Ushuaia City Guide
The Ushuaia Map: Every Stop, One Legend
This Ushuaia map puts the whole city on one legend: fourteen numbered pins covering the pier, both museums, the viewpoints, the trailheads and the gates. Use it with our things to do hub to turn pins into a plan. The whole guide starts on the Ushuaia city guide.
Quick answer What this Ushuaia map shows and where to start
The Ushuaia map below holds fourteen numbered pins in six categories: port and pier, museums, city sights, mountain bases, park and trailheads, and gateways such as the airport. Ushuaia is compact. The pier, San Martín street, the costanera and both museums sit within a short walk of each other along the waterfront. The national park gate, the train station, the Martial glacier base, the Laguna Esmeralda trailhead and Cerro Castor all lie out along or off National Route 3, so they need a car, a shuttle or a tour. Start with five pins: the cruise pier, Avenida San Martín, the Museo Marítimo, the end-of-the-world sign viewpoint and the costanera walk. Those five give you the town in half a day, and everything else on the map hangs off them.
Key takeaways
- Five pins cover the town core. The details sit in the shortlist.
- Arriving by ship? Start from the cruise port page, pin 1 on the map.
- For what to do at each pin, see things to do in Ushuaia.
All Pins, One Legend
Our Ushuaia map groups every stop worth naming into one numbered legend. The town reference point is 54.80 S, 68.30 W. Our sources do not publish official coordinates for each individual sight, so the pins here sit at that reference point and the numbered notes below each pin title tell you where the stop actually stands, measured in the terms our sources use. Pin numbers match the notes, so you can read the legend straight off the map.
The Shortlist
Fourteen pins is a full trip. Most visits are not a full trip. This shortlist compares the five pins we would point a first-time visitor at first, with the reason each earns its slot and what it costs to enter. Figures come from the official museum, park and tourism websites listed in our sources, converted at our site rate of ARS 1,508 to the dollar. Every one of the five is walkable from the pier except the viewpoint, which is a short uphill walk.
Five Pins Worth a Short Visit
Start the morning at the pier, walk San Martín while the shops are just opening, take the Museo Marítimo before the midday cruise crowd, then finish along the costanera with the viewpoint as the climb if legs and weather allow. That ordering is our pick, not a published schedule.
| Pin | Stop | Entry | Why it makes the shortlist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cruise pier and tourist pier | Free | The reference point for the whole town. Tour desks, catamaran kiosks and the start of San Martín sit here. |
| 2 | Avenida San Martín | Free | The main street holds the tourist office at number 674, open daily roughly 8:30-20:30, plus every practical shop. |
| 3 | Museo Marítimo y del Presidio | ARS 44,000 ($29.20) | The prison museum is the single best history stop in town. Entry is valid two days, so a short first visit costs you nothing later. |
| 6 | Costanera waterfront | Free | Flat, sheltered and always open. The channel and the Martial range in one line of sight. |
| 5 | Sign viewpoint | Free | The town-and-channel panorama that most photos are taken from. Windy, so hold the hat. |
What the Shortlist Does Not Include
The national park gate, the train station, the Esmeralda trailhead and Cerro Castor are all excellent, and each has its own page. They are left off the shortlist because none of them is a short visit. The park is a half day at minimum and its entry is ARS 40,000 ($26.50) for foreign visitors.
The train sells timed slots and the ride itself has no published duration on the official site, which makes it hard to promise as a quick stop. The lagoon and the ski resort both need transport out of town. Put them on day two, using our two-day itinerary.
Figures from the museum's own site, Parques Nacionales tariffs and the provincial tourism service.
