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 Buses in Asuncion by eduar68
I had the advantage of staying there with a local family and we could go around in a car. Rentals are very expensive and drivers,well...careless/recklesss. You can find plenty of buses in Asuncion but they look (and probably are) 40+ years old. Colorful, cheap and efficient. The buses out of Asuncion are the main way of transportation and range from the very confortable to the very same level described above. Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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 Silvio Pettirossi Airport by eduar68
Asuncion Airport despite an atractive look, is in need of significant maintenance and refurbishing. Several basic duty free areas are available once you pass police passport checks. Hertz and other international as well as local car rental agencies are available. On the other side, it may be the only airport in the wrl where live harp music is available to all travelers waiting boaring Leave a Comment Theme: AirplanePhone: 021/206-195
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Asuncion has a central bus station where all long distance departures begin and end. It is approximately a 20 000 Gs cab ride from the city center. Most (if not all) locations in Paraguay are reached from here (Ciudad del este/foz de igaucu 6 hours). There are also services to Florianapolis (Brazil 20 hours) Buenos Aires daily. I am sure there are also frequent buses to other major South American cities, but I do not know what there schedule is...and since it is South America, I am sure that the schedule has changed since I was there!!!
My advice is to always take the more expensive bus, I know this is the opposite of a lot of budget travellers...but the difference of a couple of dollars means shocks on the bus and cushions in your seats. Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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WE flew into Asuncion with Pluma airlines from Montevideo, Uruguay. Leaving Paraguay was done by bus from Asuncion to Ciudad del Este on the Brasilian border, from there by bus to Iguassu in Argentina
Within Asuncion we did it all by local bus and the odd taxi. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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Paraguay by eduar68
For the longest distances use air travel if you can afford it. Leave a Comment Theme: Train
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we traveled by Train..from Sao Paolo-Brazil
on our way to Bolivia. we stopped in Campo Grande to change to the Paraguayen Railsystem
one of the oldest Railwaysystem in South America. it was fun, with good compartments, food was served. at the Bordertown of Pedro Juan Cabbalero, the Station looked quite a long way from civilisation.
the old Sapucai is now retired but used servicing the Touristroute from Asuncion to Ypacacray.
we got off the Train and travelled on by Taxi...very cheap those day's and we where 4 people! the local transportation system was a bit too slow for us Leave a Comment Theme: Train
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Getting over the bridge to Cuidade del Este from Foz do Iguacu, Brazil can be done in a variety of ways. There are loads of city buses (operated by a Paraguay bus line) that cross the border regularly....and taxis will take you from whereever you want to go, of course. Paraguay taxis are in rough shape in comparision to their counterparts in Brazil. Walking across the bridge is almost a better option as there can be lengthy lines crossing the border -- even though security and the checking of documentation is rare. Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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The trip from Buenos Aires to Asuncion was about 16 hours and relatively painless, except for having to unload all our luggage and have it checked when going back into Argentina (they apparently dont care on the way into Paraguay). I went by Nuestra Senora de la Asuncion bus company, but there are others...try www.plataforma10.com to find prices and schedules. Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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Destinations:
Pilar and Encarnacion, Paraguay
Buenos Aires, Argentina
check website for schedules
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