Travel Reference
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of Plaza Libertad. For Salta and Catamarca, there are better connections via Tucumán.
Bus 20 (AR$2.50) heads into town, but it's only AR$8 in a taxi.
Buses from Santiago del Estero
DESTINATION
COST (AR$)
DURATION (HR)
Buenos Aires
615
13-16
Catamarca
145
4½
Córdoba
249
5-6
La Rioja
303
7-8
Resistencia
355
8-10
Salta
271
6-7
Tucumán
93
2
TRAIN
Santiago del Estero's twin town La Banda is on the line between Tucumán (4½ hours)
and Buenos Aires' Retiro station (22 hours). Bus 117 does a circuit of Santiago's center
before heading across the river to the station.
Getting Around
Bus 119 (AR$2.50) goes to
Aeropuerto Mal Paso
(SDE;
434-3651; Av Madre de Ci-
udades)
, 6km northwest of downtown. A taxi costs AR$25.
TERMAS DE RÍO HONDO
Halfway between Santiago del Estero and Tucumán, and served by regular buses
between them, this place is renowned nationwide as a winter destination for its
thermal water, and its nearly 200 hotels all have hot mineral baths. If you fancy a
spa treatment, it's a good stop, though there's little else of interest beyond its fam-
ous chocolates and alfajores(filled sandwich cookies). You can get some great
hotel deals here online, especially from November to April when much of town
shuts down.