Tickets Behind the Pins
Do you want to walk the park at your own pace, or have the transfer and the route handled for you? Four of the map's pins charge admission, and two of them are bookable in more than one way. This table compares where the money goes for the biggest one, Tierra del Fuego National Park, pin 8 on the map. The official row is the park authority's own sales channel. The tour row is a listing on GetYourGuide, and its price and duration are the tour listing's. The comparison is between buying entry alone and buying entry with transport and a guide bundled in.
| Option | Price | What it covers | Good for | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Park daily pass, foreign visitor; For independent travellers who already know how they will reach pin 8 | ARS 40,000 ($26.50) | Entry only. Transport to the gate is separate. A 50% second-day discount within 72 h applies to web tickets only | Walkers with their own transfer or a shuttle plan | Official site |
| National Park & End of the World Train tour; For first-timers on a short stay who would rather not organise the shuttle themselves | $49.50 | 5 hours, van transfer with hotel pickup, park viewpoints and the train ride listed. Entry not stated as included, check the booking terms | Visitors who want park and train in one booked block | Check Availability |
The train add-on has its own fare table that rolls over on 1 October, Turista adult moving from ARS 70,000 ($46.40) to ARS 80,000 ($53.10). Compare options on our tickets hub. Figures current for 2026.
Point Your Map by How You Arrive
The same fourteen pins serve three very different visitors. A cruise passenger has hours, not days. A flyer arriving in the evening has one tired walk in them. A road-tripper on Route 3 has a car and wants the pins the others cannot reach. This section reads the map three ways.
Cruise Day: Pins 1 to 6 Only
Everything a cruise day needs is inside the blue-and-orange cluster. Step off at pin 1, walk San Martín at pin 2, choose one museum, then finish at the costanera, pin 6, which is flat and never far from the gangway. The Museo Marítimo at pin 3 opens daily 10:00-20:00 with last entry 19:30, and its ticket stays valid for two days, so a shorter first pass is not wasted money.
The Museo del Fin del Mundo at pin 4 is cheaper at about ARS 9,000 ($5.97) but closes earlier on Saturdays and runs variable Sunday hours, so check before committing. Do not plan the national park on a port day. The park is 11 km out, the shuttle window runs roughly 8:00-20:00, and the ship will not wait.
If you want water time instead, the standard three-hour channel navigation to the Les Éclaireurs lighthouse is designed around port schedules. More on timing in the cruise port guide.
Airport Evening: Pin 12 Straight to Pin 6
The airport at pin 12 is about 7 km from the centre, 10-15 minutes by taxi, so an evening arrival still leaves the town core open. Aerolíneas Argentinas, Flybondi and JetSMART fly in, mostly on the roughly 3 h 35 min Buenos Aires route. Drop the bags, walk the costanera at pin 6 while the light lasts, and eat near San Martín.
Summer helps here. Around the December solstice the city gets about 17 hours of daylight, so a 21:00 landing in high season is a daylight landing. In winter the light is gone by late afternoon, about 7.5 hours of daylight around the June solstice, so swap the walk for the indoor pins 3 or 4.
Our full first-evening sequence is in the one-day itinerary.
Road-Tripper: The Green and Red Pins
If you have wheels, the map flips. The pins worth steering for are 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 14, the ones strung along National Route 3. West of town, Route 3 kilometre 8 brings you to the End of the World Train station at pin 9 inside the park, and the park gate at pin 8 follows.
Trains depart at 9:30, 12:00 and 15:00 from September to April, and the park entry fee is mandatory on top of any train ticket. East of town, the same road passes the Tierra Mayor valley at pin 14 with the Esmeralda trailhead at pin 10, and continues to Cerro Castor at pin 11. Note two gaps no official page fills.
There is no published shuttle fare to the park, recent visitor reports put the round trip at ARS 16,000-28,000 ($10.61-$18.57), and the Laguna Esmeralda trail figures have no official municipality source, so the commonly quoted 4-5 h round trip is our estimate. Parking, road conditions and fuel stops are covered in getting around.
If You Have a Day Between Ships or Flights
A full free day unlocks the whole legend. Our pick is the double loop: the shortlist pins in the morning, then the park in the afternoon, either self-drive or on the National Park and End of the World Train tour, which bundles the transfer. If you would rather see the town from a seat first, the Ushuaia Doubledecker Sightseeing Tour with Audio Guide in 8 Languages runs a 75-minute circuit for $20, operator Ushuaia city tour, and its photo stops make a cheap way to preview pins 2, 5 and 6 before choosing.
