Is Public Transportation Safe?

[rdcooper]

From what I can tell, the crime rate in Argentina is lower than in the US. I would never take a city bus in any large city in the US, and haven't done so since the 1980s. Is public transportation generally safe in Buenos Aires? I'm not planning on living there, but I may have to stay there a couple of weeks until I get situated.

 

[Caribbean Cool]

The people from the U.S. worry me the most.

 

[AgeOfEmpires]

I don't know about the bus but the subway is x 100000 safer than the New York subway. I've taken the subway at least 3 times a day for years and years, every line and all times of night, never once felt unsafe from other passengers. There are some lines with a scary big gap between the platform and subway and someone did have their leg amputated a few months ago.

 

[rdcooper]

I don't know about the bus but the subway is x 100000 safer than the New York subway. I've taken the subway at least 3 times a day for years and years, every line and all times of night, never once felt unsafe from other passengers. There are some lines with a scary big gap between the platform and subway and someone did have their leg amputated a few months ago.

What does it cost?

 

[Stephano]

What does it cost?

https://buenosaires.gob.ar/subte/tarifas-pases-y-abonos/tarifas

 

[Silvie]

It is safe but just don’t display your cell phone or gold jewellery anywhere in public; it may be taken anywhere any time, even inside bus or riding a taxi while waiting for the green light

 

[darksider415]

Very safe. I've never had issues on the buses or the subte here, even when I lived in Microcentro and would be on the bus at 1 or 2 AM to get home