How do you combine Buenos Aires and La Plata?
Yes. Buenos Aires and La Plata combine well on one trip. As a rough guide, allow 3 days in Buenos Aires and a full day in La Plata, around 4 days in total.
How the two connect
Buenos Aires and La Plata are only about 52 km apart, close enough to combine on the same trip without long transfers, and easy to do as a day trip in either direction. The nearest airport to Buenos Aires is Aeroparque Jorge Newbery (AEP), about 7 km away; for La Plata it is Ezeiza International Airport - Ministro Pistarini (EZE), about 54 km away, so you can fly into one and out of the other.
Suggested days
- Buenos Aires
- 3 days
- La Plata
- a full day
- Together
- 4 days · about 52 km apart
These are starting points, not fixed rules. Add a day to whichever place matches your interests, and build in the travel time between them.
Explore both places
Tours and day trips from Buenos Aires
- Local Foodie Adventure in Buenos Aires with Sherpa Food Tours
- Private Full-Day Iguazu Falls Tour with Airfare from Buenos Aires
- Buenos Aires City Private Tour with Local Guide
- 2-Day Iguazu Falls with Optional Airfare from Buenos Aires
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Day suggestions are a planning guide based on each place's size and profile, not fixed itineraries. Distances are great-circle figures derived from place coordinates; airport data from OurAirports. How Head Your Way compiles its data.