It is the listing price, quoted as the platform sells it.
Hours and fares from museomaritimo.com, the park tariff page, the railway and the airport authority.
Where to Go From the Map
The map is the index. These pages are the chapters behind the pin groups.
Things to Do in Ushuaia
Every attraction the map marks, ranked and explained, with the booking notes for the paid ones.
the master list behind pins 2 to 7Ushuaia Cruise Port
Berth layout, walkable distances and how to spend a port day without missing the ship.
pin 1 itselfGetting Around Ushuaia
Taxis, the park shuttle situation and what a rental car changes about the map.
how to reach pins 8 to 14Plan Your Trip
Costs, safety, weather and itineraries, everything the map assumes you already sorted.
the parent of this pageUshuaia Map Questions
Is Ushuaia walkable, or do I need the map for transport planning?
Both. Pins 1 to 6, the pier, San Martín, both museums, the viewpoint and the costanera, sit within a short walk of each other. Pins 7 to 14 need transport. There is no city bus to the national park, so pin 8 onwards means a shuttle, a taxi or a tour.
Which museum pin is better if I only visit one?
Our pick is the Museo Marítimo at pin 3. Adult entry is ARS 44,000 ($29.20) against about ARS 9,000 ($5.97) at the Museo del Fin del Mundo, but the ticket covers the prison, maritime, Antarctic and art museums together and stays valid two days. The cheaper museum suits a short port-day stop.
How far is the national park from the town pins on the map?
The train station at pin 9 is about 7-8 km west of town, and the park gate at pin 8 is about 11 km by road. Shuttle minibuses leave from Maipú and Juana Fadul in town, daily roughly 8:00-20:00, with no published fare. Recent visitor reports put the round trip at ARS 16,000-28,000 ($10.61-$18.57).
Does the map show opening hours?
The key ones. The Museo Marítimo opens daily 10:00-20:00 with entry until 19:30. The Museo del Fin del Mundo runs Monday to Friday 10:00-19:00 and Saturday 13:00-19:00, with variable Sunday hours. The park changes with the season, 8:00-21:00 in December to February and 9:00-18:00 from April to September. Each pin links to a page with full hours.
Where does the end-of-the-world sign fit on the map?
Two signs, two pins. The town sign viewpoint above the city is pin 5, free and a short climb. The end-of-the-Panamerican-Highway marker sits inside the national park near Bahía Ensenada, so it belongs to pin 8 and needs the park entry, ARS 40,000 ($26.50) for foreign visitors.
Can I see all fourteen pins in one day?
Not honestly. The town cluster plus the park is a full day, and pin 13, Estancia Harberton, is a long drive east and only opens 11 October to March, 12:00-19:00 reported. Two days covers the legend comfortably, which is what our two-day itinerary is built around.
Walk the Map Before You Draw It
Three walking videos that follow the ground our pins mark, so you can see the distances and the light before you plan. Channels are named as published.
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA - A Walk Through a Frontier Town in Patagonia 4K Walking Tour
A full walk through the town core, the ground covered by pins 1 to 6.
Video: Walking ExpeditionUSHUAIA - Explore Downtown Ushuaia | Argentina 4K Walking Tour
Downtown in close-up, useful for reading San Martín and the pier approach before arrival.
Video: GloWalkUshuaia - A quiet walk along one of its highest avenues
The uphill streets behind the centre, the climb toward the pin 5 viewpoint.
Video: Luciérnaga PatagónicaTours Worth Pinning
The two cards most visitors pin before they arrive: the park and train half day and the classic channel sailing.
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The half-day pairing most visitors book: park viewpoints, the end-of-the-Panamerican-Highway sign and the End of the World Train ride, with hotel pickup. The cheapest way to tick off both icons in one morning or afternoon.
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