Mar del Plata: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Mar del Plata is a city of 593,337 people in Argentina (Buenos Aires), 14 m (46 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Ástor Piazzola International Airport (MDQ), 8 km (5 mi) from the centre. Our booking partner lists 3,012+ places to stay.
Key facts
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Daylight in Mar del Plata runs from about 9 h 34 min a day in late June to 14 h 51 min in late December (computed for -38° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Mar del Plata is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is Ástor Piazzola International Airport (MDQ), 8 km (5 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 7,218 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft.
Flights to Mar del Plata: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Mar del Plata · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 3,012+ places to stay in Mar del Plata (statistics below are from the first 1,000). Of the 620 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (344), and 5 are five-star. Across 116 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.3 out of 10. Guests have left 62,855 reviews in total.
Hotels in Mar del Plata: the full picture, and book
Our booking partner lists 18 hostels in Mar del Plata, out of 3,012 places to stay of every kind — 0.6% of everywhere it lists in the city, a small share: this is a city where nearly everything on offer is a hotel or an apartment. Guests have left 335 reviews across them.
Hostels in Mar del Plata: the full picture, and book
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Buenos Aires, 384 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Montevideo, 365 km (Uruguay) — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Avellaneda, 378 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Merlo, 385 km — flights · buses
- Quilmes, 370 km — flights · buses · car rental
- Laferrere, 373 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Lanús, 374 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- La Plata, 344 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Berazategui, 364 km — flights · buses · car rental
- San Miguel, 398 km — flights · buses
Twin towns and sister cities: Sorrento, Viña del Mar, Fort Lauderdale, Bari, Porto Recanati, Tianjin, Havana, A Coruña, Ischia, Biarritz, Saint Petersburg, Palma, Cancun, San Benedetto del Tronto.
Common questions
Which airport serves Mar del Plata?
Ástor Piazzola International Airport (MDQ), 8 km (5 mi) from the centre.
How big is Mar del Plata?
About 593,337 people live in Mar del Plata, across 79 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Mar del Plata in?
America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires, currently UTC-3.
What currency is used in Mar del Plata?
The Peso (ARS). Traffic drives on the right.
Are there hostels in Mar del Plata?
18 of them, bookable on this site. Hostels in Mar del Plata.
How many hotels are there in Mar del Plata?
Our booking partner lists 3,012 or more places to stay in Mar del Plata, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Mar del Plata?
Buenos Aires (384 km), Montevideo (365 km), Avellaneda (378 km), Merlo (385 km), Quilmes (370 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.