Bus station (Rodoviaria Tiete), São Paulo

It is the main bus terminal
serving major national cities and some South American countries.

Timetable and bus schedules:
http://www.socicam.com.br/webflash/oricab.asp

Cidade de origem = Depart city (S?o Paulo)

Cidade - UF de destino = Arrival city

Click on Enviar

Click on the bus company name for bus schedule.

NOTICE:
Guich? = ticket office number (it's wrong on this site, so check the right one on: www.socicam.com.br/webflash/tiete1.htm#terminal)

HOW TO GET THERE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: Take the Airport Service Bus "Rodovi?ria Ti?te" at the airport. Follow the crowd, take an escalator (or stairs if you are in a hurry. There is an elevator somewhere as well) and turn left. Good luck finding your bus ticket office!

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I suggest you visit both side from the falls! I was born in iguassu and lived there for many years, each time i visit one side of the falls i thinks its more beautifull than the other, but i couldnt make my mind yet of which one is my favourite! ;)
Buses from Sao Paulo to Iguassu:

Trip nbr Departure Arrival Price Kind of bus
6850 14:30 07:30 85,89 Regular
7150 16:00 08:05 85,89 Regular
3610 18:00 07:45 215,85 Bed kind of seats
6860 20:00 10:55 85,89 Regular

From Iguassu to Sao Paulo:

Trip nbr Departure Arrival Price Kind of bus
6810 14:30 04:25 138,39 Regular
7100 16:00 08:05 125,69 Regular
3660 18:00 10:50 216,04 Bed kin dof seat
4050 18:45 10:30 138,39 Regular
7000 19:30 11:00 138,39 Regular
Infos taken from Plumas website

Enjoy your trip!

The metro line covers only a little part of the city. In your case it`s impossible to go from GRU to the TIÊTE bus station by metro, it doesn`t connect both localizations. I recommend you to take a bus named “Airport bus service” that will take you to the bus station. It’s safe and must cost about $20.You should google it and look for more information like schedule and prices. Good trip

If you're heading to Santa Catarina (Florianopolis, Camboriu and so on), the best buses are those by Catarinense (www.catarinense.net).
Heading even further, Itapemirim (or Penha, tel: 0800-723-2122) goes all the way to Porto Alegre (costs about R$ 140), Pelotas and Rio Grande (www.itapemirim.com.br).

Anyway ... I'd suggest to check the airlines out before you end up for hours in a bus. These are the cheapest options, as long as you buy the tickets way in advance: GOL (www.voegol.com.br), TAM (www.tam.com.br), BRA (www.voebra.com.br).

Two airports, Congonhas being the domestic hub, almost always delayed but not impossible. Can fly on GOL or TAM to many places for cheap, from $50 upwards. The buses in SP and Brasil in general are very good, use an executivo bus as it will be more comfortable and have a/c, there are also leito buses which recline into a bed for overnight trips...buses are a very efficient and relatively inexpensive way to get around Brasil.

I have had good experiences with this company, note they only go to destinations in the southwest of the country.

http://www.viacaogarcia.com.br/

Great - you are taking a bus to go somewhere else: Rio, the countryside, Porto Alegre - so many options!

But how do you get to the station? By subway! The subway station is actually inside the bus station - just a long hallway down.

You can get in on any subway station - check the wall maps because you want to get to the Blue Line. The Station is Tiete. Once you leave the train, follow the wall signs pointing to "Rodoviária"

Hi i am arriving in to sao paolo on 6/6/2006 and than i like to go by bus to curitia and than from curitia i like to go by to santiago de chile and than i like to return to sao paolo can you help me out

You can get lost there, it is indeed enormous, but quite organized and with many facilities like a subway station. the Terminal tiet~e is one of the few places in Brazil where you can go to any destination in the country!

Travelling by bus in Brazil is much more common than travelling by train.

Some days after my arrival from Canada I stopped in São Paulo to welcome my canadian friend Mike, and I left my mother there to continue her trip to Rio.