Getting to Mar del Plata is conveniently located near Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina. You can travel to Mar del Plata from Buenos Aires and other Argentinean cities by air, road and rail.International travelers wanting to travel to Mar del Plata must reach Buenos Aires first and then a connecting flight from there.
There are a number of international airlines that operate flights to Buenos Aires such as Air France, Alitalia, American Airlines, British Airways, Lufthansa and United. Aerolíneas Argentinas/Austral flies several times to Mar del Plata from Buenos Aires.Air travel is the most popular mode of transport and most of the people traveling from Argentina as well as the other countries prefer to travel by air. You could also travel to other Argentinean cities such as Rosario, Santa Fe, Montevideo, and Punta del Este by Aerovip from Mar del Plata.
You could also travel to Mar del Plata by bus. There are 50 bus companies that operate out of Mar del Plata's aging but conveniently located bus station, central Estación de Ómnibus. Some of the destinations you could travel to by bus from Mar del Plata are Villa Gesell, Necochea, Tandil, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Bahía Blanca, Rosario, Neuquén, Córdoba Bariloche, Puerto Madryn and Mendoza. In the peak summer season and on holiday weekends such as Semana Santa, fares may rise and reservations are advisable.
You could also travel to Buenos Aires from Mar del Plata on the Ferrobaires, the provincially run rail service. It has offices at the bus terminal, but the terminal from where the trains depart is some 17 blocks northwest of Plaza San Martín.There are several companies that operate buses from different regions of the country to Mar del Plata and there are also car rental companies that offer cars for hire. Ferrobaires operates three trains to Buenos Aires daily.
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