After five days exploring Buenos Aires, as the first stop of our journey through northern Argentina, we chose the city of Rosario. We needed to figure out how to get there.
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Rosario is situated 300 km northwest of the Argentinian capital along the Paraná River. Both trains and multiple buses run daily from Buenos Aires to Rosario. Although the train is cheaper, we preferred a bus because they’re faster, more comfortable, and more frequent.
We found a multitude of routes online by various operators, departing at many times throughout the day from different terminals. We ended up booking one with the Veloz del Norte company at 10:45 from Dellepiane Terminal (location) in the western outskirts of Buenos Aires. The ticket came to around €10 per person. You can check out all routes online this site.
We made it to the terminal a good one hour before departure in an Uber that charged us about 5 euros from our accommodation in Barracas. Following our recent experiences in the grand, airport-like bus terminals of Brazil, we were surprised to find this one deserted. Upon entry, we even wondered whether we’d come to the wrong place. There were no ticket booths. Only a handful of passengers lingered around the spacious hall, and a single dude was at work, appearing during bus arrivals to call passengers and help load luggage. Out of a dozen shops, only one was open to serve us breakfast while we waited.
In the end, the bus came 20 minutes late. The freighter dude hurled our backpacks into the storage bay and, because we were foreigners, tried his luck by cheekily asking us for a tip. We laughed his request off, boarded, and departed.
Three hours later, we were still on the outskirts of Buenos Aires. The bus had passed through half a dozen stations, picking up a passenger or two in each. Then we stopped at a roadside restaurant for what the driver said would be 15 minutes but was extended to nearly an hour. We couldn’t even eat because they didn’t accept cards. I was worried we wouldn’t make it before midnight. But then we sped up across the endless plains of northern Argentina and arrived in Rosario shortly before 17:00, only an hour late to schedule.
You should probably also be able to get an express bus for a higher fare. But this was still fast and comfortable enough for its price.
After a belated lunch at Rosario’s terminal, we walked a few blocks to our accommodation, settled, and began exploring this vibrant riverfront city.
Accommodation & Activities in Rosario
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