Buquebus


Buquebus is an Argentine company that operates ferry services from Buenos Aires to Montevideo and Colonia. The company also operates a fleet of coaches to Termas del Arapey, Termas del Dayman, Salto, Uruguay, Carmelo, Atlántida, Punta del Este, La Paloma, La Pedrera and Punta del Diablo from Montevideo, Colonia and Piriapolis.
The company also operated BQB Líneas Aéreas.

Fleet

Buquebus operates a fleet of nine fast ferries.
ShipBuiltEntered
service
RouteTonnageFlagNotes
Juan Patricio19951995Buenos Aires - Montevideo
Atlantic III19931993Buenos Aires - Montevideo
Eladia Isabel19861986Buenos Aires - Colonia
Albayzin19941994Buenos Aires - Colonia
Luciano Federico L19971997Buenos Aires - Colonia
Silvia Ana L19961996 - 2000
2007 -
Buenos Aires - Colonia
Patricia Olivia II19981998Buenos Aires - Colonia
Flecha De Buenos Aires19861996Buenos Aires - Colonia
Thomas Edison19991999Buenos Aires - Colonia
Francisco20132013Buenos Aires - Montevideo
Unnamed Incat Hull 0962021?2021?Under constructionWorld's largest catamaran & aluminium ship.

The Buquebus website also lists Catalonia, which has been chartered to P&O Ferries as HSC Express for several years.
A new ferry named Francisco, after Pope Francis, was completed by Incat in 2013. Capable of 107 km/h it will be one of the fastest ferries in the world, and will be used for the Buenos Aires to Montevideo route. It has a capacity of 1,024 passengers and crew and 150 cars.