Rosario: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Rosario is a city of 948,312 people in Argentina (Santa Fe), 38 m (125 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Rosario Islas Malvinas International Airport (ROS), 14 km (9 mi) from the centre. It has 5 railway stations on record, including Rosario Norte train station. Our booking partner lists 711 places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Rosario runs from about 10 h 1 min a day in late June to 14 h 23 min in late December (computed for -32.95° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Rosario is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is Rosario Islas Malvinas International Airport (ROS), 14 km (9 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 9,842 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft.
Flights to Rosario: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Rosario Norte train station, Rosario Central train station, Zavalla train station, La Bajada train station, Rosario train station FCRPB. Trains to Rosario
Buses to Rosario · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 711 places to stay in Rosario. Of the 308 with a star rating, the largest group is 4-star (200), and 3 are five-star. Across 68 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.6 out of 10. Guests have left 37,134 reviews in total.
Hotels in Rosario: the full picture, and book
Our booking partner lists 12 hostels in Rosario, out of 711 places to stay of every kind — 1.7% of everywhere it lists in the city, around the middle of the range for the cities we hold figures for. Across 6 hostels with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 7.8 out of 10, 0.8 below the 8.6 its hotels average. Guests have left 742 reviews across them.
Hostels in Rosario: the full picture, and book
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Buenos Aires, 279 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Córdoba, 375 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Santa Fe, 144 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Avellaneda, 283 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Merlo, 260 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Quilmes, 296 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Laferrere, 276 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Paraná, 135 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- José C. Paz, 246 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Lanús, 285 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Alessandria, Asunción, Bilbao, Caracas, Dakar, Haifa, Imperia, Manizales, Pisco, Shanghai, Valparaíso, Santiago de Cuba, Cuenca, Kuwait City.
Common questions
Which airport serves Rosario?
Rosario Islas Malvinas International Airport (ROS), 14 km (9 mi) from the centre.
How big is Rosario?
About 948,312 people live in Rosario, across 179 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Rosario in?
America/Argentina/Cordoba, currently UTC-3.
What currency is used in Rosario?
The Peso (ARS). Traffic drives on the right.
Are there hostels in Rosario?
12 of them, bookable on this site. Hostels in Rosario.
How many hotels are there in Rosario?
Our booking partner lists 711 places to stay in Rosario, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Rosario?
Buenos Aires (279 km), Córdoba (375 km), Santa Fe (144 km), Avellaneda (283 km), Merlo (260 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.