The tourist bus of the city of Buenos Aires has extended its route, to include the Northern neighborhood of Belgrano. This new route will allow visitors to know one of the most beautiful areas of the city, including new attractions such as the Argentine Polo Field, the Palermo Hippodrome, Las Canitas, Solar de la Abadia Shopping Mall, Barrancas de Belgrano, China Town, Larreta Museum, among others.
The Boca Juniors Stadium in La Boca neighborhood has also been added to the new bus route.
The city of Buenos Aires offers this Hop-on Hop-off bus service since May 2nd, 2009, just like the ones existing in other big cities in the world like New York, Paris, Madrid, Barcelona, Berlin, London, San Francisco, Chicago or Toronto.
Every day six open top double decker buses, decorated with themes representative of the city, depart from Florida & Diagonal Norte every half hour, from 9 am to 5.30 pm.
A specialized tour guide on board provides visitors with informative material about the city in Spanish, English, Portuguese, German, Arabic, Chinese, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, and French.
Tickets can be purchased at the tourist offices of the city of Buenos Aires (Florida & Diagonal Norte; Alicia Moreau de Justo 200), or directly on the bus (except on weekends when they can only be purchased at Florida & Diagonal Norte).
The prices are:
24 hour ticket:
Adults: $ 70 Argentine pesos
Children 4-12: is $ 35 Argentine pesos
Children up to 4: Free
Disabled: Free
48 hour ticket:
Adults: $ 90 Argentine Pesos
Children 4-12: $ 45 Argentine Pesos
Children up to 4: Free
Disabled: Free
Visitors can hop on and off the bus at any of the stops. For those who stay on the bus, the complete loop lasts around 3 hours, depending on traffic.
The stops are marked by a yellow sign. The 20 new stops programmed on the route are:
1) Plaza de Mayo (Rivadavia and San Martín).
2) Plaza Congreso (Rivadavia and Montevideo).
3) San Telmo (Av. Paseo Colón and Av. Independencia).
4) Boca Juniors Stadium (Brandsen 805).
5) El Estaño 1880 (A. de Valle and Hernandarias).
6) Caminito (Avenida Pedro de Mendoza between Magallanes and Rocha).
7) Madero Este (Elvira Rawson de Dellepiane and Julieta Lanter).
8) Puerto Madero (Juana Manso and Macacha Güemes).
9) Galerías (Av. Córdoba between San Martín and Florida).
10) Plaza San Martín (San Martín and Florida).
11) MALBA (Av. Figueroa Alcorta 3400).
12) Palermo-Rose Garden (Av. Sarmiento between Av. Figueroa Alcorta and Av. Del Libertador).
13) Argentina Polo Field (Av. Del Libertador 4400).
14) El Solar (Av. Luis María Campos between Maure and Gorostiaga).
15) Chinatown (Juramento and 11 de Septiembre).
16) Larreta Museum (Av. Juramento and Vuelta de Obligado).
17) Zoo (Av. Del Libertador and Av. Sarmiento).
18) Recoleta (Av. Del Libertador and Av. Pueyrredón).
19) Avenida Alvear (Av. Alvear between Av. Callao and Rodríguez Peña).
20) Teatro Colón (Cerrito between Viamonte and Córdoba).
0) END OF THE TOUR (Diagonal Norte and Florida).
The Boca Juniors Stadium in La Boca neighborhood has also been added to the new bus route.
The city of Buenos Aires offers this Hop-on Hop-off bus service since May 2nd, 2009, just like the ones existing in other big cities in the world like New York, Paris, Madrid, Barcelona, Berlin, London, San Francisco, Chicago or Toronto.
Every day six open top double decker buses, decorated with themes representative of the city, depart from Florida & Diagonal Norte every half hour, from 9 am to 5.30 pm.
A specialized tour guide on board provides visitors with informative material about the city in Spanish, English, Portuguese, German, Arabic, Chinese, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, and French.
Tickets can be purchased at the tourist offices of the city of Buenos Aires (Florida & Diagonal Norte; Alicia Moreau de Justo 200), or directly on the bus (except on weekends when they can only be purchased at Florida & Diagonal Norte).
The prices are:
24 hour ticket:
Adults: $ 70 Argentine pesos
Children 4-12: is $ 35 Argentine pesos
Children up to 4: Free
Disabled: Free
48 hour ticket:
Adults: $ 90 Argentine Pesos
Children 4-12: $ 45 Argentine Pesos
Children up to 4: Free
Disabled: Free
Visitors can hop on and off the bus at any of the stops. For those who stay on the bus, the complete loop lasts around 3 hours, depending on traffic.The stops are marked by a yellow sign. The 20 new stops programmed on the route are:
1) Plaza de Mayo (Rivadavia and San Martín).
2) Plaza Congreso (Rivadavia and Montevideo).
3) San Telmo (Av. Paseo Colón and Av. Independencia).
4) Boca Juniors Stadium (Brandsen 805).
5) El Estaño 1880 (A. de Valle and Hernandarias).
6) Caminito (Avenida Pedro de Mendoza between Magallanes and Rocha).
7) Madero Este (Elvira Rawson de Dellepiane and Julieta Lanter).
8) Puerto Madero (Juana Manso and Macacha Güemes).
9) Galerías (Av. Córdoba between San Martín and Florida).
10) Plaza San Martín (San Martín and Florida).
11) MALBA (Av. Figueroa Alcorta 3400).
12) Palermo-Rose Garden (Av. Sarmiento between Av. Figueroa Alcorta and Av. Del Libertador).
13) Argentina Polo Field (Av. Del Libertador 4400).
14) El Solar (Av. Luis María Campos between Maure and Gorostiaga).
15) Chinatown (Juramento and 11 de Septiembre).
16) Larreta Museum (Av. Juramento and Vuelta de Obligado).
17) Zoo (Av. Del Libertador and Av. Sarmiento).
18) Recoleta (Av. Del Libertador and Av. Pueyrredón).
19) Avenida Alvear (Av. Alvear between Av. Callao and Rodríguez Peña).
20) Teatro Colón (Cerrito between Viamonte and Córdoba).
0) END OF THE TOUR (Diagonal Norte and Florida).
It sounds a good idea for the tourista who is only there for a few days, but quite honestly it looks to me an expensive way to see only a small part of the city. For me the only way to really enjoy Buenos aires is to get out and walk.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great info on the tour. Can one get on anywhere the bus stops or must one start at Florida: Diagonal Norte and Florida?
ReplyDeleteHi Debi
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment. You can get on the bus and start the tour at any of the stops on the route. But I understand some of the stops are not very well marked and people have difficulty finding them.
Debi has posted a very informative report about her ride on the hop-on hop-off bus she wanted to share:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.debissytraveler.com/2009/05/bus-turistico-cuidad-de-buenos-aires.html
Thanks!
Its a shame for this company how their employees treat the guests on the bus. After looking long time for the stop no 8 we just saw that a bus came, we hurried there, it closed the door right when we came. We waited another 30 Minutes (total 1 hour now), the next bus came. We trusted that we can pay in the bus (like written on their website and on the sign at the bus stop). The escort guy refused to let us in the bus - we should buy tickets first (anywhere in the neighborhood, not to understand). We said that we waited already 1 hour in the hot sun (I am disabled in walking). With a stupid grin and no comment he closed the door and the bus disappeared. One hour wait to learn the bad behaviour of this employees. A shame for this company and the country how they treat their guests. We took a taxi - more convenient and much more cheaper.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great info on the tour
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