Buenos Aires City Guide - Getting There By Rail

Trains are no longer a viable option for getting to or around Argentina, as most passenger rail services have ceased. However, there are a number of urban rail services within and around Buenos Aires. Out-of-town services run from three main stations listed below, by various companies including Trenes de Buenos Aires (tel: 0800 3333 822; website: www.tbanet.com.ar) and Ferrovias (tel: (011) 4511 8833; website: www.ferrovias.com.ar).

Rail services: In the south of the city, Estación Constitucion, Calle General Hornos 11, receives trains from Mar del Plata (journey time - 6 hours), Sierra de la Ventana (journey time - 9 hours 30 minutes) and Tandil (journey time - 7 hours 30 minutes). To the west of the city, Estación Once, next to Plaza Miserere on Avenida Pueyrredon and Calle Bartolomé Mitre, handles both long-distance and suburban trains. Estación Retiro, Avenida Ramos Mejia, serves trains from north of the city, including the suburbs of San Isidro (journey time - 20 minutes) and Tigre (journey time - 45 minutes).