Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Information
Municipal tourist office
( 427-1535;
www.laciudad.laplata.gov.ar/turismo
; cnr Calles 7 & 50,
Pasaje Dardo Rocha; 10am-8pm)
Just off Plaza San Martín.
Post office
(cnr Calle 4 & Av 51)
Getting There & Away
minutes (AR$18, 1¼ hours). It leaves from the side street Martínez Zuvería, adjacent to
Plaza Canadá in front of Buenos Aires' Retiro train station, making stops along Ave 9
Julio and at Constitución train station.
La Plata's
bus terminal
has plenty of connections to other parts of Argentina.
La Plata is also served by Buenos Aires' Línea Roca (
Click here
) suburban train line,
with half-hourly services from the Constitución station (AR$5.75, 1¼ hours).
Buses from La Plata
DESTINATION
COST (AR$)
DURATION (HR)
Bahía Blanca
347-432
8-10
Bariloche
868-989
24
Córdoba
390-450
10
Mar del Plata
207
5
Mendoza
605-690
15
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Luján
02323 / POP 106,000
Luján is a compact riverside town that several times per year overflows with pilgrims
making their way to Argentina's most important shrine. It boasts a huge Spanish-style
plaza with imposing neo-Gothic cathedral, as well as a couple of interesting museums.
The riverside area is lined with restaurants and barbecue stands selling
choripan
(a spicy
pork sausage in a crunchy roll). You can rent boats for a paddle, while a chairlift carries
sightseers over the grubby river - an oddly charming touch.
