SUBE Card in Buenos Aires: User guide 2025

Moving around Buenos Aires is synonymous with efficiency and convenience thanks to the SUBE card, your master key to access the city’s extensive public transport network. Whether you’re a tourist exploring its iconic neighborhoods or a resident in your daily routine, the SUBE card simplifies your travels on buses, subways, and trains.

Where and how to buy your SUBE Card in Buenos Aires?

Acquiring your SUBE card is a quick and easy process. Sales points are plentiful: kiosks, subway and train stations, and SUBE Service Centers. The current price is around 880 ARS (approximately 1 USD), although it may vary slightly. You can also buy it at airports and tourist offices.

Topping up your SUBE Card: Multiple options

Once you have your card, top it up to start traveling. You can do this at the same sales points, at automatic machines in subway stations, or from the comfort of your cell phone through applications like Mercado Pago or ATMs. To find the official top-up points, you can visit the SUBE top-up point map

Using your SUBE Card on public transport

The SUBE card in Buenos Aires is your pass for buses, subways, and trains. When boarding, simply tap the card on the reader and the system will deduct the fare. Prices vary: buses range between 371.13 and 508.83 ARS (0.40-0.50 USD), and the subway costs around 757.21 ARS (0.80 USD) per trip. Take advantage of discounts for combined trips!

In our article Apps with transport services, you can learn about the main transport service applications in Buenos Aires, from taxis to trains, and how to use them to get around.

Additional Benefits:

• Social fare: Retirees, students, and other groups have access to special discounts.

Zafiro Apart: Your Ideal Starting Point to Explore Buenos Aires

From your comfortable accommodation at Zafiro Apart, the city opens up before you with unparalleled ease. Our strategic location places you just steps away from the main public transport arteries, allowing you to make the most of every moment of your stay.

• Subway at your fingertips:

  The Scalabrini Ortiz station, on line D, is just a few minutes’ walk away, quickly connecting you with the most emblematic neighborhoods of Buenos Aires.

• Buses at all hours:

  Numerous bus stops near Zafiro Apart offer you an extensive network of routes to explore the city at any time of day or night.

Don’t forget to carry your SUBE card with you in Buenos Aires! With it, you can move with complete freedom and comfort, discovering the hidden treasures and the most popular tourist spots in the city.

Personalized Assistance for an Unforgettable Experience

At Zafiro Apart, we want your stay to be perfect. Therefore, we offer you personalized assistance for any questions or needs you may have. Contact us here for more information and we look forward to helping you discover Buenos Aires!