Buenos Aires subway

[nsync]

Has anyone used the subway/metro recently? Which station is closest to the cruise ship terminal? Is there a day pass available? Thanks in advance!

[pmacher61]

Has anyone used the subway/metro recently? Which station is closest to the cruise ship terminal? Is there a day pass available? Thanks in advance!

I don't know which station is closest to the cruise ship terminal. I don't think there is one in walking distance. I also believe there is no day pass for the subte, but as the fare is about 40 cents I wouldn't be overly concerned about acquiring one or paying for multiple rides throughout the course of a day.

[dr__dawggy]

Here is a map of the Buenos Aires Subte. The station closest to the Cruise Terminal is Retiro. A note of caution: Be wary of pickpockets on the subte.

 

 

 

http://www.subte.com.ar/mapas/subte.asp

[Fattony]

Where are you going? Are you planning on taking the subwayt to your hotel, with your luggage? It's a nice subway (one line has, or at least had, historic trains), but I wouldn't walk with my bags to the nearest subway station to save taxi fare.

[dr__dawggy]

Where are you going? Are you planning on taking the subwayt to your hotel, with your luggage? It's a nice subway (one line has, or at least had, historic trains), but I wouldn't walk with my bags to the nearest subway station to save taxi fare.

 

Good point. No way would I travel on the subte with luggage for a cruise.

For site seeing, the subte works just fine although I usually just take cabs due to convenience and time.

 

The historic trains are on Linea A....some but not all are old wooden cars.

[nsync]

We're not traveling with luggage to a hotel. It's just a stop on our cruise. We'll probably go to the cemetary and Cafe Tortoni. I'd also like to ride on the historic subte A. Thanks for the advice/info!

[barante]

The wooden cars of Lnea A are a gas. Some go back to 1913, when Linea A, the first subway in South America, opened. Like most BA subway lines, it is not airconditioned.