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=== [[Uruguay]] ===
Border crossings ordered north to south, roughly. All border crossings between Argentina and Uruguay cross a river, either by bridge or by ferry.
'''''Puente Internacional Salto Grande''''' roughly on the Ruta Nacional 14 between Concordia, Entre Rios province and Salto in the Salto Department. The bridge is actually 15 km north of both cities, so it's quite the detour. The bridge is also a hydroelectric dam on the Uruguay River and it's one of the biggest border crossings in Uruguay. Argentinian customs is 4 km from the center of the bridge (the actual border) and might do both the Argentinian and the Uruguayan entry/exit stamps. As Concordia and Salto are only separated by 1 km of river, it might be possible to cross from city to city on a foot passenger ferry, but information is scarce. Please add info if you hitched this border.
'''''Puente Internacional General Artigas''''' on a side road of the Ruta Nacional 14 between Colón, Entre Rios province and Paysandú, Paysandú Department. [[User:MOAH|Mind of a Hitchhiker]] hitched this border from Uruguay to Argentina in 2016 and found out that both the Argentinian and the Uruguayan customs are on the Uruguayan side, about 1 km from the center of the bridge. She didn't get an Uruguayan exit stamp, the reason being "We're both MERCOSUR, we share resources. You can go now". Okay... She got a ride to Colón from a guy who lives there. If you're traveling the other direction, there's an YPF gas station on the Argentinian side that leads to the bridge, about 5 km from the center of the bridge. The distance between the center of Colón and the center of Paysandú is 20 km. There's a bus going from Paysandú center to a neighborhood called Nuevo Paysandú, which is at the road to the border. It's not the busiest border outside the holiday season.
'''''Puente Libertador General San Martín''''' off the Ruta Nacional 14 roughly between [[Gualeguaychu]], Entre Rios province and Fray Bentos, Rio Negro Department. The nearest city of size in Uruguay is Mercedes, Soriano Department. Argentinian customs is 5 km from the center of the bridge. Uruguayan customs is 1.5 km from the center of the brige. The distance between Gualeguaychú and Mercedes is 68 km. Please add info if you hitched this border.
'''''Ferry Cacciola Tigre - Carmelo''''' possibly via Isla Martin Garcia! Tigre is a village next to Buenos Aires capital, inside Buenos Aires province. It's a train ride away and can't really be hitched to from the city. Carmelo is in Carmelo department, Uruguay. The ferry crosses the Rio de la Plata. Info on prices and times have to be Googled by oneself. This is a very interesting way to cross borders. One might get a glimpse or even moor at Isla Martin Garcia.
'''''Isla Martín Garcia''''' is a great mystery. The island is Argentinian territory in Uruguayan waters and has a brother island north of it called Isla Timoteo Dominguez. By now they've grown together and are one, so there's an actual border on these islands. It's a really tiny island with not many people living there. One gets to the island either via Tigre or via the Puerto Madero ferry pier. Google is thy friend. Whether it is possible to go here to Uruguay legally is unknown. The nearest landfall from the island to Uruguay is 4 km and there's a pier over there called "Martin Chico". If you've never done this, it's a great opportunity to give boathitching a try. Let us know if you went to this island and what your next move was!
'''''Ferry Tigre - Colonia del Sacramento'''''. Ticket prices vary. Google before you go. Let us know if you took this ferry to cross the border.
'''''Ferry Buenos Aires - Colonia del Sacramento''''' is by far the most popular way to get to Uruguay. There's three companies that operate on this crossing and there's a ferry leaving every 2 hours. The companies are Buquebus, Seacat Colonia and Colonia express. Seacat is usually the cheapest. You can book your tickets online and if you don't have a credit card, ask an Argentinian CS host to buy it and pay it back to them in cash. [[User:MOAH|Mind of a Hitchhiker]] took this ferry in 2016 (and 2011) and found out that (somehow) tickets were half price if you paid them in Uruguayan pesos. No guarantee that this is still the case, but it's worth to play around with it. She paid €20 for a one-way ticket. The ferry terminal is in the neighborhood of Puerto Madero in Buenos Aires and can be rather busy on weekends when people do the shopping in Uruguay. In summer, there's more ferries per day and more people taking them. You get the Argentinian exit and Uruguayan entry stamp both on the Argentinian side when you travel in this direction. People are very pushy to go on board. Loads of competition to get a window seat.
'''''Ferry Buenos Aires - Montevideo''''' is a seasonal (summer) ferry that goes directly between the ports of Buenos Aires and the capital of Uruguay: [[Montevideo]]. Since the distance to cross is way longer, it might not be financially interesting for a hitchhiker to take. Let us know about pricing if you took this ferry.
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