Comments on: Buenos Aires Transportation Options – Buses, Subways, and Taxis http://argentinastravel.com/401/buenos-aires-transportation-options-buses-subways-and-taxis/ Your Online Guidebook to Argentina Tue, 21 Dec 2010 02:04:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Sam http://argentinastravel.com/401/buenos-aires-transportation-options-buses-subways-and-taxis/comment-page-1/#comment-18637 Sam Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:34:23 +0000 http://argentinastravel.com/401/buenos-aires-transportation-options-%e2%80%93-buses-subways-and-taxis/#comment-18637 I think the advice to tip and "keep the change" is wrong, and perhaps based on American standards. I've been told by all of our local (native Argentine) friends here that the Taxi drivers consider themselves professionals, and thus it is custom to never give tip unless they are truly outstanding -- in contrast to cab drivers in New York who EXPECT a tip. In fact, the drivers here will always give back exact change, and have seemed offended a few of the times I offered to let them keep the change, insisting on giving the change back. I've been here 3 months now... I think the advice to tip and “keep the change” is wrong, and perhaps based on American standards. I’ve been told by all of our local (native Argentine) friends here that the Taxi drivers consider themselves professionals, and thus it is custom to never give tip unless they are truly outstanding — in contrast to cab drivers in New York who EXPECT a tip. In fact, the drivers here will always give back exact change, and have seemed offended a few of the times I offered to let them keep the change, insisting on giving the change back.

I’ve been here 3 months now…

]]> By: Colectivos: All I Needed to Know About Buenos Aires I Learned on the Colectivo* http://argentinastravel.com/401/buenos-aires-transportation-options-buses-subways-and-taxis/comment-page-1/#comment-9768 Colectivos: All I Needed to Know About Buenos Aires I Learned on the Colectivo* Mon, 04 Feb 2008 16:04:38 +0000 http://argentinastravel.com/401/buenos-aires-transportation-options-%e2%80%93-buses-subways-and-taxis/#comment-9768 [...] Buses run frequently from around 7 a.m. well into the early hours of the morning. It’s not uncommon to jump on a bus around 1 a.m. and find it packed with people. However, no one should wait alone for a bus after 12 a.m. If it is late in the night, the best way to change locations while solo or in a small group is to call a remis or radio-taxi service. They are quick to respond and safer than the taxis you can pick up on the street. Read more about transportation options here. [...] [...] Buses run frequently from around 7 a.m. well into the early hours of the morning. It’s not uncommon to jump on a bus around 1 a.m. and find it packed with people. However, no one should wait alone for a bus after 12 a.m. If it is late in the night, the best way to change locations while solo or in a small group is to call a remis or radio-taxi service. They are quick to respond and safer than the taxis you can pick up on the street. Read more about transportation options here. [...]

]]> By: Buenos Aires Doesn’t Escape Air Pollution - Argentina’s Travel Guide http://argentinastravel.com/401/buenos-aires-transportation-options-buses-subways-and-taxis/comment-page-1/#comment-8654 Buenos Aires Doesn’t Escape Air Pollution - Argentina’s Travel Guide Fri, 04 Jan 2008 13:14:09 +0000 http://argentinastravel.com/401/buenos-aires-transportation-options-%e2%80%93-buses-subways-and-taxis/#comment-8654 [...] But we, the tourists, will still be here, and as some of the “extra” people helping that baseline of 3.1 million rise to 12, we too should think about what we can do to reduce pollution. For those here only a short time, the best advice I can give you as a traveler and an eco-conscious citizen - don’t rent a car! Believe me, you don’t want to drive in Buenos Aires and the last thing this city needs is another driver who doesn’t understand the mysterious rules of the Argentine road. The Buenos Aires public transportation system is excellent and even if you don’t speak any Spanish the subways can usually get you close enough to walk to where you want to go. If you want to test your Spanish and your wings, try using a colectivo. These city buses are not for the faint of heart but they will bring you literally face to face with Argentines from every walk of life. If you end up on the wrong side of town, there is always a taxi that can get you back home. [...] [...] But we, the tourists, will still be here, and as some of the “extra” people helping that baseline of 3.1 million rise to 12, we too should think about what we can do to reduce pollution. For those here only a short time, the best advice I can give you as a traveler and an eco-conscious citizen – don’t rent a car! Believe me, you don’t want to drive in Buenos Aires and the last thing this city needs is another driver who doesn’t understand the mysterious rules of the Argentine road. The Buenos Aires public transportation system is excellent and even if you don’t speak any Spanish the subways can usually get you close enough to walk to where you want to go. If you want to test your Spanish and your wings, try using a colectivo. These city buses are not for the faint of heart but they will bring you literally face to face with Argentines from every walk of life. If you end up on the wrong side of town, there is always a taxi that can get you back home. [...]

