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Buzios
Buzios
Búzios is located at 105 miles NE from the city of Rio de Janeiro. Many international and Brazilian airlines offer non-stop flights to the modern and busy Rio de Janeiro International Airport. From this Gateway you can reach Búzios either by air, sea or by road. In all cases you will be very welcome. Below you will find information how to get into this peninsula and how to move there.

I - By Car (From Rio de Janeiro)
Approximately 2 hours from Rio de Janeiro. After passing the toll on the Rio-Niterói bridge, take a left in the direction of Rio Bonito. Soon after arriving at Rio Bonito, take a right onto "Via Lagos" in the direction of Região dos Lagos (Lakes Region). Stay on this highway. When it ends, continue more 4 miles until reaching a large Ipiranga gas station at the entrance of São Pedro da Aldeia. Take a left at the gas station and then immediately turn right onto RJ-106 in the direction of Macaé/Búzios. Some 8 miles later you will come to the ESSO gas station, where you will turn off to the right. From this point, Búzios is some 10 minutes away.

We can provide tranfer from Rio de Janeiro to Búzios:
For 1 to 4 people US$100 in an exclusive air conditioning car.
For 5 to 10 people US$150 in an exclusive sprinter airconditioning van.

Tools - from Rio de Janeiro - Rio-Niterói Bridge: R$ 2.00 - only charged in the Rio to Niterói direction. - Via Lagos (RJ-124): R$ 6,40 weekdays and R$ 9.20 weekends (noon Friday until noon Monday) - charged in both directions.

II - By Bus
From Rio to Búzios - direct: The company Viação 1001 offers daily departures from Rodoviária Novo Rio (Novo Rio Bus Terminal - Rio) at the following schedule: Leaving Rio: 6:30, 9:30, 11:30, 13:30, 15:30, 17:30 and 19:30.( 9:30 and 13:30 bus with air conditioning) Leaving Búzios: 7:00, 9:00, 11:00, 13:00, 15:00, 17:00 and 19:00. Fare: R$ 20.00 (schedules and fares supplied by Viação 1001) Phones: Viação 1001: 55-21-2516-1001/ From Rio Call 03003131001- Bus Terminal in Rio: 55-21-2291-5151 NOTE: To get to the Rodoviária Novo Rio (Novo Rio Bus Terminal) from the Rio de Janeiro International Airport, you can take taxis or Viação Real air-conditioned busses, with several departures all day. From São Paulo to Búzios - direct: Departures Fridays at 10:44 pm, with return departure on Sundays at 9:30 pm. Fare: R$ 48.59 - Viação 1001 Alternate Route - from Cabo Frio: Viação 1001 offers hourly departures from Rio to Cabo Frio where Viação Salineira does the transportation to Búzios every day with departures every 20 minutes. You can also take a taxi from Cabo Frio to Búzios for approximately US$ 30.00.

III - By Air
The Umberto Modiano Airport (Búzios) operates with a 4265 foot x 100 foot wide illuminated paved runway and can receive corporate jets, Fokker 27 and Fokker 50 aircraft. There are presently no regular flights to Búzios.
 
Rodrigo Itaborahy