Chauffeur service in Argentina

BlaakLane.com provides chauffeur, black car and limousine service in 3 Argentina cities: Buenos Aires, Mendoza, Ushuaia. Every city page lists the airports served, the pickup rules, the business districts and hotels we drive to most and the intercity runs booked from there. Trips are booked on one account at a fixed fare shown before you confirm, with flight tracking on every airport pickup.

Chauffeur service across Argentina: what to know

Buenos Aires has two airports that serve very different roles. Ministro Pistarini International at Ezeiza (EZE) handles most long-haul flights, about 35 km south-west of the centre; the drive to Recoleta or Puerto Madero via the Riccheri and Dellepiane autopistas usually takes 45-75 minutes. Jorge Newbery Aeroparque (AEP) sits on the river beside Palermo, only 10-20 minutes from most hotels, and handles domestic routes plus some regional flights. Mendoza (MDZ), Ushuaia (USH), Bariloche (BRC) and Iguazú (IGR) are the key domestic gateways.

Your chauffeur tracks each flight and waits in the designated pickup area, with 60 minutes included on international arrivals at EZE and 30 minutes on domestic flights into AEP. A name-board meeting inside the hall is an add-on, and add-ons are only available in selected locations. A vetted Argentine affiliate drives the trip, and the confirmation names operator and chauffeur. Our Ezeiza and Aeroparque pages give terminal detail.

Entry rules are set by the Dirección Nacional de Migraciones at argentina.gob.ar/interior/migraciones; many nationalities enter visa-free as tourists.

Road routes

Iguazú and Bariloche are reached by domestic flights from Aeroparque. At Iguazú, transfers link the airport with hotels in Puerto Iguazú and the entrance to the national park, while Bariloche trips run along the lakeside Avenida Bustillo to the Llao Llao peninsula and the Cerro Catedral ski area. Ferries from the Buquebus terminal in Puerto Madero cross the Río de la Plata to Colonia del Sacramento and Montevideo, so many visitors book a car to the terminal and another on the Uruguayan side. Mendoza tasting days usually combine Luján de Cuyo, Maipú and the Uco Valley.

Driving realities and seasons

Argentina drives on the right. The Buenos Aires autopistas are tolled, and rush-hour traffic on the General Paz ring road and the Panamericana to the northern suburbs can double journey times. Street protests occasionally close avenues around Plaza de Mayo and Avenida 9 de Julio, and chauffeurs reroute when that happens. Parking at the airports and in central garages is added at the actual amount, together with gratuity.

The seasons are reversed from the northern hemisphere: summer runs December to February, when Buenos Aires residents head to the Atlantic coast. Ushuaia's Antarctic cruise season runs roughly November to March, and the city's port handles embarkations and crew changes. The Argentine Open polo at Palermo is usually played in November and December, the Tango BA festival usually takes place in August, and Mendoza's Vendimia harvest festival is usually held in early March. Winter (June to August) brings ski traffic to Bariloche and snow on the Andes crossing to Chile.

Matching vehicle to trip

• Luxury Executive Sedan: executives moving between Catalinas, Puerto Madero and the northern corporate parks.
• Executive Black SUV: families with luggage from Ezeiza, and Mendoza wine days.
• Luxury Stretch Limo: weddings and quinceañera celebrations in Buenos Aires.
• Sprinter Van: cruise passengers from the Buenos Aires cruise terminal or polo groups heading to Pilar.

The fleet lists capacities and rates explains the fixed fare.

Business and leisure hubs

Buenos Aires is the commercial capital, with finance around Microcentro and Catalinas and luxury hotels in Recoleta and Puerto Madero. Mendoza is the wine capital, and Ushuaia is the gateway to Antarctica. The national tourism site argentina.travel lists destinations.

Across the river, see Montevideo; across the Andes, Santiago.

Buenos Aires is also the country's financial and legal centre, so executives on a roadshow often move between bank offices in the Microcentro, law firms on Avenida del Libertador and client meetings in the northern suburbs within a single day. Those programmes are planned by a coordinator and confirmed in writing; see financial roadshows.