Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The
bus terminal
( 42-3006; cnr Avs Córdoba & Misiones)
has departures for all over
the country. There's a morning bus Monday to Saturday to the Saltos del Moconá water-
fall (AR$165, four hours), with a day trip possible.
There are Brazilian domestic services across the border in Foz do Iguaçu. Some buses
to Brazilian destinations leave from Puerto Iguazú or offer a free connection in a taxi.
BUSES FROM PUERTO IGUAZÚ
DESTINATION
COST (AR$)
DURATION (HR)
Buenos Aires
765
17-18
Córdoba
887
22
Corrientes
413
9
Posadas
142
4½-6
Resistencia
377
9-10
San Ignacio
90-120
4-5
Getting Around
Four Tourist Travel
( 420681, 422743; M Moreno 58)
runs an airport shuttle for AR$40
per person that meets incoming flights; from town, it needs to be booked in advance. A
remise
costs AR$100. The airport is 25km from town.
Frequent buses cross to Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil (AR$8/R$4, 35 minutes), and to Ciudad
del Este, Paraguay (AR$20, one hour), from 7am to 7pm from the local side of the bus
terminal. There are four daily buses direct to the Brazilian side of the Iguazú falls
(AR$60 return).
A taxi to Foz costs around AR$140; to the Brazilian side of the Iguazú falls it's
AR$230 return. Avoid the
remise
office at the bus terminal: it's more expensive than oth-
er offices around. Always negotiate.
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Foz do Iguaçu (Brazil)
045 / POP 263,500
Hilly Foz is base camp for the Brazilian side of the Iguazú falls, and gives you a chance
to get a feel for a Brazilian town. It's much bigger and more cosmopolitan than Puerto
