How to get from Sao Paulo to Iguacu Falls?

Hey everyone,

What is the best way to travel from Sao Paulo to Iguacu Falls? Bus or plane?

I'm leaning more towards busing as it is probably cheaper.

Can anyone recommend dependable bus companies? How long is the bus ride? What is the price range

Hi Eduarda,

The distance from Sao Paulo to Foz do Iguaçu is 1028Km.

I know two bus caompanies:

• Expresso Kaiowa - 00551133927606 - www.expressokaiowa.com.br - The ticket is R$ 151,00
• Pluma - 00551133923657 - www.pluma.com.br

The trip takes around 17 hours by bus.

www.tam.com.br and www.voegol.com.br are the two airplane companies that can take ou from SP to Foz do Iguaçu. I don'. know the price, but you can easily check on the wesite.

If you need any aditional information, I will be really glad to help you.

Melissa.

Bus is cheaper, but still not that cheap; I did this route last year because I could get a plane ticket to GRU that was €150 cheaper than that to BUE (where I wanted to go), but that didn't work out cheaper at all.

I find it hard to believe that Kaiowa charges only R$150 for that trip; seem to remember that I paid twice that amount with Pluma.

I got one question...

Did you guys who visited the Iguaçu Falls really have a blast?
I'm brazilian and although I think it is a beautiful view... the city itself sucks, it borders Paraguay which is also a pretty poor place to visit and there isn't much to do around the city.

I would much rather spend my money and time visiting Florianópolis, Farol de Santa Marta (amazing place!!!) or other spots somewhere around Brazil!

17hrs to get to Iguaçu by bus + the cash spent to do so...

I'm a people-person.. I like to travel to places and have great experiences meeting interesting people and curious places and Iguaçu, even though it is massive, really can't deliver that.

Best regards,
Rafael

Yes, I enjoyed it but I stayed in Puerto Iguazu and spend two full days at the Argentinian side where there are much more walking trails.
Through the place I stayed I also arranged a car to go directly by a small car ferry to Paraguay from Puerto Iguazu avoiding Ciudad del Este. We went to some museum and enjoyed the day in Paraguay.
Also we spend a day in Foz and had some great hotel and good restaurant over there. Also did a daytrip to Brazilian falls and Itaipu Dam combined and visiting a great birth park.

You see, beauty is in the eye of the beholder
Personally, I get nervous in big cities or beaches after like two days...or hours

[ Edit: Edited on 10-Aug-2009, at 06:30 by Utrecht ]

I like the falls a lot. There's actually much more to both national parks than the main falls; it took me several trips to find that out, but I'm glad that I did.

Share your comments re Foz, though: the city's rather disappointing. Puerto Iguazù on the other side is really much nicer. And cheaper

I Just chcked the flight ticket price and it was twice the price of a bus trip.

I got the bus trip prce on the website and I just called there to confirm. It is R$ 150 one way and R$300 the return ticket.

I agree that there are many other spots in Brazil more interesting than Iguaçu Falls. Amazonia is also a very intersting place to visit. I lived there already and can give some tips about ir. Northeast of Brazil is also another good option

Melissa.