Metered, official taxis at EZE beat haggling in the arrivals hall
Taxis Municipalidad are the airport’s official metered cabs at Ministro Pistarini (EZE), serving Terminals A, B, and C with a regulated queue just past customs. You pay by the meter in Argentine pesos, with a final fare that shifts based on traffic between Ezeiza and central Buenos Aires, roughly 30–60 minutes away by autopista.
The stand sits after you exit into the public arrivals hall, next to other transport booths; several FlyerTalk regulars stress that anyone approaching you earlier, inside the restricted area, is a remis or an unregulated driver. Signs for “taxis oficiales” or “Taxis Municipalidad” are in Spanish and English, and queues can vanish late at night or before 06:00 when fewer flights arrive.
Pricing runs on a standard city taxi meter, so there is no flat airport rate; Reddit users note that runs into Microcentro or Palermo usually come out cheaper than US big-city taxis for a 30–40 km ride. Some drivers may float a fixed price in pesos or US dollars at the curb, but locals point out that the meter usually wins unless traffic is gridlocked on the autopista Riccheri.
Hours match flight operations, with Taxis Municipalidad available 24/7 at EZE as long as arrivals are landing in Terminals A, B, or C. Frequency depends on banked landing waves; around the 07:00–10:00 and 19:00–22:00 peaks you might see a 10–20 minute queue, while several Reddit posters report walking straight into a cab on 01:00 and 03:00 arrivals.
Regulars follow a simple playbook: they write the full street address, including barrio (for example, “Gurruchaga 1700, Palermo”), hand it to the dispatcher at the stand, and let the dispatcher brief the driver. One r/BuenosAires user suggests checking that the meter starts at the posted base fare before leaving the curb and quietly noting the license number displayed on the dashboard.
Watch out for two things: drivers taking the long way into town via extra loops through Centro, and claims of “no change” on 5,000 or 10,000 peso notes from airport exchanges. FlyerTalk users advise carrying smaller bills under 2,000 ARS, and using Google Maps or Apple Maps to keep an eye on the route along Autopista Riccheri and into the city.
Step-by-step from arrivals in Terminal A, B, or C: (1) Clear immigration and customs, then walk straight out into the public hall. (2) Ignore anyone calling “Taxi! Taxi!” near the doors, as multiple Reddit threads flag these as touts. (3) Follow overhead signs for “Taxis oficiales / Official taxis” to the municipal stand. (4) Give your written address to the clerk, confirm you want the meter (“con reloj”), and take the printed slip if offered. (5) Join the marked queue; late-night posts mention that lines can be zero around 02:00. (6) At the car, confirm the plate matches the slip, check the meter is on, and only then close the door. (7) Pay in pesos at the destination, using smaller notes, and keep the receipt with the driver’s license number.
One last tip: screenshot your hotel or apartment address with cross streets before landing, in both English and Spanish, so you can point to it quickly at the stand even if mobile data dies inside the EZE arrivals hall.