Buying bus tickets online

[chris]

Has anyone bought bus tickets (PLUSMAR) online? Can it be done? And if so, how does it work?

 

[jantango]

One online system offers all bus lines to destinations in the country. https://busplus.com.ar/ You need a credit/debit card from a local bank for payment; foreign cards are not accepted for payment.

 

[Macanudo]

I bought tickets over the telephone using a foreign credit card a couple of months ago with Flecha Bus, but they wouldn't accept my foreign debit card. They gave me a reference number to give to the ticket counter at the bus station. You can check the availability and seating charts online and then call them.

 

[RichardP]

I've used plataform 10 several times without issues.

https://www.plataforma10.com.ar/pasajes-micro

 

[baires2024]

I'm trying to buy tickets on the El Aguila website with a foreign card from abroad at the moment but it seems Mercado Pago is the only option. Should I just use Plataforma 10 or BusBud or is there a better option for buying bus tickets online with a foreign card these days? Thanks.

 

[AdrianB]

Sometimes you can use your card through mercado pago btw.

 

[Stephano]

Sometimes you can use your card through mercado pago btw.

I agree. I bought tickets a few months ago and the only way to use my foreign credit card was through MercadoPago. I am not 100% sure but the site was of Nueva Chevallier, while with Plataforma10 it did not go through and gave a somewhat misleading error like "invalid credit card number"

 

[baires2024]

Yeah, I've tried two cards and Mercado Pago isn't accepting them on El Aguila's website, I think because it doesn't like the passport number I'm putting in when asked for the list of possible identification numbers (eg DNI, cedula...)

 

[Silvie]

Has anyone bought bus tickets (PLUSMAR) online? Can it be done? And if so, how does it work?

I believe they are being sold through Plataforma 10 online

 

[darksider415]

I gave up, used BusBud and paid at official rate, last time I had to, fwiw