For most visitors traveling to Salta from outside of South America, the journey will begin with a flight into Buenos Aires.   The Ministro Pistarini International Airport is the country’s largest airport, and is located about 35 km from the city center.   Many airlines have daily scheduled routes to and from locations all over the world.

            Once in Buenos Aires, there are two optoins for further transportation to Salta.  The first is to fly, but there are no flights going to Salta from the Ministro Pistarini Airport.  Travelers must first commute (a fifty minute drive) to the smaller Aeroparque Jorge Newbery Airport , located in the city of Buenos Aires.  This airport is mainly used for domestic flights, and does offer direct flights to Salta through three airlines: Aerolineas Argentina , Southern Winds , and American Falcon .  The other option is to take a bus to Salta from Buenos Aires.  The Chevallier Bus Company runs daily routes that leave Buenos Aires at 10pm and arriving in Salta at 3pm.  The seventeen-hour journey is made a bit easier by the fact that the buses are very comfortable.

            Visit this  Getting to Salta by Bus page for more information on this topic.

            Driving to Salta from within Argentina is another option, but before getting behind the wheel of a car, check out this Driving in Argentina page.