San Telmo, Buenos Aires
San Telmo is the oldest barrio (neighborhood) of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
San Telmo is the oldest barrio (neighborhood) of Buenos Aires, Argentina. A well-preserved area of the Argentine metropolis, it hosts some of its oldest buildings. One of the birthplaces of tango, during the mid 20th century it was the Bohemian district with painters ateliers and jazz clubs. Cafes, tango parlors and antique shops line the cobblestone streets, which are often filled with street artists and dancers.
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Getting to San Telmo, Buenos Aires
- Airports
- Aeroparque Jorge Newbery (AEP), 8 km · Ezeiza - Ministro Pistarini (EZE), 27 km · Carrasco General Cesáreo L. Berisso (MVD), 216 km
- Rosario → San Telmo, Buenos Aires280 km · quickest by road, 4h 14m · AR$17,900–23,850
- Cordoba → San Telmo, Buenos Aires649 km · quickest by air, 5h 21m · AR$104,590–162,240
- Resistencia → San Telmo, Buenos Aires798 km · quickest by road, 13h 44m · AR$54,850–73,150
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No local-transport research exists yet for San Telmo, Buenos Aires
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for San Telmo, Buenos Aires. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inBuenos Aires also has several small airports dedicated to chartered flights and private aircraft.
- Get inThree companies operate this service: All three offer ferries to Colonia and connecting buses to Montevideo, Piriapolis, and Punta del Este.
- Get inBuquebus also offers a significantly more expensive direct ferry to Montevideo.
- Get inIn low season, you may be on the same ferry as the Buquebus passengers who probably paid significantly more.
- Get aroundThe principal means of public transportation within the city are the buses (colectivos).
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