Buzios Travel Guide 2026: Getting There From Rio, Which Beach, and When to Go
by RuinMyTrip Editorial · 4h ago
How to get from Rio to Buzios by coach, which beaches suit which trip, and why the season changes the price more than anything else.
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Buzios, officially Armacao dos Buzios, sits on a peninsula in Rio de Janeiro state about 170 kilometres east of the city of Rio. Most visitors fly into Rio (GIG or SDU) and continue overland.
By coach: Auto Viacao 1001 runs direct services from Rodoviaria Novo Rio. The scheduled journey is about three and a half hours and can be longer when traffic leaving Rio is heavy. Buy on the operator's site or app, where the current fare and departure times are listed. By car the trip is about three hours in good traffic.
Which beach: Geriba is long and open with surf. Ferradura is a sheltered horseshoe bay. Azeda and Azedinha are small coves close to the centre, reached on foot. Joao Fernandes is the lively one, with restaurants and loungers on the sand. Schooner trips from the town pier visit several beaches in an afternoon.
Where to stay: the centre around Rua das Pedras suits people who want to walk to dinner; Geriba and Ferradura suit people who want the beach on the doorstep.
When to go: January to March is high summer and Brazilian holiday season, hot and wet with the highest prices. June to September is the drier, milder southern winter. April, May, October and November are the quieter shoulder months.
Pair it with Rio: a few days in the city and a few at the beach is the classic combination, and the coach makes it a single easy transfer.
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