Buenos Aires has always been possible from Spain. It has never been quite this straightforward. Plus Ultra now flies non-stop from Madrid on an Airbus A330, with dates from June 2026 through to March 2027. No connections, no middle-of-the-night layovers in Lisbon or São Paulo. From €762 return.
✈️ The deal
- From: Madrid, Spain
- To: Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Airline: Plus Ultra
- Stops: Non-stop
- Price: €762–€799 return
- When: June 2026 – March 2027
Example dates:
03/06/2026 – 21/06/2026
01/06/2026 – 28/06/2026
24/06/2026 – 07/07/2026
08/07/2026 – 29/07/2026
13/07/2026 – 29/07/2026
28/07/2026 – 26/08/2026
11/08/2026 – 26/08/2026
08/09/2026 – 29/09/2026
06/10/2026 – 18/10/2026
04/11/2026 – 29/11/2026
15/12/2026 – 30/12/2026
05/01/2027 – 21/01/2027
02/02/2027 – 16/02/2027
09/03/2027 – 31/03/2027
💰 How far does your money go?
A café con leche and two medialunas, the Argentine breakfast croissants, costs around €3 in Buenos Aires. A proper sit-down dinner at a parrilla, 400g steak, house wine and dessert, comes in under €25 per head. A beer on a Palermo terrace runs to €2.10. Back in Madrid, that same beer on a terraza costs €3.50, and there is no 400g bife de chorizo with it. Buenos Aires is not dirt cheap, but against Madrid prices the difference is hard to miss.
☀️ The weather
This deal covers a wide spread of dates, so it depends when you go. June and July are Buenos Aires winter: mild and cool, 8–14°C, more like a Madrid October than anything harsh. The real sweet spot is November through March, when Buenos Aires flips into summer: 28–33°C, long evenings, outdoor dining until midnight. Madrid in December and January averages 8–10°C with its share of grey Sundays. Buenos Aires in those same months is warm, loud and in full swing.
🏨 Where to stay
Palermo for the restaurant and nightlife scene, Recoleta for grand boulevards and architecture, San Telmo for tango bars and Sunday markets. All three are well served.
Huinid Obelisco Hotel — 8.2/10 · From €55/night Solid mid-budget option right in the city centre, close to Avenida 9 de Julio and public transport. Clean, comfortable and no surprises.
Konke Buenos Aires Hotel — 8.7/10 · From €90/night Well-reviewed Palermo hotel with terrace, garden and a good breakfast. The best option in this price range if you plan to eat out every night on the doorstep.
Palladio Hotel Buenos Aires MGallery — 9.1/10 · From €220/night Boutique five-star in Recoleta with design-forward rooms and views over the neighbourhood's tree-lined streets. For when Buenos Aires deserves the full treatment.
🎯 What to do
Buenos Aires is a city built for staying out late, eating too much and watching people dance.
San Telmo milonga — Buenos Aires invented tango, and San Telmo is where locals still dance it. Show up to a milonga any night of the week; most venues offer beginner lessons earlier in the evening.
Recoleta Cemetery — One of the most extraordinary cemeteries in the world: 6,400 ornate mausoleums packed into a few city blocks, including Eva Perón's tomb. Free entry, genuinely unmissable.
La Boca and Caminito — The city's most photographed neighbourhood: brightly painted buildings, street tango performers and a working-class port culture that has survived every layer of tourism on top of it.
Asado with locals — Buenos Aires without asado is like Madrid without Sunday lunch. Join a local asado run by a neighbourhood family, eat more meat than you planned to, and do not rush it.
🗺️ Where to go from here
Buenos Aires is Argentina's gateway, not its limit.
Mendoza — 1.5-hour domestic flight. The heart of Argentine Malbec country: vineyard tours, high-altitude hiking and wines you will struggle to find back home.
Iguazu Falls — 2-hour domestic flight. One of the most spectacular natural sites on the planet: 275 waterfalls across 2.7km on the Argentine-Brazilian border. Not optional.
El Calafate and Patagonia — 3-hour domestic flight. Perito Moreno Glacier, raw Andean landscapes and some of the most dramatic trekking in the world. A completely different Argentina.
Montevideo, Uruguay — 2.5-hour ferry or 1-hour flight across the Río de la Plata. A quieter colonial capital that pairs well with a few days in Buenos Aires.
Tigre Delta — 1 hour by train from Buenos Aires Retiro station. A Venetian-style river delta built on the Paraná, with wooden launch boats replacing taxis. Half a day well spent.
Plus Ultra flies non-stop from Madrid. Dates all the way to March 2027. Check availability and book before this fills up.
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