| Location: | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Area Served: | River Plate |
| Services: | Passenger transportation |
| Homepage: | www.buquebus.com |
Los Cipreses S.A., doing business as Buquebus, is a Uruguayan company[1] 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.
Buquebus operates a fleet of nine fast ferries.[2]
| Ship | Built | Entered service | Route | Tonnage | Flag | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Patricio | 1995 | 1995 | Buenos Aires - Montevideo | ||||
| Atlantic III | 1993 | 1993 | Buenos Aires - Montevideo | ||||
| Eladia Isabel | 1986 | 1986 | Buenos Aires - Colonia | ||||
| Albayzin | 1994 | 1994 | Buenos Aires - Colonia | ||||
| Luciano Federico L | 1997 | 1997 | Buenos Aires - Colonia | ||||
| 1996 | 1996 - 2000 2007 - | Buenos Aires - Colonia | |||||
| Patricia Olivia II | 1998 | 1998 | Buenos Aires - Colonia | ||||
| Flecha De Buenos Aires | 1986 | 1996 | Buenos Aires - Colonia | ||||
| Thomas Edison | 1999 | 1999 | Buenos Aires - Colonia | ||||
| Francisco | 2013 | 2013 | Buenos Aires - Montevideo | World's fastest ferry.[3] | |||
| China Zorrilla | 2025 | 2026 | Under construction | World's largest catamaran & aluminium ship. Fully battery electric.[4] |
The Buquebus website also lists HSC Catalonia, which has been chartered to P&O Ferries as HSC Express for several years.
The newest ferry, named Francisco, after Pope Francis, was completed by Incat in 2013. Capable of 107 km/h (58 knots) it was, at time of commissioninng, the fastest ferry in the world.[5] It has a capacity of 1,024 passengers and crew and 150 cars.[6]
BQB Líneas Aéreas, former Buquebus-owned airline.