Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Post Office
(Las Fuschias 121;
8am-6pm Mon-Fri, 9am-1pm Sat)
In a shopping gallery be-
hind the bus terminal
Tourist Office
(
0294-449-4124; Arrayanes 9;
8am-9pm daily)
Getting There & Away
Villa la Angostura's
bus terminal
(cnr Av Siete Lagos & Av Arrayanes, El Cruce)
is across the
street from the tourist office in El Cruce. Some buses stop in El Cruce on runs between
Bariloche and San Martín de los Andes.
For Chile,
Andesmar
(
0294-449-5217)
goes over Paso Cardenal Samoré to Osorno
(AR$240, 3½ hours).
There are numerous daily departures to Bariloche (AR$52, one hour) and two daily
departures to Neuquén (AR$352, seven hours). Albus departs several times daily during
summer to San Martín de los Andes (AR$70, four hours) by the scenic Ruta de los Siete
Lagos. La Araucana runs daily services to Villa Traful (AR$38, two hours).
Getting Around
BOAT
Two companies run daily ferries from the dock (next to Hotel Angostura in La Villa) to
the tip of Quetrihué peninsula, Parque Nacional Los Arrayanes (AR$110/220 one way/
return, plus AR$65 national park entrance). Purchase tickets at the dock before hiking
out, to secure a space on the return. The ride takes 45 minutes and you can put a bicycle
on the boat.
BUS
Local buses cost AR$4 to go anywhere in town. Transportes 15 de Mayo runs hourly
buses from the terminal to La Villa (15 minutes), up Av Siete Lagos to Lago Correntoso
(15 minutes), and south down Av Arrayanes to Puerto Manzano on Lago Nahuel Huapi
(15 minutes). From July through to September, and December through to March, 15 de
Mayo runs six or seven daily buses to the ski resort at Cerro Bayo (AR$28, one hour).
TAXI
Taxis are the best means of getting to the trailheads, although some are served by local
buses. Both leave from the local bus terminal on Av Siete Lagos, just north of Av Array-
anes.
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