel Tierra Colorada, El Urú 28. 03757-420649. Pleasant and friendly small hotel, comfortable rooms.
 * Hotel Tierra Colorada, El Urú 28. 03757-420649. Pleasant and friendly small hotel, comfortable rooms.
 * Hotel Tierra Colorada, El Urú 28. 03757-420649. Pleasant and friendly small hotel, comfortable rooms.

Consulate

 * 🇧🇷 Brazil

Go next

 * You can visit the Itaipu Dam - one of the largest dams and the biggest hydroelectric powerplant in the world on either the Paraguayan side (Ciudad del Este) or the Brazilian side (Foz do Iguaçu).
 * On the way to Posadas or Buenos Aires the red sandstone ruins of the Jesuit mission of San Ignacio Miní are well worth a visit.