How to Get a SUBE Card in Buenos Aires

SUBE cards are credit card sized cards that allow you to preload payment and board public transportation in Buenos Aires, greater Buenos Aires other cities in Argentina such as Rosario, Mendoza and Bariloche without the need for a paper ticket. SUBE works not just for the subte (subway) but also for colectivos (buses), trenes (trains), … Read more

SUBE Card — Do You Need One?

*Update: Subsidies will be lifted for those without the SUBE card SUBE cards, introduced in February 2009, are rechargeable cards that can be used to pay for the subways, buses and trains in Buenos Aires. This modern system has helped to alleviate the notorious —but often necessary —local habit of obsessively collecting small change to … Read more