Uruguayans are preparing for a new long weekend starting this Friday, when the country’s declaration of Independence is commemorated, and Argentina It is the favorite destination of the hand of the devaluation of 22% after elections and the important jump that the Dolar blue in the neighboring country.
Already this weekend, the kilometer-long lines of cars to cross the border bridges were registered again in the border area, as had happened in April in the Tourism Weekwhen the blue dollar in Argentina had reached an all-time high.
The economic situation in the neighboring country has not been reversed since then and, after the PASO elections in which the libertarian javier milei obtained first place, the variables that impact the purchasing power of Uruguayans were modified. The government devalued the peso, bringing the official dollar to a price of 365 Argentine pesos and the blue reached a new all-time high of 760 pesos.
In this context, there are thousands of Uruguayans who turned to spend the three days of rest that are generated between Friday and next Sunday for the non-working holiday for the 198th anniversary of the declaration of Independence in Uruguay.
For those who have not yet defined whether they will opt for an express trip to Argentinathe options to get to Buenos Aires are more than limited.
Are there tickets left to travel by boat to Buenos Aires?
The two companies that provide services for fluvial trips to Buenos Aires they practically do not have a ticket offer to leave on Thursday or Friday from Uruguay and return to the country late on Sunday or early on Monday.
Colony Expresswhich makes its departures from the city of Cologneyou are not available to travel on Thursday and make the most of the long weekend.
For Friday, there are few places in the express and classic ticket options at the last daily time, that is, at 8:30 p.m. Their values are 2,112 pesos and 2,307 pesos respectively.
For the return through services of that company, the only options correspond to Monday at the times of 6:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. and in the classic category, for 4,452 pesos.
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Talking about buquebusif you want to travel to Argentina since Thursday, there is only availability at 11 a.m., using the Francis ship that goes directly from Montevideo to Buenos Aires.
For the return on Sunday, Uruguayans can only opt for the first departure slot, at 7:30 in the morning, which means missing one of the three days of rest and shopping in Argentina.
If the traveler chooses to return to Uruguay on Monday, the range of availability is greater, with places in almost all the trips that take place during the day.
Flying to Buenos Aires, another option
The Argentine company Argentine Airlines is the only one that covers the route between Montevideo and Buenos Aires at the moment.
Uruguayans who wish to travel by plane to the neighboring country the next long weekend, there are only 7 places left for Friday divided between the two daily flights provided by the company (12:10 and 21:05 hours). The values oscillate between 107 and 382 dollars, depending on the schedule and if it is a plus or flexible rate.
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Aerolineas Argentinas flights from Buenos Aires.jpg
In the case of return to Uruguaythe availability is to do it on Monday, but only with 9 seats also distributed in the two daily flights (06:10 and 19:25 hours), for prices ranging from 199 to 387 dollars.
Source: Ambito
