Natal Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Land

Bus

Long-distance buses go from the Rodoviária Nova (New Bus Station; 3232 7312; Av Capitão Mor Gouveia 1237). Destinations include Aracati (near Canoa Quebrada, R$43 to R$69, six hours, seven or more daily), Fortaleza (R$62 to R$110, eight hours, eight daily), João Pessoa (R$21 to R$31, 2½ hours, eight daily), Recife (R$34 to R$48, four hours, 10 daily), Rio de Janeiro (R$300 to R$315, 44 hours, one or two daily) and Salvador (R$131 to R$163, 20 hours, 9am and 5pm).

Disk Passagens (3205 2428) will deliver bus tickets to you for a R$5 fee.

Car & motorcycle

Recommended car-rental companies include the following:

Avis (airport 3644 2503)

Localiza Capim Macio (4005 0400; Av Engenheiro Roberto Freire 1452A); airport (3643 1557)

Rede Brasil (3236 3344; Av Engenheiro Roberto Freire 9100, Ponta Negra)

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Air

Natal’s Augusto Severo Airport (3644 1000) has scheduled flights from Lisbon with TAP Portugal, charter flights from other European cities, and flights to many Brazilian cities with several airlines.

BRA (airport 3643 2132)

Gol (airport 3644 1264)

TAM Tirol (3201 2020; Av Afonso Pena 844); airport (3643 1261)

TAP Portugal airport (airport 3644 1184)

Trip (airport 3643 1450)

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