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thedancingbackpacker20:37 UTC23 Nov 2015

Hi
I am going to Argentina for Christmas and New Year and travel around with the sleeper busses. But I would like to know if I need to book the trips before I go to Argentina or if it is enough to reserve a few days before when I have arrived in Argentina. I prefer the busses with reclining seats so I can get a good night sleep.

trent8402:10 UTC24 Nov 2015

On popular routes, the day before. Most of the time I booked the day before or day of and I was fine. Down in Patagonia, you might need to book a few days in advance.

femby02:40 UTC24 Nov 2015

Over Christmas and New Year you should book ahead as far as possible. People will be moving around to visit family for the holidays. Normally a couple of days ahead suffices.

banlieu_rouge09:55 UTC26 Nov 2015

We traveled in Argentina over Christmas, and due to the airline losing our luggage for a week we couldn't book any buses out of BsAs in advance. We had planned to go to Salta but all buses were sold out (I believe this was the 22nd) for 2 days. Ended up going to Cordoba instead... eventually made it to Salta 3 months later!

thedancingbackpacker15:18 UTC01 Dec 2015

But do you know any websites where it is possible to buy the tickets for EU citizens. I have tried omnilineas, but my purchase was not accepted

mendocinateacher219:05 UTC01 Dec 2015

Try again on omnilineas, there have been few problems reported with that site, http://www.omnilineas.com/ . If not there are lots of others, however with less of a selection of bus lines, such as

http://www.plataforma10.com/ar/en/Servicios

https://www.centraldepasajes.com.ar/cdp/(S(msifqf1krlz1b32foeled5hx))/home.aspx

http://www.ticketonline.com.ar/home

Oh, and apart from Christmas, New years, Easter and the usual international holidays, be aware of National Long weekends. For example, this long weekend is 4 days of holidays, Saturday December 5 to Tuesday December 8 Virgin's Day, so buses will be busy from this Friday on. Carnaval, February 6-9, 2016, is another 4 day weekend.

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thedancingbackpacker20:37 UTC23 Nov 2015	Hi I am going to Argentina for Christmas and New Year and travel around with the sleeper busses. But I would like to know if I need to book the trips before I go to Argentina or if it is enough to reserve a few days before when I have arrived in Argentina. I prefer the busses with reclining seats so I can get a good night sleep.
trent8402:10 UTC24 Nov 2015	On popular routes, the day before. Most of the time I booked the day before or day of and I was fine. Down in Patagonia, you might need to book a few days in advance.	1
femby02:40 UTC24 Nov 2015	Over Christmas and New Year you should book ahead as far as possible. People will be moving around to visit family for the holidays. Normally a couple of days ahead suffices.	2
banlieu_rouge09:55 UTC26 Nov 2015	We traveled in Argentina over Christmas, and due to the airline losing our luggage for a week we couldn't book any buses out of BsAs in advance. We had planned to go to Salta but all buses were sold out (I believe this was the 22nd) for 2 days. Ended up going to Cordoba instead... eventually made it to Salta 3 months later!	3
thedancingbackpacker15:18 UTC01 Dec 2015	But do you know any websites where it is possible to buy the tickets for EU citizens. I have tried omnilineas, but my purchase was not accepted	4
mendocinateacher219:05 UTC01 Dec 2015	Try again on omnilineas, there have been few problems reported with that site, http://www.omnilineas.com/ . If not there are lots of others, however with less of a selection of bus lines, such as http://www.plataforma10.com/ar/en/Servicios https://www.centraldepasajes.com.ar/cdp/(S(msifqf1krlz1b32foeled5hx))/home.aspx http://www.ticketonline.com.ar/home Oh, and apart from Christmas, New years, Easter and the usual international holidays, be aware of National Long weekends. For example, this long weekend is 4 days of holidays, Saturday December 5 to Tuesday December 8 Virgin's Day, so buses will be busy from this Friday on. Carnaval, February 6-9, 2016, is another 4 day weekend.	5
Thorn Tree01:00 UTC02 Dec 2016	This topic has been automatically locked due to inactivity. Email community@lonelyplanet.com if you would like to add to this topic and we'll unlock it for you.	6

How many days in advance do I need to book busses in Argentina