Ushuaia, capital of Tierra del Fuego, sits on the Beagle Channel below the snow-capped Martial Mountains. More about Ushuaia →
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Thousands of people in port, guests plus crew. Crowd level compared with a typical Ushuaia day.
The crowd calendar shows every ship and how busy the port is, hour by hour, plus the quietest and busiest days for the next 90 days.
Cruise and expedition ships dock at the Puerto de Ushuaia commercial pier, a 550 m multipurpose pier on the Beagle Channel waterfront in the city centre. The pier also handles cargo and fishing boats. The tourist pier (Muelle Turistico) next to it, where the city tourism office has a desk, serves the Beagle Channel catamarans.
Passengers walk straight into town from the pier gate on Avenida Maipu.
6 km · 9–18 min by car
About 6 km, typically 9–18 minutes by car. There is no public bus to the airport; many expedition lines include transfers.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
City buses (lines A–D) take SUBE cards, bank cards and SUBE QR codes, but none serve the airport. National park entry is about ARS 40,000 for non-residents.
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A 550 m multipurpose pier on the city waterfront used by cruise and expedition ships, as well as cargo and fishing vessels; it receives more than 500 cruise calls a season. Passengers walk straight into town from the pier gate on Avenida Maipu.
The pier for Beagle Channel catamarans and excursion boats at Av. Prefectura Naval Argentina 470, with a city tourism desk. Cruise ships use the commercial pier instead.
There is no official cruise parking at the Ushuaia piers, and most embarking passengers fly in. A few small lots near the waterfront do not publish rates, so check locally before leaving a car for a cruise.
Pick the area first. Typical nightly prices, approximate.
Walk to the cruise pier.
Typical hotel
Restaurants, shops and the waterfront, with the pier a short walk away.
Views over the Beagle Channel.
Typical hotel
Quieter hotels on the slopes above town, a short taxi ride to the pier.
Luxury resort with channel views.
A splurge stay above the city, reached by car or shuttle.
Secluded spa stay by water.
Quiet waterfront resort west of town and the airport, by car to the pier.
Prices are approximate per night for 3–4 star hotels.
Prices are approximate per-person bands in ARS, not menu prices. The coffee band is a cafe visit per person.
The main street, just up from the pier, lined with cafes and parrillas.
Seafood and king-crab restaurants facing the Beagle Channel, opposite the port.
A historic general-store cafe and bakery on the waterfront, close to the piers.
Ushuaia, capital of Tierra del Fuego, sits on the Beagle Channel below the snow-capped Martial Mountains. It is the world's main gateway for Antarctic expedition cruises. Most Antarctic voyages start and end here, and Patagonia and Cape Horn itineraries also call.
Ships tie up at the commercial pier on the city waterfront, a short walk from Avenida San Martin's shops and the restaurants serving centolla (king crab) and Fuegian lamb. Popular outings are a Beagle Channel boat trip past sea lion colonies and the Les Eclaireurs lighthouse, the forests and bays of Tierra del Fuego National Park, the hike to Laguna Esmeralda, and the former prison that now houses the Maritime Museum.
Catamaran trips from the tourist pier next to the cruise pier sail past sea lion and cormorant islands to the red-and-white Les Eclaireurs lighthouse.
Argentina's southernmost national park, west of the city, with coastal trails, Lapataia Bay and the end of National Route 3.
A popular half-day hike through forest and peat bog to a turquoise glacial lake below the mountains, east of town.
Ushuaia's former penal colony, now housing maritime, Antarctic and prison history exhibits, a few blocks from the waterfront.