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Extra information for bus 60. There are 12 variants of the 60. Make sure it says Escobar on the LOWER display panel, and confirm with driver. It also costs about $12 with cash payment. My driver accepted $7 with a persuasive smile. To pay for buses in Buenos Aires you need a SUBE card. If you don't have one you might be able to persuade another passenger to take you on his card and give him back the expense for your trip in cash. Express 60 leaves from plaza Italia, but costs 27$. Ride on normal took 2 hours, but note; it passes the peaje where Ruta 9 peels off (see map) and an excellent YPF station on the highway about 1.5 hours in, both good places. I stayed till Escobar, went to the on ramp and got a ride to Zarate in 10 mins. Demonstrating you are a traveller is a VERY good idea to get out of BA, even if it means hamming it up with a flag or thai fishing pants. Ok, don't go that far. All in, 3 hours to get out of the city, and made it to Montevideo in a long day. [[User:lukeyboy95|lukeyboy95]] July 2014
== The ferry to [[Uruguay]] ==
The easiest way to get from Buenos Aires to Uruguay is by ferry to [[Colonia del Sacramento]]. From the port in Puerto Madero/Retiro leave the main ferries by the companies Seacat Colonia, Colonia Express and Buquebus. Seacat Colonia is part of Buquebus and is usually the cheapest. Booking on their website is the easiest way to get a ticket. Check their website in both the Argentinian and the Uruguayan version, as [[User:MOAH|Mind of a Hitchhiker]] found out that booking from the Uruguayan site was 50% cheaper: US$20 instead of USD$40 one way. If you don't have a credit card, ask an Argentinian to buy it for you and pay them back in cash.
There's also a ferry leaving from Tigre to Carmelo in Uruguay that apparently goes via Isla Martín Garcia, an Argentinian island that's actually closer to Uruguay in the Rio de la Plata.
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