General Information about Buenos Aires
- ARRIVAL
International flights arrive at the Ezeiza International Airport 'Ministro Pistarini' and domestic flights, at Aeroparque.
Currency can be exchanged -in the airport- at Banco Nación. Teller machines are available and work with most major credit cards.
Peso (Argentine currency) sign: $
Public phones are either coin or card-operated. Cards are available at the airport. You can also dial #19 to make a collect call.
The bus company Manuel Tienda Leon offers transportation to downtown Buenos Aires at $16. The ride takes about 40 minutes. At the bus first stop in Buenos Aires, mini-vans redistribute passengers at no extra cost within an extended area (always near downtown). The ticket stand of the Manuel Tienda Leon company is the first stand after you exit customs. There is also a public transportation bus that serves downtown Buenos Aires at a cheaper rate, but we do not recommend it if you carry a significant amount of luggage.
- HOTEL INFORMATION
Hotel Savoy
Callao 181
1022 Buenos Aires
República Argentina
PHONE: (+54 11) 4370-8000 -
FAX: (+54 11) 4370-8080 / 4370-7066
Contact: info@hotel-savoy.com.ar
- SCHOOL AND WORKSHOP
Most lectures will be held in the Classroom 8, on the first floor of the first building (Pabellón 1) of the University Campus (Ciudad Universitaria).
- PHONE SERVICES
Card operated public phones, for local and international calls, are available in the ground floor of the building. Cards are available in the kiosk next to the building entrance. Long-distance phone and fax services are also available in cabins next to the entrance to the second building (Pabellón 2). The rates for international calls from these cabins (Locutorios), widely spread in downtown, are cheaper than hotel phone rates.
- TRANSPORTATION
The University Campus (Ciudad Universitaria) is served by the bus lines 28, 33, 37 (from Savoy Hotel), 42, 45, 107, 160. Some buses end their route before reaching the University campus. Only those with a special sign "Ciudad Universitaria" behind the windshield serve the School site. You should step down from the bus at the first stop inside campus.
All bus routes end at their third stop inside campus. The bus fare (80 centavos) must be paid aboard, using coin-operated ticket machines. You do not need to pay the exact fare, but you must pay with coins (the driver will not provide change).
Some Radio Taxi Companies:
- Pídalo: 4956 1200 / 4932 2222
- Onda Verde: 4867 0000
- Llámenos S.A.: 4555 1111
- Capital: 4552 0010
- Davitax: 4511 3100
- Madero Norte: 4301 1600
- DEPARTURE
The bus company Manuel Tienda Leon offers transportation from downtown Buenos Aires to Ezeiza International Airport at $16. The ride takes about 40 minutes. The bus terminal is in Av. Santa Fe 790.
Passengers can request to be picked up from the hotel at no extra charge to the following phone numbers:
4314-3636 - 4315-5115 - 0800-7770078.
- WEATHER IN BUENOS AIRES
Argentina is located in the southern hemisphere, so seasons here are at the opposite of the northern hemisphere countries. Therefore, it is the winter (and cold) period in Argentina in July.
Temperatures in Buenos Aires during this month are usually lower than 15 Cº and greater than 5 Cº.
For more precise information please refer to Buenos Aires Weather Forecast.
- BUENOS AIRES ON LINE MAPS
- http://www.mapred.com/es/index.htm
- http://www.fcen.uba.ar/donde/igm/0mz3.htm (City map)
- USEFUL LINKS
Buenos Aires Government Web Page (Tourism)
General San Martín Municipal Theatre
Colón Theatre
http://www.argentinaturistica.com/2basiresenia.htm
http://www.alojargentina.com.ar/cityguide.html
http://www.buenosairesantiguo.com.ar/paginasbsashoy/guiadeturismo.html
http://www.buenos-aires-eze.com/
http://www.alojargentina.com.ar/carrental.html
http://www.buenosairesantiguo.com.ar/paginasbsashoy/datosutilesparaelturista.html