With more delay than usual, Trenes Argentinos finally put long-distance train
tickets on sale .
They are for those who want to travel during
March and the first week of April
.
As always happens, as soon as the tickets appeared on the page, they began to
sell out.
According to information from the state company, tickets can be purchased at Retiro, Constitución, Once and intermediate stations, or through the website (with a 10% discount).
Retirees have a 40% discount and people with a single disability certificate (CUD) will travel free of charge by obtaining it through the company's official website.
As was the case for summer season tickets, which sold out in just over 24 hours, it will still be mandatory
to confirm the trip between 72 and up to 24 hours before starting the tour.
You must enter www.trenesargentinos.gob.ar and complete the procedure on the
"Travel confirmation" button.
To do this, it is necessary to enter the reservation number and security code that will be received at the time of purchasing the ticket.
Once the procedure has been carried out, the ticket to travel will arrive by email.
Shcedules and prices
For March and the first week of April, two daily services circulate between Buenos Aires and Mar del Plata.
One that leaves at 6:08 (with stops in Dolores and General Guido);
and another that departs from the Constitución terminal at 9:35.
Trains returning from Mar del Plata will depart at 9:59 and 2:12 p.m.
Train tickets to Mar del Plata and other long-distance destinations more than doubled.
In addition, on Fridays and Mondays there will be an extra service.
The one that leaves from Buenos Aires will do so on
Fridays at 5:10 p.m.
, while the one that leaves from Mar del Plata will begin the trip
on Mondays at 1:22 a.m.
The service between
General Guido and Divisadero de Pinamar
runs daily, departing from General Guido at 10:30 and from Divisadero de Pinamar at 1:15 p.m.
Tickets to Mar del Plata cost 6,680 pesos in first class and 8,005 in Pullman if obtained at the station ticket offices;
while a 10% discount must be subtracted for those who buy them online.
Although the jump in prices is more than double compared to what they cost in November, when the season was sold out, the prices are still much cheaper than those of buses that cover the same route.
In November, train tickets cost, in Primera, $2,696;
and Pullman $3,230.
There was a third option, in a cabin, which is not there now and cost $9,430.
Bus tickets for March, for example,
start at $34,000 and go up to $55,000,
depending on the type of service and the time of the trip.
Other destinations
The other services that are for sale are those that connect Buenos Aires-Rosario, which has a daily train that departs from Retiro at 7:30 p.m. and from Rosario Norte at 2:48 a.m.
Tickets cost 5,300 pesos in first class and 6,330 pesos in Pullman.
In addition, the company has an express service, which stops in Rosario Sur, which leaves Retiro on the San Martín line on Fridays at 10:30 p.m. and returns on Sundays at 11:49 p.m.
The express train also offers the possibility of traveling by cabin car with a value of 14,970 pesos.
For the section between Buenos Aires and
Córdoba
there are two weekly trains: from Retiro it leaves on Wednesdays and Sundays at 11:30 and from Córdoba on Mondays and Fridays at 9:13 p.m.
Tickets cost 7,815 pesos in first class, 9,345 in Pullman and 26,605 in a cabin for two people.
Buenos Aires-Tucumán
has two weekly trains: from Retiro it leaves on Wednesdays and Sundays at 9:10 p.m. and from Tucumán on Tuesdays and Fridays at 9:30 p.m.
Tickets cost 12,895 pesos in first class, 15,475 in Pullman and 45,000 in a cabin for two people.
Buenos Aires-Bragado has three weekly services: they depart from Once on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 6:35 p.m. and from Bragado on Mondays at 2:30 a.m. and Wednesdays and Fridays at 5:30 a.m.
The value is 3,480 pesos in first class and 4,145 in pullman.
Between Buenos Aires and Pehuajó there is a weekly service: it leaves from Once on Fridays at 8:55 p.m. and from Pehuajó on Sundays at 8:30 p.m., with a cost of 6,075 pesos in first class and 7,280 in pullman.
Also between Buenos Aires and Junín there is a daily service that departs from Retiro at 6:15 p.m.
The return is at 0.50 and they cost 4,190 pesos in first class and 5,010 in Pullman.
Buenos Aires- Justo Daract (San Luis) has a weekly service, which departs from Retiro on Fridays at 9:15 p.m. and from Justo Daract on Sundays at 6:50 p.m., with a value of 10,985 pesos in first class, 13,205 in pullman and 39,740 in cabin. for two.
The service
between Buenos Aires and Palmira (Mendoza) is biweekly,
departing from Retiro on Fridays at 8 and from Palmira on Sundays at 12 while the cost is 17,350 pesos in first class, 20,785 in Pullman and 62,420 in a cabin for two people.
The train that connects
Constitución with Bahía Blanca is interrupted due to the state of the track infrastructure
, which is not suitable for the safe circulation of passenger trains.
According to official data from the Ministry of Transportation, during the summer period, the most chosen destination to travel on long-distance trains was Mar del Plata,
with 248,557 passengers transported.
S.C.