Travel Reference
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GETTING THERE
BY PLANE
Argentina's main international airpor t is
Ezeiza M inistro P istarini
(EZE;
&
11/
4480-9538
), located 42km (26 miles) to
the west of Buenos Aires. Allot at least 45
minutes to an hour for trav el between the
airport and the city , mor e in r ush hour .
You will be assessed a depar ture tax of
approximately $24 upon leaving the coun-
try, payable in pesos, dollars, or b y Visa
credit card. For flights fr om Buenos Aires
to M ontevideo (in U ruguay), the depar-
ture tax is $5. P assengers in transit and
children 1 and under are exempt from this
tax. However, visitors are advised to verify
the depar ture tax with their airline or
travel agent, as the exact amount changes
frequently.
Below ar e the major airlines that fly
into Argentina fr om N orth America,
Europe, and Australia. Argentina's national
airline is
Aerolíneas Argentinas
(
&
800/
333-0276
in the U.S., 0810/222-86527
in B uenos Air es, or 1800/22-22-15 in
Australia; www .aerolineas.com.ar). The
airline flies a fe w times a w eek from New
York and daily fr om M iami. A erolíneas
Argentinas is an inter esting intr oduction
to the ex citement of Argentina and its
culture. The female flight attendants tend
to be particularly glamorous, and the staff,
mostly nativ es of Argentina, can offer
excellent advice for y ou to use once y ou
are on the gr ound. Argentine wine is fr ee
and liberally served in coach and all classes.
Renationalized in 2008, it is uncer tain if
the company will r etain its r eputation for
strikes, delays and general inefficiency
Aires; www .united.com);
Air C anada
(
&
888/247-2262 in Canada, or 11/4327-
3640 in B uenos Air es; www .aircanada.
com);
British Air ways
(
&
0845/773-
3377 in the U.K., or 11/4320-6600 i n
Buenos Air es; www .britishairways.com);
and
Iberia
(
&
0845/601-2854 in the
U.K., or 11/4131-1000 in B uenos Air es;
www.iberia.com).
LAN
(
&
866/435-9526
in the U.S. and Canada, or 11/4378-2222
in B uenos Air es; http://plane.lan.com)
also provides connections from Miami and
New York, both direct and through Santi-
ago to B uenos Aires.
Qantas Airlines,
of
Australia (
&
13-13-13 in Australia, or 11/
4514-4730 in B uenos Aires; www.qantas.
com.au), now has ser vice from Sydney to
Santiago, with shar ed ser vice continuing
to Buenos Aires on LAN.
Domestic airlines and flights to Uruguay
use
Jorge Newbery Airport
(
&
11/4514-
1515
), located only 15 minutes to the
3
north, along the river from downtown.
The easiest way to trav el Argentina 's
vast distances is b y air, though flights ar e
expensive and for eigners are charged sub-
stantially mor e than locals.
Aerolíneas
Argentinas
(see above) connects most cit-
ies and tourist destinations in Argentina,
including Cór doba, J ujuy, I guazú, S alta,
and the beach resorts.
LAN
(
&
866/435-
9526
in the U.S. and Canada, or 11/4378-
2222 in B uenos Air es; http://plane.lan.
com) flies to Cór
doba, M endoza, and
Iguazú.
BY BUS
The
Estación Terminal de Omnibus,
Av.
Ramos M ejía 1680 (
&
11/4310-0700
),
located near Retiro Station, serves all long-
distance buses. You would use this station
when connecting to other par ts of Argen-
tina, or by long-distance coach from other
countries. D ue to the high cost of air
,
especially on domestic flights.
Other operators include
American Air-
lines
(
&
800/433-7300 in the U.S., or
11/4318-1111 in B uenos Air es; www .aa.
com);
United Airlines
(
&
800/241-6522
in the U.S., or 0810/777-8648 in B uenos
