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Tickets are checked and parking is paid here. Ruta Nacional 101, kilometre 142.
Iguazu Falls tickets: 60,000 pesos, second day half price
60,000 pesos for foreign visitors
Since 1 June 2026 international visitors pay 60,000 Argentine pesos, residents of Argentina 25,000, residents of Misiones Province 8,000 and Argentine students 15,000. That makes Iguazú the most expensive national park in the country; Los Glaciares costs 50,000.
Iguazu Falls tickets: 60,000 pesos, second day half price
Parking and lockers
A car costs 12,500 pesos a day at the entrance, a motorbike 6,250, a minibus 18,750. A large locker costs 21,000 pesos, a small one 13,500; luggage and large bags are not allowed on many tours.
How to get there from Puerto Iguazú: 18 km to the entrance
By car
From Posadas via Ruta Nacional 12 and 101 it is 320 km (199 mi) to the entrance according to the parks authority. The car park is at the main entrance and charges a fee; bicycles must stay there.
Best time to visit: open all year, busiest in summer
Floods can close trails
After heavy rain in the catchment in southern Brazil the river rises fast. For September and October 2026 the operator expected high water levels because of El Niño and therefore closed the Devil's Throat as a precaution.
View of Salto San Martín, according to the operator the second-largest fall in the park.
The park's second-largest fall – and the place where you see what high water means.
Rank
second-largest fall in the park
Reached via
Upper Circuit
View from below
Lower Circuit
Boat trip
Gran Aventura in the canyon below
Iguazu Falls trails, train and boat trips
Upper Circuit: 1,850 metres
Walkways without steps along the upper edge of the falls, fully wheelchair accessible. It ends at Salto San Martín, according to the operator the second-largest fall in the park.
Unpaved trail through the forest with no facilities, open from 8:00 to 15:00.
Iguazu Falls trails, train and boat trips
Macuco Trail: 7 kilometres
Return through the forest to Salto Arrechea, unpaved and without facilities, open from 8:00 to 15:00. Park rangers decide whether it is open depending on the weather.
The Río Uruguay company runs buses from here to the park every 20 minutes according to the operator, 18 kilometres.
How to get there from Puerto Iguazú: 18 km to the entrance
Bus from the bus terminal
From the bus terminal in Puerto Iguazú the Río Uruguay company runs buses to the park every 20 minutes according to the operator. The entrance is on Ruta Nacional 101 at kilometre 142, 18 km (11 mi) from town.
Where to stay: one hotel in the park, everything else in Puerto Iguazú
Puerto Iguazú
According to the parks authority the town and its surroundings offer hotels, inns, hostels and campsites. From there it is 18 kilometres to the entrance.
Nature · Aeropuerto Internacional Cataratas del Iguazú
Puerto Iguazú airport
Flights from Buenos Aires; according to the parks authority taxis, transfer services and public transport run from here to the park.
How to get there from Puerto Iguazú: 18 km to the entrance
By plane
According to the parks authority, Cataratas del Iguazú airport receives flights from Buenos Aires. From there taxis, transfer services, agencies and public transport run to the park.
The bridge over the Iguazú between Puerto Iguazú and Foz do Iguaçu, the route to the Brazilian side.
How to get there from Puerto Iguazú: 18 km to the entrance
From Foz do Iguaçu across the border
According to the parks authority, Foz do Iguaçu on the Brazilian side is the second base for the falls. The route runs over the Tancredo Neves bridge to Puerto Iguazú; bring your passport for the border crossing.
