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Getting Around Buenos Aires provi ded the journey begins
inside the federal capital, costs a
A delightful city for tourists to navigate, Buenos Aires has flat AR$2.50. Note that the ticket
a good public transport system, one of the cheapest in machines accept only coins.
Latin America, that features an expanding subway and Open-top tourist buses, run
extensive bus routes; taxis and minicabs are also numerous. by Buenos Aires Bus, are a
good way to see the sights of
The city is laid out in the rectan gular grid pattern common the city. Buses depart every
to most big cities in Latin America, and most areas of 20 minutes from 9am to 5:30pm
interest are concen trated between La Boca in the south from the corner of Florida and
and Belgrano in the north, bounded to the east by the river. Avenida Roque Sáenz Peña.
Porteños are usually very friendly and enjoy helping lost Visit www.buenosairesbus.com
for more information.
tourists to get back on track.
Driving
Colectivos The legal age to drive a car
Colectivos (city buses) cover the in Buenos Aires is 17. It is
entire city of Buenos Aires. There com pulsory to wear front
are around 180 lines with some seat belts and children under
sub divided into additional 10 must sit at the back.
numbers according to The speed limit is
the route they take. Lines 25 mph (40 kmph) and
1 and 2 of the No. 39, for over taking is done on
example, travel from La the left, while right of
Boca along Avenida Santa way is given to cars
Fe to their termi nus in crossing intersections
Passengers on the Subte, South America’s Chacarita; Line 3 has the from the right. Most of the
oldest subway same starting and finishing laws are routinely flouted
point but passes through but the legal age is strictly
The Subte and Palermo Viejo. The fol lowed. The blood
Overland Trains Stop sign
colored plate at the in Buenos Aires alco hol content limit
The quickest and simplest bottom of the bus is 0.05 percent and
way to get around the capital winds creen shows its penalties for drunken
is by using the subway, known as sub-route, if any, and number. driving include the risk of trial
the Subte. There are six subway Other useful lines include the and imprisonment if an
lines (A to E, and H). A one-way No. 60, which connects accident takes place.
ticket to any destination costs Constitución station with the
AR$4.50. A good tip is to buy delta town of Tigre; the No. 93,
a magnetic SUBE card, which is which travels along one of the Walking
valid on buses and Subtes; they city’s major thorough fares, Buenos Aires is a huge city,
can be purchased and charged in Avenida del Libertador; and the but the main areas of tourist
shops where you see the SUBE No. 152, which connects La Boca interest are fairly compact
logo. The downside of the Subte in the south via Recoleta with and easy to get around on
is that coverage is quite limited Belgrano in the north. foot. The condition of the
when compared with the area The Guia “T” booklet, available pave ments in most barrios
covered by the city’s exten sive at every kiosk, is a useful guide is toler able, although drivers
bus network. to the city’s bus ser vices. The rarely pay much attention
The over land train network main bus sta tion is in Retiro. to pedes trians. Also, it is
is not the most useful form of A single colectivo journey to advisable not to wander
public transport for tourists anywhere in the federal capi tal, alone into uncharted
and is thus the least used. or to any where in the suburbs territory after dark.
Commuter trains going to
the mainly affluent northern
suburbs are tolerably com-
fortable, while the ones going
to the more impoverished
southern suburbs are usually
over crowded and poorly
maintained, and not suitable
for visitors. Some of the major
stations in Buenos Aires include
Retiro Mitre, Retiro San Martín,
and Constitución. A brightly colored colectivo, Buenos Aires

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