There are 7 ways to get from Puerto Iguazú to Rio de Janeiro by plane, bus or car
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Fly Foz do Iguacu to Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont
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Fly from Foz do Iguacu (IGU) to Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont (SDU)
Bus to Foz do Iguacu, fly to Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
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Take the bus from Puerto Iguazú Terminal de Omnibus to Foz do Iguazú - Brazilian Falls
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Fly from Foz do Iguacu (IGU) to Rio De Janeiro-Galeao (GIG)
Bus to Cascavel, fly to Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont
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Take the bus from Foz do Iguaçu to Cascavel
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Fly from Cascavel (CAC) to Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont (SDU)
Bus to Cascavel, fly to Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
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Take the bus from Foz do Iguaçu to Cascavel
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Fly from Cascavel (CAC) to Rio De Janeiro-Galeao (GIG)
Bus via Foz do Iguazú, Brazilian Falls, Brazil
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Take the bus from Foz do Iguaçu to Niterói, RJ
Drive
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Drive from Puerto Iguazú to Rio de Janeiro
Foz do Iguacu (IGU) to Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont (SDU) flights
The flight time between Foz do Iguacu (IGU) and Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont (SDU) is around 6h 2m and covers a distance of around 1186 km. This includes an average layover time of around 2h 58m. Services are operated by LATAM Chile, Gol Transportes Aéreos and Azul. Typically 191 flights run weekly, although weekend and holiday schedules can vary so check in advance.
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Puerto Iguazú to Rio de Janeiro is to bus which costs $9500 - $16000 and takes 25h 44m.
The quickest way to get from Puerto Iguazú to Rio de Janeiro is to bus and fly which costs $13000 - $60000 and takes 5h 11m.
No, there is no direct bus from Puerto Iguazú to Rio de Janeiro. However, there are services departing from Puerto Iguazú Terminal de Omnibus and arriving at Rio de Janeiro via Foz do Iguazú, Brazilian Falls, Brazil, Foz do Iguaçu and Niterói, RJ. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h.
It is 1193 km from Puerto Iguazú to Rio de Janeiro. It is approximately 1500.4 km to drive.
The best way to get from Puerto Iguazú to Rio de Janeiro without a car is to bus via Foz do Iguazú, Brazilian Falls, Brazil which takes 32h and costs $11000 - $18000.
It takes approximately 5h 55m to get from Puerto Iguazú to Rio de Janeiro, including transfers.
Puerto Iguazú to Rio de Janeiro bus services, operated by Auto Viação Catarinense, depart from Foz do Iguaçu station.
The best way to get from Puerto Iguazú to Rio de Janeiro is to fly which takes 5h 55m and costs $13000 - $42000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $9500 - $16000 and takes 25h 44m.
There is no direct flight from Foz do Iguacu Airport to Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont Airport. The quickest flight takes 3h 45m and has one stopover.
Puerto Iguazú to Rio de Janeiro bus services, operated by Auto Viação Catarinense, arrive at Niterói, RJ station.
- Distance: 1193.1 km
- Duration: 5h 55m
What companies run services between Puerto Iguazú, Argentina and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil?
LATAM Chile, Gol Transportes Aéreos and Azul fly from Puerto Iguazú to Rio de Janeiro hourly. Alternatively, Viacao Nordeste operates a bus from Foz do Iguaçu Bus Station to Rio de Janeiro Bus Station once daily. Tickets cost R$ 45 - R$ 360 and the journey takes 25h 30m. Auto Viação Catarinense also services this route once daily.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Foz do Iguacu to Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$ 500 - R$ 2300
Flights from Foz do Iguacu to Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont via Sao Paulo Congonhas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$ 500 - R$ 2300
Flights from Foz do Iguacu to Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont via Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$ 500 - R$ 2300
Flights from Foz do Iguacu to Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont via Curitiba
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$ 500 - R$ 2300
Flights from Foz do Iguacu to Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$ 500 - R$ 2300
Flights from Foz do Iguacu to Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$ 600 - R$ 4500
Flights from Foz do Iguacu to Rio De Janeiro-Galeao via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$ 600 - R$ 4500
Flights from Cascavel to Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$ 1800 - R$ 4200
Flights from Cascavel to Rio De Janeiro-Galeao via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$ 1500 - R$ 6000
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Foz do Iguacu to Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$ 600 - R$ 3100
Flights from Foz do Iguacu to Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$ 480 - R$ 3800
Flights from Foz do Iguacu to Rio De Janeiro-Galeao via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$ 480 - R$ 3800
Flights from Cascavel to Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$ 600 - R$ 3800
