BY PLANE
Salta has scheduled flight connections with Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Tucumán and Jujuy; and occasionally, during the tourist season, international flights from and to several cities within bordering countries are arranged. All flights arrive at the Aeropuerto Internacional General Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport, in the City of Salta.

The airlines arriving at Salta are: Aerolíneas Argentinas, Austral, SW, LAB, American Falcon, Lapa and Dinar.

It is recommended to check for the current ticket prices.

The El Albay airport is located 9 kilometres away from the City of Salta through the Ruta Nacional Nº 51 National Route.

There is a bus service from the airport to the city centre.

The cost of a private car or a taxi is approximately US$ 12.

Airport telephone number: : (0387)424-1215.

BY BUS
Salta has daily connections with the cities of Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Tucumán, Santiago del Estero and Jujuy, as well as with other parts of the country.

The bus lines arriving at Salta are: La Veloz del Norte, Atahualpa, La Internacional, La Estrella, Andes Mar, Panamericano, El Trébol, TAC, Chevallier and others.

The prices from Buenos Aires vary between US$ 45 and US$ 90.

The journey takes about twenty hours.

Some of these companies offer special discounts for students.

The bus terminal is at the Avenida Hipólito Irigoyen y Tavela (15 blocks away from the city centre).

The phone number is: (0387) 431-5227. It has no locker service.

A taxi from the terminal to the city centre costs between US$ 2 and 2.50.

DRIVING
There are two alternatives coming from Buenos Aires:

• Through the Ruta Nacional Nº 9, a journey about 1800 kilometres long. The getaway route is through the Panamericana (Pan American Highway) up to Tucumán, then come Rosario de la Frontera and Metán; and finally, seven kilometres before the entrance to the city of Güemes, there is a roundabout with roads leading either to Salta or to Jujuy from which to choose.
• Another alternative is the same route up to Rosario, then following the Ruta Nacional Nº 34 up to Santiago del Estero and going through Rafaela, Sunchales, Ceres, Colonia Dora and Taboada. It is a little shorter than the previous, about 1650 kilometre long.
• Coming from Córdoba:
  Taking the Ruta Nacional Nº 9 up to Santiago del Estero, it runs through Jesús María and Villa San Martín, and then continuing as if coming from Buenos Aires