Salvador Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Land

Bus

Most Salvador buses coming from the south go around the Baía de Todos os Santos, but alternately you can disembark at Bom Despacho on the Ilha de Itaparica and catch a boat across the bay. Some bus companies sell their tickets at convenient locations throughout the city, usually at malls. Ask Emtursa or Bahiatursa for more information. Ticket Center (3329 5433; Rua Portão da Piedade, Piedade), facing Shopping Piedade, sells tickets for a variety of bus companies. More convenient is Marlin Ecotours (3321 2125; cnr Rua João de Deus & Rua JC Rabelo), though they tack on R$10 per ticket.

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Boat

Boats to points on Baía de Todos os Santos leave from the Terminal Marítimo Turístico (326 6603; Av da França), behind the Mercado Modelo, and the Terminal Marítimo de São Joaquim (633 1248; Av Oscar Pontes, Água de Menino).

Boats heading for Morro de São Paulo also leave from the Terminal Marítimo Turístico. Four companies have lanchas rapidas (speed boats; R$60, two hours) and two run catamarans (R$50, two hours). The number of daily departures varies according to demand.

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Air

Aeroporto Deputado Luis Eduardo do Magalhães (code SSA; 3204 1010; São Cristóvão) is serviced by Gol (3204 1603; airport), TAM (3365 2324; airport), Varig (3204 1050) and BRA (3204 1027; airport). There are daily flights to any Brazilian destination, but multiple stops are common. One-way fares from Salvador to São Paulo start around R$220, to Rio R$220, to Recife R$150 and to Fortaleza R$190.

TAP (Air Portugal; 3204 1531; airport) connects Salvador with Europe. Flights to other international destinations go via São Paulo or Rio.

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