Flights from Cascavel to Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont via Sao Paulo, Navegantes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$ 600 - R$ 3800
Flights from Cascavel to Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont via Sao Paulo, Curitiba
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$ 600 - R$ 3800
Flights from Cascavel to Rio De Janeiro-Galeao via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$ 850 - R$ 5500
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Foz do Iguacu to Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont via Sao Paulo Viracopos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$ 600 - R$ 2700
Flights from Foz do Iguacu to Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont via Porto Alegre
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- R$ 600 - R$ 2700
Flights from Foz do Iguacu to Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont via Navegantes, Sao Paulo Viracopos
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$ 600 - R$ 2700
Flights from Foz do Iguacu to Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont via Curitiba, Sao Paulo Viracopos
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$ 600 - R$ 2700
Flights from Foz do Iguacu to Rio De Janeiro-Galeao via Sao Paulo Viracopos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$ 650 - R$ 3900
Flights from Cascavel to Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont via Sao Paulo Viracopos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$ 750 - R$ 3400
Flights from Cascavel to Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont via Sao Paulo Viracopos, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$ 750 - R$ 3400
Flights from Cascavel to Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont via Sao Paulo Viracopos, Belo Horizonte Confins
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- R$ 750 - R$ 3400
Flights from Cascavel to Rio De Janeiro-Galeao via Sao Paulo Viracopos
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$ 1000 - R$ 3900
- Phone
- +54 0376 4596700
- info@riouruguaybus.com.ar
- Website
- riouruguaybus.com.ar
Bus from Puerto Iguazú Terminal de Omnibus to Foz do Iguazú - Brazilian Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- R$ 1 - R$ 6
- Schedules at
- riouruguaybus.com.ar
- Book at
- riouruguaybus.plataforma10.com.ar
- Semi Bed
- R$ 1 - R$ 2
- Bed
- R$ 2
- Premium
- R$ 1
- Phone
- 0800-470-470 / +55 4002-4700
- sac@catarinense.com.br
- Website
- catarinense.com.br
Bus from Foz do Iguaçu to Cascavel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- R$ 40 - R$ 55
- Book at
- Catarinense
- Convencional
- R$ 40 - R$ 55
Bus from Foz do Iguaçu to Rio de Janeiro
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R$ 390 - R$ 600
- Book at
- Catarinense
- Convencional
- R$ 440 - R$ 600
Bus from Foz do Iguaçu to Niterói, RJ
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- R$ 430 - R$ 600
- Book at
- Catarinense
- Convencional
- R$ 430 - R$ 600
- Phone
- +55 (34) 3256-9666 / +55 0800 940 8090
- atendimento@viajerotas.com.br
- Website
- roderotas.com
Bus from Foz do Iguaçu Bus Station to Cascavel Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- roderotas.com
- Phone
- 55 54 4020 9928
- sac@unesul.com
- Website
- unesul.com.br
Bus from Foz do Iguaçu Bus Station to Cascavel Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$ 12 - R$ 340
- Schedules at
- unesul.com.br
- Phone
- +55 84 3205-6161
- sac-ouvidoria@viacaonordeste.com.br
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Foz do Iguaçu Bus Station to Cascavel Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Foz do Iguaçu Bus Station to Rio de Janeiro Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R$ 45 - R$ 360
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +55 46 3225-2581 / 0800 8801980
- Website
- cattanisul.com.br
Bus from Foz do Iguaçu to Cascavel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- cattanisul.bilheteweb.com.br
- Book at
- cattanisul.bilheteweb.com.br
- Website
- bustickets.distribusion.com
Bus from Foz do Iguaçu Bus Station to Cascavel Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- bustickets.distribusion.com
- Phone
- +55 43 98416-0013 / 0800-400-7090
- contato@viacaogarcia.com
- Website
- viacaogarcia.com.br
Bus from Foz do Iguaçu to Cascavel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$ 40 - R$ 85
- Book at
- redeastor.viacaogarcia.com.br
- Executivo
- R$ 60 - R$ 85
- Cabine Cama
- R$ 140 - R$ 200
- Leito
- R$ 80 - R$ 100
- Convencional
- R$ 40 - R$ 60
- Phone
- 0800 42 1000 / 0300 31 33-667
- atendimento@princesadoscampos.com.br
- Website
- princesadoscampos.com.br
Bus from Foz do Iguaçu to Cascavel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$ 48
- Schedules at
- princesadoscampos.com.br
- Book at
- portaldepassagens.com.br
- Phone
- 0800 69 0800 / +55 69 3416-3700
- Website
- eucatur.com.br
Bus from Foz do Iguaçu Bus Station to Cascavel Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$ 30 - R$ 50
- Convencional
- R$ 30 - R$ 50
- Leito
- R$ 60 - R$ 80
- Executivo
- R$ 30 - R$ 45
- Phone
- +55 (44) 3221-1100
- Website
- expressomaringa.com.br
Bus from Foz do Iguaçu to Cascavel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R$ 35 - R$ 50
- Schedules at
- expressomaringa.com.br
- Book at
- expressomaringa.com.br
- Phone
- +55 49 3561-5500 / 0800 49 6161
- Website
- reunidas.com.br
Bus from Foz do Iguaçu Bus Station to Cascavel Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R$ 45 - R$ 85
- Convencional
- R$ 50 - R$ 85
- Comum
- R$ 45 - R$ 60
- Semidireto
- R$ 50 - R$ 60
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