By bus
Several bus companies provide services from Tucuman City to almost all major and mid-size cities in Argentina. The city boasts one the largest bus stations in the country and it is located at walking distance from downtown and the main hotels. Bus routes Nr. 4, 8, 10, 102, 103, 110, 118 runs from around the bus station into downtown; Nrs 4, 8, 10, 102, 106, 110 does it in the opposite direction.
By plane
At Teniente BenjamÃn Matienzo International Airport, at 9km east from San Miguel de Tucuman, there are 5 daily flights from Buenos Aires with AerolÃneas Argentinas and LAN, one daily flight from Mendoza, one from Rosario and two from Córdoba all of them with Sol LÃneas Aéreas. International flights are now suspended, but Aerosur had until 2010 four flights a week to Santa Cruz de la Sierra, in Bolivia, with inmediate connections to Madrid and Miami.
More information about flight times and rates at (http://www.aerolineas.com) and (http://www.lan.com) and (http://www.sol.com.ar).
By train
There are two weekly trains from Buenos Aires and back. The journey takes approximately 25 hours as it stops in many towns and cities along the railroad. It costs 87 pesos in tourist class, 132 pesos in Primera class, 236 in Pullman class, and 740 pesos in Camarote class private two bed compartment and two breakfasts, all round trip prices. There are discounts for students, children and seniors. See the excellent but only in Spanish web site: (http://www.ferrocentralsa...)
The train includes a dining and snack car.
Trains leave Buenos Aires Retiro station at 09:55 on Mondays and Fridays and return from Tucumán on Wednesdays at 16:59 and on Saturdays at 19:43. Get your tickets early - they are sometimes sold out 10 days in advance.
By car
Coming from North: Ruta 9 from Salta and Jujuy
Coming from West: Ruta 38 from Catamarca, La Rioja, San Juan, Mendoza
Coming from North West: Ruta 40 from Andes, then take Ruta 307 between Amaicha del Valle and Acheral, and then Ruta 38.
Coming from South: Ruta 157 from Córdoba
Coming from South East: Ruta 9 from Santiago del Estero, Córdoba, Rosario, Buenos Aires
Coming from East: Ruta 34 from Santiago del Estero, Rosario, Buenos Aires
Coming from North East: Ruta 34 12 --> 16 --> 34 from Posadas, Corrientes, Resistencia
There are two tolls of 1,80$ on Ruta 9: one in Leocadio Paz 15 km from the Border to Salta Province and one in the Border to Santiago del Estero Province. Emergency phone number is *767 *SOS from any mobile telephone. Just on Ruta 9 a tolled Route.