Hi, I'll be flying into Natal in a few days and then going to Pipa. I read there is a bus, but I don't know how often it runs or when it starts - my flight arrives at 5am in Natal. Can anyone help me out with how to get from the airport to the rodivaria, and when the buses run to Pipa? Obragado!
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zebedy25
Hi i got this off the following site: http://www.natal-brazil.com/pipa/going.html<BR><BR>I hope it helps
This is the cheapest way to get from Pipa to Natal.
Buses from Natal to Pipa leave from the main Rodoviária. Take bus #66 to go from Ponta Negra to the Rodoviária.
The company Oceano Express operates micro-buses (30 seats) to Pipa. Ticket is R$ 8.50 (about US$ 4) per person (prices in mid-2006). There are ten buses each way from Monday to Saturday, and only four on Sundays and holidays.
Time table: from Monday to Saturday, buses leave Natal at: 7:15am, 8am, 9am, 10am, 11:30am, 1:15pm, 2:10am, 4pm, 5:15pm and 6:45pm; from Pipa to Natal, buses leave at approximately the same times, but a bit earlier.
On Sundays, buses leave from Natal to Pipa at: 8am, 10am, 4pm and 6:15pm.
Remember that delays are common. Call (or have your hotel desk call) Oceano to confirm; phones are 3205-3656, 3203-2440 and 3205-3833.
To move between Goianinha, Tibau and Pipa, the best way is to take local vans, which cost about R$ 1. Goianinha is small, you will soon spot the main roads where vans pass by.
People coming from Recife or João Pessoa will drop off at Goianinha (tell the driver you are going to Pipa); there are usually taxi drivers hustling passengers, but if you can, use the local vans. Also, it is possible to go from Goianinha (but not from Tibau or Pipa) to Recife or João Pessoa; the "bus station", in this case, is the kioske of Viação Progresso.
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