DebConf8/Argentina/Travel

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Travel information

Trenes / Trains

BUE: Buenos Aires

MDQ: Mar del Plata

Horarios/Schedule BUE->MDQ

Horario		Dias de Servicio	Categoria	Duración
salida	llegada
06:50	12:30	Lunes a Domingos	Unica-Pullman	05:40
08:40	13:51	Lunes a Domingos	Super-Pullman	05:10
11:35	17:39	Lunes a Domngos	Unica	06:04
18:30	23:42	Lunes a Viernes	Pullman-Expreso	05:12
23:30	05:05	Lunes a Domingos	Unica	05:35

Horarios/Schedule MDQ->BUE

Horario		Dias de Servicio	Categoria	Duración
salida	llegada
07:15	12:40	Lun a Vie	Pullman-Expreso	05:25
11:50	18:30	Lunes a Domingos	Unica	06:40
18:10	23:55	Lunes a Domngos	Unica-Pullman	05:45
23:10	04:39	Lunes a Domingos	Super Pullman	05:29
23:45	05:17	Lunes a Domingos	Unica	05:32

Pasajes / Fares

Servicio	Costos
Clase Unica	U$S 9.30
Pull-man	U$S 13.00
Expreso	$U$S 16.60 (*)
Super Pull-man	$ U$S48.30 (*)

(*)Recomendadas

Bus

Servicio	Cantidad de Hs	Costos
Semi cama	5.30 hs,	U$S 15. (*)
Servicio Ejecutivo	5.30 hs	U$S 17. (*) (**)
Servicio Premiu	5,30 hs	U$S 19.3. (reclinable 180 grados)(*) (**)

(*) Salidas durante todo el dia, y existen varias empresas que brindan el servicio.

(**)Recomendados

Air

You can find a lot of information about Argentina's Airports (and flights) at AeropuertosArgentina.

Domestic Flights

Airports

• Buenos Aires Domestic airport is Aeroparque (AEP).
• Mar del Plata's airport (MDQ)

Domestic companies :

• Sol Líneas Aéreas SOL, low cost company (homepage ; wikipedia) (~515pesos ~115EUR for AEP-MDQ-AEP).
• Aerolíneas Argentinas (homepage ; wikipedia) (~139EUR for AEP-MDQ-AEP).
• Andes
• Austral
• Lade
• Lan Argentina

Whole world

Mar del Plata's airport (MDQ) doesn't seems to be an International airport, which means you'll have land at Buenos Aires airport : Ministro _Pistarini_ International Airport, EZE (Ezeiza is near Buenos Aires).

You can then travel from Buenos Aires to Mar del Plata by Train, (Bus ?), or plane (see Domestic flights above).

An overview of the companies going to EZE can be fount on wikipedia page.

There are many flight search engines, http://www.sidestep.com/ is for example good service.

Europe

• Some people don't recommend going through Madrid because of frequent and long delay during transit (which means you might want to avoid the companies Iberia, Air Europa and Aerolíneas Argentinas) YMMV

• Varig is supposed to have fairly good rates, usually.

• Lufthansa has a direct flight from their Frankfurt hub to EZE; at Lufthansa prices, though.

France

• Varig is supposed to have fairly good rates, usually.
• Air France is have some direct flights PAR-BUE (~13hours), and fairly good price if you reserve in advance (it might already be too late).
• Alitalia via Rome might be a good option
• British Airways will get you to transit in London, that trip is likely to be much longer.

• Conseils aux voyageurs (Ministère des Affaires étrangères) (go) : ...Le voyageur de nationalité française doit présenter un passeport en cours de validité à son arrivée sur le territoire argentin pour y séjourner moins de 3 mois...

North America

Wow! That's a rellay neat answer!

Health

Health recommendation from various countries / Agencies :

France

The health service of the Foreign Office recommends vaccinated against tetanus, diphtheria, poliomyélite (DT-Polio) and hepatitis A. Hepatitis B and Yellow fever vaccine are recommended in some specific case... :

• http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/conseils-aux-voyageurs_909/pays_12191/argentine_12200/index.html

And the Institut Pasteur's Information/Recommendations :

• http://cmip.pasteur.fr/cmed/voy/frame-zamrsaust.html

Germany

The health service of the Foreign Office recommends a vaccinated against tetanus, diphtheria and hepatitis A, long-term stay of 4 weeks or special exposure also hepatitis B, rabies and typhoid. :

• http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/diplo/de/Laenderinformationen/Argentinien/Sicherheitshinweise.html

United States

CDC's Health Information for Travelers to Argentina :

• http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/destinationArgentina.aspx (or world map) :

Austria

Recommendations of the Austrian Ministry for European and Foreign Affairs:

• Basic protection: diptheria, tetanus, polio, Hepatitis A+B, typhoid
• For longer stays: rabies
• For rural areas between October and May: malaria
• Province Misiones (with Iguazu): yellow fever

http://www.bmeia.gv.at/aussenministerium/buergerservice/reiseinformation/a-z-laender/argentinien-de.html?dv_staat=7

Scotland

The Scottish NHS recommends:

• Confirm primary courses and boosters are up to date as recommended for life in Britain
• Courses or boosters usually advised: tetanus; hepatitis A.
• Vaccines sometimes advised: diphtheria; typhoid; hepatitis B; rabies; tuberculosis, yellow fever.

http://www.fitfortravel.scot.nhs.uk/destinations/argentina.htm