How to reach SPL 2007
The conference takes place in Mar del Plata, Argentina. Most international flights reach Buenos Aires, which is about 400 kms away from Mar del Plata. We recommend to fly to Buenos Aires and then reach Mar del Plata.
How to reach Mar del Plata... from Buenos Aires
There are three possibilities:
Our recommendation: given that there are few flight connections between Buenos Aires and Mar del Plata and that international flights use a different airport than domestic flights (25 km from each other), we recommend to reach Mar del Plata by bus. There are direct buses from the international airport "Ministro Pistarini" (also known as "Ezeiza") to Mar del Plata. See below for more details.
More info in:
http://www.welcomeargentina.com/mardelplata/waysto.html
http://www.argentinaturistica.com/informa/mdpicomollegar.htm
Note: please, take into account that the argentinian currency, "peso", uses the symbol $. The approximate exchange rate is 1 U.S. dollar -> 3 pesos, 1 euro -> 4 pesos.
By bus
There are direct buses from the international Buenos Aires airport to Mar del Plata. A company that makes this connection is "Manuel Tienda León". This buses arrive in Mar del Plata in approximately five hours (400 km aprox). There are departures from the international airport at 2:30, 10:00, 12:30, 14:30 and 21:30. This bus' price (one way) is $85 (85 argentinian pesos, about 21 euros).
If you are already in Buenos Aires city, there are many bus companies that connect Buenos Aires city to Mar del Plata. Bus stations are locally known as "Terminal de Ómnibus".
Buenos Aires bus station: Terminal de Ómnibus de Retiro | Av. Antártida Argentina y Calle 10.
Mar del Plata bus station: Terminal de Ómnibus de Mar del Plata | Alberti 1602 | telf. +54 223 451 5406.
By car
Highway 2: 404 km.
Route 11: 602 km.
Route 226: 441 km.If you need detailed routes in Argentina, this page can help you very much.
By airplane
Mar del Plata is a 50 minutes flight from Buenos Aires. "Brigadier Bartolomé de la Colina" airport in Mar del Plata is just 10 minutes from downtown. There are 3 airlines with more than 40 flights weekly.
For flight connections, take into account that Buenos Aires has two airports, one for international flights and one for domestic flights. They are about 25 km from each other.
More info also in Aeropuertos Argentinos
Note: the international airport in Buenos Aires is called "Ministro Pistarini" or also "Ezeiza". The domestic airport in Buenos Aires is called "Jorge Newbery" or also "Aeroparque".
