Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Tip
Day or night, drivers do not expect a
tip, but you should round out the fare.
By Subway
Faster and cheaper than taxis, the
Subte
deserves kudos for efficiency, economy and
speed. Even the aesthetics are a welcome sur-
prise. The glazed tiles that line the subterra-
nean walls were baked by artisans in Spain and
France and the brightly colored and luminous
tunnels are art galleries in their own right. The
system dates from the 1920s and costs little
more now than it did then. You can explore
Buenos Aires from Retiro to Palermo and trans-
fer along the way. There are five separate lines
that intersect at various points along the way,
and trips rarely take more than 25 minutes.
The wait for a train is usually a few minutes.
The fare is 50¢.
The Peru Sta-
tion on Linea A
is just as it was
in the 1920s.
The
Primera Junta
or
A line
runs from the
Plaza de Mayo to Primera Junta. The
B line
runs from L.N. Alem to Federico Lacroze. The
C
line
runs from Constitución to Retiro, the ter-
minus stations of the two suburban railroads,
and has transfer points at Avenida de Mayo (for
the A line) and Diagonal Norte (for the B and D
lines) and Independencia (for the E line). The
D
line
runs from Catedral to José Hernández
with transfers at Carlos Pellegrino (for the B
line) and Diagonal Norte (for the C line). The
E
line
runs from Bolívar to Plaza de los Virreyes.
For complete
details, pickup
a Peuser map at
one of the kiosks.
