Argentina Guide
The Northwest
Arrival
Salta's El AybalAirport ( 
0387/424-2904) is about 10km southwest of the city centre, along motorway-like RN-51. Buses #8A and 6 run between the airport and central Avenida San Martín; a taxi will set you back about $22. AirBus ( 0387/431-5327 or 156-832897) takes you to the city centre for $8. Buses from all across the region and throughout the country use the modernized bus terminal at Avenida Hipólito Yrigoyen ( 0387/401-1143), just east of the Parque San Martín, five blocks south and eight east of central Plaza 9 de Julio. Bus #5 links the bus terminal with the train station, at Ameghino 690, via Plaza 9 de Julio, though the only passenger train serving Salta these days is the privately run tourist train, Tren a las Nubes/del Sol; note that at time of writing the train and track were undergoing refurbishment.