There is no public transportation in Ushuaia it is small enough to get around on foot. There are some buses to get to outer attractions and explore the region. There is no bus station in the city, buses usually stop at the port (Maipu and Fadul). Bus lines are labeled with letters and a single bus fare costs around AR$8, the SUBE card is used to pay. There are minibusses that travel to Parque Nacional Tierra Del Fuego that leave every hour from 9:00 am until 6:00 pm from the corner of Av Maipu and Fadul.

Taxis are one of the main ways to get around Ushuaia with plenty available throughout the town. Taxis use a meter and can be hailed from several taxi stands throughout town where they wait for passengers. The most convenient taxi stand is right near the tourist pier.

There is no need to rent a car if staying in Ushuaia as it's easy to navigate on foot and there are taxis and some buses to take journeys to the main attractions. Renting a car would be necessary if you plan to explore the region and attractions farther away. There are rental car companies at the airport and some in town.

You can take a train ride to the “end of the world” sign. A toy train runs on a narrow gauge line a fun activity for families with kids, it chugs along the incredible scenery of Tierra del Fuego with a narrator covering a brief tragic history of how it was used in the past to transport prisoners to the forest to gather lumber.

Ushuaia is the key access point to the Southern Ocean which includes the subarctic islands like the Falkland Islands, South Georgia, and the South Sandwich Islands, and to the Antarctic islands like the South Orkney Islands and the South Shetland Islands. Ushuaia’s commercial pier is the major port of departure in the world for tourists and scientific expeditions to the Antarctic Peninsula. The port is a stopover for several major cruise ships.

There are many boat tours offered in Ushuaia to see the stunning scenery and wildlife, many of the tours of the Beagle Channel last 3-5 hours visiting different islands and surrounding attractions. There are catamaran trips from the Ushuaia harbor to the island of Martillo, which enters the Beagle Channel which is bustling with wild marine life and birds. The journey by catamaran is quite relaxing.

There are plenty of bike rentals available in Ushuaia with some great locations to ride to. Mountain biking is also popular in the hilly terrain.

Ushuaia is easy to navigate on foot with a grid-like compact layout for the town center. There are two main streets Avenue San Martin and Avenue Maipu where most of the town’s shops, restaurants, and museums are located. There are many great hikes in and around town through the stunning landscapes of Ushuaia.