Corrientes (city)

Corrientes is the capital city of the province of same name, in Argentina. In 2011, it was home to almost 350,000 people.

Understand
Corrientes business hours are 09:00-12:00 in the morning, and 17:00-20:30 (winter) or 18:00-22:00 (summer). During the siesta break, the streets are empty and virtually all the business are closed.

Most banks only open in the morning, usually from 07:00 to 11:30.

By plane
Corrientes airport, officially Aeropuerto Internacional Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro, receives flights from Aerolíneas Argentinas and low-cost carrier Fly Bondi.

It lies close to the city, a little further down the road from the local university campus. Bus lines 11 and 109 go from the bus station to the city center to the in front of the airport car entrance. From there, it's a 7 min open-air trek to the airport building itself. The bus ride from Plaza Torrent to the airport takes around 30min.

Facilities on the airport public area are a café, a souvenir shop and a city information booth. Note there is no money exchange office. This airport clearly isn't used to much action: there's only one small boarding room, with fewer seats available than a regular plane (so if the flight is full, you'll have to stand). For that reason, only the passengers for the next flight are allowed in. Outside the boarding room, there are virtually no chairs or benches apart from those of the cafe, so you're likely to wait to be let in standing as well.



By bus
Corrientes bus station is fairly pleasant, modern building. There are SUBE (the city transit card) top-up booths near the main entrance, and the city bus stop is a few meters away. This bus stop is deserved by many lines that go all the way to the port, and by lines 11 and 109 that call at downtown and then go to the airport. Note there is no money exchange office.



Get around
City buses fares are paid only with SUBE cards - the very same in use in Buenos Aires and other cities. The cheapest fare, which covers most of the areas a tourist is likely to roam, costs 11 pesos (May 2018). Cards can be topped up in kiosks, at the bus station and on Terminales SUBE .

Information on the city bus routes network is available here.

Do
The Chamamé National Festival, celebrating a style of music and dance popular in Southern South America, takes place every January in the Anfiteatro Cocomarola.