Buenos Aires has a transport system that offers multiple options so that you can travel around every corner of the city.
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Bus
The bus (or ‘colectivo’ as it is called here), is the most characteristic means of transport in Buenos Aires. It allows you to reach any point of the city.
To use it you need to buy a SUBE card (learn how to do it this article), available in kiosks and stations of the underground network, and charge money to it.
In turn, the City of Buenos Aires has 8 Metrobus corridors, a transport system that combines articulated and traditional buses with exclusive lanes. In addition to improving road safety and reducing travel times, they help buses emit less carbon dioxide and pollute less. These are the corridors:
- Metrobus Juan B. Justo
- Metrobus 9 de Julio
- Metrobus del Bajo
- Metrobus Norte
- Metrobus Norte 2
- Metrobus San Martín
- Metrobus Sur
- Metrobus AU 25 de Mayo
Underground
Buenos Aires was the first city in the southern hemisphere to build an underground network. Today, the the network has 6 lines and a pre-metro, and has a total length of more than 64 km and 108 operational stations.
The Subte/Metro ride can be paid with debit or credit cards, a mobile phone, or the SUBE card, which is available at kiosks and stations.
Car / Motorbike
A TelePASE is compulsory to drive on the city's motorways.
What is TelePASE? It is a service that allows you to pass through tolls on roads and motorways without stopping and without the need to use cash.
It works by reading the self-adhesive device that is placed on the windscreen of vehicles, and on the windscreen or on top of the optics of motorbikes.
There are numerous car rental agencies, many of them belonging to international companies.
To rent a vehicle you need:
- Be over 21 years.
- Have a valid driver's license for two years.
- Have a credit card with enough capacity to cover the rent and the guarantee.
Bicycle
The first thing we want to tell you is that Buenos Aires has 300 km of bicycle lanes and bike paths that make cycling a safe alternative. You can use your own bicycle, rent one or use the public bicycle system, through the “BA EcoBici” programme.
This system has 320 stations and 3.200 bicycles distributed throughout the City, available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Residents from any corner of Argentina have up to 4 free 30-minute trips per day, from Monday to Friday. Meanwhile, those who visit us from other countries can also purchase their pass, at a cost, through the EcoBici App. There are different alternatives:
- Single journey: 1 journey per day of up to 30 minutes.
- Three days: Unlimited journeys of up to 120 minutes each for three days.
- Seven days: Unlimited journeys of up to 120 minutes each for one week.
Taxi
There are a lot of taxis circulating in the City and they are easily recognized because they are painted black and yellow. You can take them on the street or order them by phone.
Radio taxis (equipped with radio systems) are considered safer. The fare consists of an initial price (known as ‘bajada de bandera’), as well as an additional charge for distance and time.
The Government of the City of Buenos Aires launched BA Taxi: an app to connect passengers and taxi drivers without the need to call or stop a vehicle on the street.
It also allows you to know in advance the approximate cost of the trip, to have the driver's name and personalize the trip according to your needs, as well as to pay with all payment methods.
Another alternative is to request by phone a remís from an agency, a chauffeur-driven car service with some similar characteristics to a taxi, although their vehicles do not have any special colour that identifies them. The price of the trip will depend on the distance to be travelled and is agreed with the agency before starting the trip.
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