Santiago Del Estero Transport

Getting there & away

Contents

Land

Bus

Santiago’s old bus terminal (421-3746; cnr Pedro León Gallo & Saavedra) is eight blocks southwest of Plaza Libertad. It’s due to be replaced by a shiny new terminal in the north of town, at the corner of Av Rivadavia and Perú. They say early 2008, we say early 2009 at best. Sample destinations and fares:

Destination - Cost (AR$) - Duration (hr)

Buenos Aires - 129 - 13

Catamarca - 28 - 4½

Córdoba - 54 - 6

Jujuy - 63 - 7

La Rioja - 47 - 7

Mendoza - 125 - 17

Resistencia - 49 - 7½

Rosario - 89 - 10

Salta - 54 - 6

Salvador Mazza - 99 - 14

San Juan - 107 - 14

Santa Fe - 80 - 9½

Termas de Río Hondo - 6 - 1

Tucumán - 15 - 2

Train

Santiago del Estero (actually, the adjacent twin town of La Banda) is on the Buenos Aires–Tucumán train line, which runs twice weekly. Trains run from La Banda station (427-3918) to Tucumán (4½ hours) twice weekly. They also leave twice weekly to Retiro (22 hours).

Air

Aerolíneas Argentinas (422-4335; 24 de Septiembre 547) flies four times weekly to Buenos Aires (AR$614).