Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Cambio Thaler
( 445-5858; Av Roca 497; 9:30am-1pm & 6-8pm Mon-Fri, 10am-1pm &
7-9pm Sat & Sun)
Poor rates for travelers checks.
Hospital Subzonal
(
445-1999; R Gómez 383)
Post Office
(cnr Belgrano & Gobernador Maíz)
Recreo
(cnr 28 de Julio & Av Roca; 9am-1pm & 5-9pm Mon-Sat )
Stocks a good selection of
regional books, maps, and a few English-language novels and guidebooks. There is an-
other branch
(corner 25 de Mayo and Roque Sáenz Peña)
in town.
Tourist Office
( 445-3504;
www.madryn.gov.ar/turismo
;
Av Roca 223; 7am-9pm Mon-Fri,
8am-9pm Sat & Sun Dec-Feb, limited hours Apr-Nov)
Helpful and efficient staff, and there's
usually an English or French speaker on duty. Check the
libro de reclamos
(complaint
book) for traveler tips. There's another helpful desk at the bus terminal
(open 7am to 9pm
in high season)
.
Getting There & Away
Due to limited connections, it pays to book in advance, especially for travel to the Andes.
AIR
Though Puerto Madryn has its own modern airport 5km west of town,
Aeropuerto El
Tehuelche
, most commercial flights still arrive in Trelew, 65km south.
Buenos Aires' Aeroparque (AR$1380) several times a week.
Aerolíneas Argentinas
(
445-1998; Av Roca 427)
flies from Trelew but has a ticketing representative here.
BUS
Dr Avila)
, behind the historic 1889 Estación del Ferrocarril Patagónico, has an ATM and a
helpful tourist information desk. Bus timetables are clearly posted and large luggage
lockers are available for rent.
Bus companies include
Andesmar
( 447-3764)
,
Don Otto
( 445-1675)
,
Mar y
Valle
( 447-2056)
,
Que Bus
( 445-5805)
,
TAC
( 445-7785)
and
TUS
(
445-1962)
.
Chaltén Travel
( 445-4906; Av Roca 115)
has buses to Esquel and offers con-
necting service north on RN40 (to Bariloche) or south (to Perito Moreno and El Chaltén).
The bus to Puerto Pirámides, operated by Mar y Valle (AR$40, 1½ hours), leaves at
9:45am and returns to Madryn at 6pm. Monday through Friday there are 6:30am and
4pm departures, returning at 8am and 1pm.
