San Luis Province · Argentina
San Luis travel guide
San Luis is a city in San Luis Province, Argentina, home to about 207,000 people.
- Best months
- April, May and August to November
- Nearest airport
- LUQ3 km · Brigadier Mayor D Cesar Raul Ojeda Airport
- Currency
- ARSArgentine convertible peso
- Time zone
- America/Argentina/San Luis
- Language
- Spanish
About
About San Luis
San Luis is the capital city of San Luis Province in the Cuyo region of Argentina. It is also the seat of the Juan Martín de Pueyrredón Department.
San Luis was founded in 1594, then abandoned, and re-founded in 1632. Is sits at the base of the Sierra Grandes at about 2400 feet. In 2010, it had a population of almost 170,000 people. From a poor, administrative small town, San Luis rose in the 1980s and 1990s to a lively small industrial metropolis. San Luis is a modern city with good infrastructure, but few sights.
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Things to do
What to see and do in San Luis
See
- MUHSAL Historical Museum of San Luis
- Museo Dora Ochoa de Masramón
- Iglesia Catedral de San Luis
- Plaza Independencia
- Pueblo Memorial Puntano
Do
- Quebrada de los Cóndores
- Balneario La Hoya
- The Milestone
- Cerro de los Venados
- Parque IV Centanario
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When to go
The best time to visit San Luis
The most comfortable months for a city stay in San Luis are April, May and August to November. January is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; January is the wettest, with about 102 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to San Luis: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Brigadier Mayor D Cesar Raul Ojeda Airport (LUQ), about 3.3 km from the city centre in a straight line.
Getting in
The San Luis Airport lies about 3.2 km north of the city and has direct flights to and from Buenos Aires. The city is on the Highway 7 corridor between Mendoza and Buenos Aires, though much closer to the former, and also has connections to Cordoba to the north. All intercity buses on the important long-distance route Buenos Aires - Mendoza - Santiago de Chile stop in San Luis. There are also connections to Cordoba.
Getting around
Most of the city highlights are within walking distance downtown, but the Portrero las Funes and Balneario Hoya and other natural attractions will probably require transportation.
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LUQ · Brigadier Mayor D Cesar Raul Ojeda Airport
Questions
San Luis: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit San Luis?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in San Luis are April, May and August to November. January is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; January is the wettest, with about 102 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to San Luis?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Brigadier Mayor D Cesar Raul Ojeda Airport (LUQ), about 3.3 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in San Luis?
Argentine convertible peso (ARS).
Nearby
Destinations near San Luis
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.