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La Plata Astronomical Observatory is one of the oldest and more prestigious astronomical institutions in Latin America. It was founded in La Plata, the capital of Buenos Aires Province, in 1883, and since then it has nurtured an honourable research and teaching tradition. It is located in a green area of the city. La Plata is situated 60 km to the south of Buenos Aires City, with easy access by motorway. La Plata National University is the second largest university in Argentina and one of the most important universities in South America.

For arrival information in Spanish see map here.

BY CAR: From Buenos Aires: Buenos Aires-La Plata Motorway. Another alternative is RN 1. From San Miguel del Monte: RN 215, which connects to RP 2. From Bahía Blanca: RN 3. From the Atlantic Coast: RP 2 - RP 11 and RP 36.

BY COACH: From Buenos Aires: Frequent coaches from Plaza Once, Constitución and Retiro. There are also many coaches from the main cities of each Argentine province.

BY TRAIN: From Buenos Aires: Ferrocarril Roca at Constitución Train Station via Quilmes or Témperley. Trains every 40 minutes to La Plata Train Station (1^st Street and 43^rd Street). It takes about 1 hour and a half to get from Buenos Aires to La Plata. You are advised not to leave your luggage unattended as it might get stolen.

Once in La Plata, to find us:

How to get to La Plata Astronomical Observatory?

The “Observatorio Astronómico de La Plata” is located in the green area called “Paseo del Bosque”. You can reach it from 53^rdStreet and 1^stStreet. For those who do not reside in La Plata, it is possible to get to the city from 7^th Avenue or 13^thAvenue (coming from “Camino Centenario") or from Buenos Aires - La Plata Motorway. Those coming from 7^thAvenue should turn left at 54^th Street, surround San Martin Square to the left, go along 53^rd Street up to 1^st Street and enter “Paseo del Bosque”. Those coming from 13^thAvenue should turn to the left once they reach Moreno Square, go down 54^th Street up to San Martin Square (see map).