Cuiabá Getting there & around

Getting around

Marechal Rondon airport (3614 2500) is in Várzea Grande, 7km from Cuiabá. To catch the local bus to town, turn left as you leave the airport and walk to the Las Velas Hotel. On the left side of the hotel, catch a bus labeled Shopping Pantanal and get off at Av Getúlio Vargas and Av Tenente Coronel Duarte. Praça da Repúb­lica is 200m northwest on Getúlio Vargas. A taxi costs R$28.

Cuiabá’s bus station (3621 3629) is 3km north of the center on the highway toward Chapada dos Guimarães. From inside the bus station, you can get a Centro bus to Praça Alencastro. More frequent buses marked ‘Centro’ leave from outside the bus station and can drop you along Av Isaac Póvoas. A taxi from inside the bus station costs R$10 – or mototaxis run the trip for R$7.

All the car-rental places have branches in the center and in or near the airport. There are often promotional rates, so shop around. Referência (3682 6689) and Localiza (3624 7979) are a couple of reliable companies. The best car for the Pantanal is the Volkswagen Gol. A rental car with unlimited kilometers will cost around R$125 a day.