There are 5 ways to get from Rio de Janeiro (State) to Iguazu Falls by plane, bus, or car
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Fly from Santos Dumont Airport
best- Fly from Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) to Foz Do Iguaçu / Cataratas International Airport (IGU)plane SDU - IGU
4h 16m$192,876–819,053Bus via Resende
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário Novo Rio to Graal Resendebus Rio de Janeiro / ...
- Take the bus from Graal Resende to Terminal Rodoviário de Foz do Iguaçubus Foz do Iguaçu
30h 33m$153,647–262,947Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário Novo Rio to Terminal Rodoviário de Puerto Iguazúbus Buenos Aires
27h 50m$211,680–327,895Drive 1,479.4 km
- Drive from Rio de Janeiro to Iguazu Fallscar 1,479.4 km
16h 50m$223,286–322,524Fly from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport
- Fly from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG) to Foz Do Iguaçu / Cataratas International Airport (IGU)plane GIG - IGU
4h 44m$167,292–759,692
Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) to Foz Do Iguaçu / Cataratas International Airport (IGU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rio de Janeiro (State) to Iguazu Falls is to bus via Resende which costs $150000 - $270000 and takes 30h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Rio de Janeiro (State) to Iguazu Falls is to fly which takes 4h 16m and costs $190000 - $850000.
No, there is no direct bus from Rio de Janeiro (State) to Iguazu Falls. However, there are services departing from Ponto Final: Praça Tiradentes and arriving at Cataratas Argentinas via Terminal Rodoviário Novo Rio and Terminal de Ómnibus de Puerto Iguazú. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 50m.
The distance between Rio de Janeiro (State) and Iguazu Falls is 1216 km. The road distance is 1479.4 km.
The best way to get from Rio de Janeiro (State) to Iguazu Falls without a car is to bus which takes 27h 50m and costs $210000 - $330000.
It takes approximately 4h 16m to get from Rio de Janeiro (State) to Iguazu Falls, including transfers.
Rio de Janeiro (State) to Iguazu Falls bus services, operated by JBL Internacional, depart from Terminal Rodoviário Novo Rio station.
The best way to get from Rio de Janeiro (State) to Iguazu Falls is to fly which takes 4h 16m and costs $190000 - $850000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $210000 - $330000 and takes 27h 50m.
Rio de Janeiro (State) to Iguazu Falls bus services, operated by JBL Internacional, arrive at Terminal Rodoviário de Puerto Iguazú station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rio de Janeiro (State) to Iguazu Falls is 1479 km. It takes approximately 16h 50m to drive from Rio de Janeiro (State) to Iguazu Falls.
What companies run services between Rio de Janeiro (State), Brazil and Iguazu Falls, Argentina?
Gol Transportes Aéreos, Azul, and LATAM Chile fly from Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) to Foz Do Iguaçu / Cataratas International Airport (IGU) every 4 hours. Alternatively, JBL Internacional operates a bus from Terminal Rodoviário Novo Rio to Terminal Rodoviário de Puerto Iguazú once a week. Tickets cost $210,000–320,000 and the journey takes 26h.
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Foz Do Iguaçu / Cataratas International Airport via Sao Paulo Congonhas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190,000–850,000
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Foz Do Iguaçu / Cataratas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150,000–700,000
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Foz Do Iguaçu / Cataratas International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150,000–700,000
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Foz Do Iguaçu / Cataratas International Airport via Sao Paulo Congonhas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150,000–700,000
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Foz Do Iguaçu / Cataratas International Airport via Sao Paulo Congonhas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Monday
- Estimated price
- $180,000–850,000
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Foz Do Iguaçu / Cataratas International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180,000–850,000
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Foz Do Iguaçu / Cataratas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160,000–750,000
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Foz Do Iguaçu / Cataratas International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160,000–750,000
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Foz Do Iguaçu / Cataratas International Airport via Sao Paulo Viracopos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200,000–850,000
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Foz Do Iguaçu / Cataratas International Airport via Sao Paulo Congonhas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200,000–850,000
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Foz Do Iguaçu / Cataratas International Airport via Belo Horizonte Confins
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200,000–850,000
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Foz Do Iguaçu / Cataratas International Airport via Belo Horizonte Confins
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170,000–750,000
- Phone
- +55 51 3475.4440
- [email protected]
- Website
- jblinternacional.com
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário Novo Rio to Terminal Rodoviário de Puerto Iguazú
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $210,000–320,000
- Schedules at
- jblinternacional.com
- Book at
- jblinternacional.com
- Phone
- 0800 886 1000
- [email protected]
- Website
- cidadedoaco.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário Novo Rio to Graal Resende
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $22,000–46,000
- Schedules at
- cidadedoaco.com.br
- Book at
- cidadedoaco.com.br
- Phone
- 0800 433 2324
- [email protected]
- Website
- viacaonova.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário Novo Rio to Graal Resende
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10,000–16,000
- Schedules at
- viacaonova.com.br
- Book at
- viacaonova.com.br
- Phone
- 0800 704 8780
- [email protected]
- Website
- andorinha.com
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário Novo Rio to Graal Resende
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19,000–29,000
- Schedules at
- andorinha.com
- Phone
- +55 84 3205-6161
- [email protected]
- Website
- Quero Passagem - Viação Nordeste
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário Novo Rio to Graal Resende
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17,000–26,000
- Website
- Quero Passagem - Viação Nordeste
- Website
- Clickbus - Viação Nordeste
Bus from Graal Resende to Terminal Rodoviário de Foz do Iguaçu
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140,000–220,000
- Website
- Quero Passagem - Viação Nordeste
- Website
- Clickbus - Viação Nordeste
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