]]> By: Motochorros, the Creative Two-wheeled Thieves of Buenos Aires - Argentina’s Travel Guide http://argentinastravel.com/401/buenos-aires-transportation-options-buses-subways-and-taxis/comment-page-1/#comment-5683 Motochorros, the Creative Two-wheeled Thieves of Buenos Aires - Argentina’s Travel Guide Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:11:37 +0000 http://argentinastravel.com/401/buenos-aires-transportation-options-%e2%80%93-buses-subways-and-taxis/#comment-5683 [...] In Buenos Aires, as in any big city, there are skilled pickpockets on the subway and streets. There is the cab driver who will tool you (look out for Radio taxis only) and one hears stories of elaborate muggings involving trips to multiple ATMs for maximum withdrawals. But there is also a special brand of creative robbery on the go. Here, young males are affectionately called “pendejos” and the pendejos who use their motorbikes to steal are known as Motochorros. [...] [...] In Buenos Aires, as in any big city, there are skilled pickpockets on the subway and streets. There is the cab driver who will tool you (look out for Radio taxis only) and one hears stories of elaborate muggings involving trips to multiple ATMs for maximum withdrawals. But there is also a special brand of creative robbery on the go. Here, young males are affectionately called “pendejos” and the pendejos who use their motorbikes to steal are known as Motochorros. [...]

]]> By: Argentina’s Travel Guide http://argentinastravel.com/401/buenos-aires-transportation-options-buses-subways-and-taxis/comment-page-1/#comment-2120 Argentina’s Travel Guide Fri, 25 May 2007 18:37:47 +0000 http://argentinastravel.com/401/buenos-aires-transportation-options-%e2%80%93-buses-subways-and-taxis/#comment-2120 [...] 9 de Julio - Is it the Widest Street in the World? La Cabaña del Bosque in Mar del Plata - A Secret Sweet Lovers’ Haven In Buenos Aires, EVERYONE Delivers The Seven Lakes Crossing in Patagonia - Take a Road Trip You Can Be Proud Of Heading to Brazil? American? You Better Apply for a Visa! Colmegna Spa - An Oasis in the Bustle of Downtown Buenos Aires An American Sports Bar in Buenos Aires - Shoeless Joe’s El Alamo Bar Buenos Aires Transportation Options - Buses, Subways, and Taxis Puma Hostel in San Martin de los Andes Check out the Carnival of Cities How to Buy Bus Tickets at the Retiro Bus Station in Buenos Aires The Bicycle Diaries of a Day in San Martin de los Andes [...] [...] 9 de Julio – Is it the Widest Street in the World? La Cabaña del Bosque in Mar del Plata – A Secret Sweet Lovers’ Haven In Buenos Aires, EVERYONE Delivers The Seven Lakes Crossing in Patagonia – Take a Road Trip You Can Be Proud Of Heading to Brazil? American? You Better Apply for a Visa! Colmegna Spa – An Oasis in the Bustle of Downtown Buenos Aires An American Sports Bar in Buenos Aires – Shoeless Joe’s El Alamo Bar Buenos Aires Transportation Options – Buses, Subways, and Taxis Puma Hostel in San Martin de los Andes Check out the Carnival of Cities How to Buy Bus Tickets at the Retiro Bus Station in Buenos Aires The Bicycle Diaries of a Day in San Martin de los Andes [...]

]]> By: Argentina’s Travel Guide http://argentinastravel.com/401/buenos-aires-transportation-options-buses-subways-and-taxis/comment-page-1/#comment-2111 Argentina’s Travel Guide Fri, 25 May 2007 09:40:05 +0000 http://argentinastravel.com/401/buenos-aires-transportation-options-%e2%80%93-buses-subways-and-taxis/#comment-2111 [...] La Cabaña del Bosque in Mar del Plata - A Secret Sweet Lovers’ Haven In Buenos Aires, EVERYONE Delivers The Seven Lakes Crossing in Patagonia - Take a Road Trip You Can Be Proud Of Heading to Brazil? American? You Better Apply for a Visa! Colmegna Spa - An Oasis in the Bustle of Downtown Buenos Aires An American Sports Bar in Buenos Aires - Shoeless Joe’s El Alamo Bar Buenos Aires Transportation Options - Buses, Subways, and Taxis Puma Hostel in San Martin de los Andes Check out the Carnival of Cities How to Buy Bus Tickets at the Retiro Bus Station in Buenos Aires The Bicycle Diaries of a Day in San Martin de los Andes Naturata, a Great Vegetarian Restaurant in Mendoza, Argentina. Really. [...] [...] La Cabaña del Bosque in Mar del Plata – A Secret Sweet Lovers’ Haven In Buenos Aires, EVERYONE Delivers The Seven Lakes Crossing in Patagonia – Take a Road Trip You Can Be Proud Of Heading to Brazil? American? You Better Apply for a Visa! Colmegna Spa – An Oasis in the Bustle of Downtown Buenos Aires An American Sports Bar in Buenos Aires – Shoeless Joe’s El Alamo Bar Buenos Aires Transportation Options – Buses, Subways, and Taxis Puma Hostel in San Martin de los Andes Check out the Carnival of Cities How to Buy Bus Tickets at the Retiro Bus Station in Buenos Aires The Bicycle Diaries of a Day in San Martin de los Andes Naturata, a Great Vegetarian Restaurant in Mendoza, Argentina. Really. [...]

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