Planning your trip to sunny Argentina , it is important to get acquainted with what transport is best to travel, what you need to be ready for and why.
General information about the country's transport
The main motorway stretches from the northern border of the country to the port city of Ushuaia , the administrative center of the province of Tierra del Fuego. The length of the road network is 240,000 km.
The transport situation of Argentina is as follows. The country has developed bus, air and rail transport. The least popular is the latter.
By the way, among all roads, only 70 000 km is asphalted - this is also important, especially if you are planning to rent a car .
Buses in Argentina
If we talk about long distance buses, they are equipped with everything you need:
- air conditioners;
- toilets;
- sockets.
On this type of transport you can get anywhere. Tickets, the cost of which is about $ 50 for every thousand kilometers, is best bought at the ticket offices of bus stations. The most popular bus company is Andesmar. In addition to it, there are more than a dozen such companies in the country.
Depending on the level of comfort provided, the following types of buses are distinguished:
- Semicama - seats with footrest and armrests;
- Cama - three seats in a row, which are laid out horizontally;
- Super cama is a very comfortable bus, equipped with pillows, rugs and folding seats.
Tickets for the last two types of buses are bought up very quickly, so they should be picked up a couple of days before the date of departure.
At night in all buses it is very cold, therefore it is superfluous to take with itself thermal underwear. Food can be purchased in transport of any kind. If there is no such service, the drivers stop at a roadside cafe for 30 minutes.
The railways of Argentina
The total length of the railways is 32,000 km. In Argentina, train tickets are known for their cheapness (about $ 5). However, in this way it is not recommended to move around the country, because all railways have been privatized and have been in a deplorable condition for ten years. Despite this, the local population most quickly buys tickets for trains. By the way, by the time they go to two, and even three times longer than buses.
Tickets need to be bought only at the ticket offices of the respective companies, for example, trains to Bariloche are owned by Tren Patagonico, and going to the north are Ferrocentral.
Wagons are divided into the following classes:
- Turista - soft non-reclining seats, fans.
- Primera - reclining chairs, European-style cars, divided by partitions.
- Pullman - the seats are located at a distance from each other, the cars are equipped with air conditioning.
- Camarote - sleeping cars with two shelves, there are air-conditioners.
In trains there is a car-restaurant, the prices for food in which are budgetary enough. Large things should be put in the baggage car.
Aviation transport
Domestic flights are provided by local companies Aerolineas Argentinas and LAN. The ticket can be ordered on the website, but it is important to choose your country in the upper right corner (the prices are indicated on the main interface of the site for the local population).
There are several international airports in the country ( Ezeiza , San Carlos de Bariloche, Rosario Islas Malvinas, Resistencia ) and many small ones serving domestic flights. The international airport "Ezeiza" is located 50 km from the capital of the country.
Water transport, taxi and car rental
Large seaports are in La Plata and Rosario , and the largest one is in Buenos Aires . Ferry tickets cost about $ 40. They can be purchased at company offices, on sites or at the Buquebus terminal in Puerto Madero
The best way to travel by city is by taxi. The fare for 1 km is $ 1. And to rent a car you need to show the driver's license of the international standard. The driving experience should be at least a year, and your age is at least 21 years.