Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The trip takes around 5½ hours and most buses
are deluxe tourist coaches with video, bar and
music. The Roca train line also makes the trip
in the same amount of time as the bus.
Arrival
The small Aeroparque Camet airport is seven
kilometers (4.3 miles) northwest of center city.
There is a hotel reservation service in the air-
port, as well as car rental agencies and souvenir
stands. A
remis
or taxi into Mar del Plata
should cost around $10, and fares to the indi-
vidual hotels are posted at the taxi stand. Both
the train and bus stations are located in town.
Orientation
The commercial center of Mar del Plata is not
very large and can easily be explored on foot.
The focal point of the downtown area is
La
Rambla
, the huge beachfront plaza dominated
by the city's largest hotel, the
Provincial
, and
the largest entertainment complex, the
Casino
Provincial
. The pedestrian promenade,
Avenida San Martín
, home of some of the
city's finest shops and cafés, runs into the
Rambla. A few blocks north of San Martín and
parallel to it is
Avenida Constitución
, where
you'll find much of our recommended nightlife.
You may want
to take a cab
here in the eve-
nings.
The
Bulevar Marítimo
runs along the beach
and is officially known as
Avenida Peralta
Ramos
while it crosses much of the city, then
changes its name to Avenida M. de Hoz after
passing the port not far from the southern bor-
