Buenos Aires’ neighborhoods with the best access to public transportation

The City of Buenos Aires has a great number of options when it comes to moving around the city. Even though there are some hours with too much traffic, and you may get some place in more or less time, public transport in Buenos Aires gets you anywhere.

Starting with the subways, the metros in Buenos Aires are not as long as in other cities of the world, but they do connect some neighborhoods of the city. Likewise, some trains are perfect for crossing the city from one side to the other in a few minutes. Nevertheless, the most importat way of moving in Buenos Aires which has the greatest amount of lines and routes is the bus (called "colectivos"). Buses move around the city, and they will take you anywhere, although if there's too much traffic, it could take you longer than going by train or subway.

The neighborhoods of the City of Buenos Aires which have the best access to the different means of transports are:

- Belgrano: The neighborhood of Belgrano has many means of transports, such as the line D of the metro in the Av. Santa Fe, which takes you to the downtown area, and it passes along Palermo, Tribunales, and other areas of the city. Moreover, there are a great number of buses that take you around the city and the outer areas of Buenos Aires. Also, the train communicates Belgrano with the neighborhood of Retiro, so you can be in the downtown area in a few minutes. The train lines are Belgrano Norte and Mitre.

- Palermo: Even though Palermo is big and there are some areas which are not as connected as other areas, if you walk some blocks you will find something that takes you around the city. The neighborhood of Palermo has the line D of the metro in Av. Santa Fe, and if you are closer to Av. Cordoba, you can walk towards Av. Corrientes and take the line B of the metro. Moreover, if you wish to go to the west-south areas of the city and province of Buenos Aires, you may take the train. The San Martin line also takes you north, to the neighborhood of Retiro. Of course, there are many buses that take you anywhere you want.

- Retiro: Retiro neighborhood is where the business area of Buenos Aires is, and many big companies have their offices there. There, you will find many train lines that end and start there, and they travel many places around the city and the province. Moreover, this is where the line C of the metro begins, which takes you to Constitución (to the southern area of the city), and connect you with other metro lines.

- Downtown area: In the downtown area of Buenos Aires (which is not the geographical center) is where many lines finish their routes, so you will be able to move around in these lines.

Caballito: The neighborhood of Caballito is a residential area, with many shops, and means of transport. In this neighborhood (located in the center area of Buenos Aires), you will find many buses lines, and the metro line C, which take you to the downtown area.

These are the main neighborhoods which offer a great variety of means of transport to move around the city.