You can come at Iguazu (Iguacu) from either the Argentine or Brazilian side, and no matter what side you stay arrive on, you can choose either side to stay on. Either way the falls are a highlight of any Brazilian vacation.
The airport is 16km outside of the centre, and there are flights to Foz from all over Brazil, the majority from Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Curitiba. Buses also do the trek from these cities, as well as Campo Grande and smaller cities within Paraná state. There are international buses from Asunción, Paraguay, and connections from Argentina and Chile. The bus station is 6km outside of the centre.
Bus 120 P Nacional runs to and from the airport from Avenida Juscelino Kubitschek, takes about 45 minutes, and costs around R$4 or AR$8. A taxi is significantly more, at around R$40 or AR$80. From the bus station, any TTU bus will take you to the local bus terminal or any Centro bus will take you to downtown, for about R$2 or AR$4, while a taxi will cost about R$12 or AR$25 to the centre. To and from the Parque Nacional do Iguaçu (Brazil), bus 400 (R$4/AR$8) leaves for the falls from the local bus terminal on Av. Juscelino Kubitscheck, every half hour until midnight. To and from the Parque Nacional Iguazú (Argentina), any bus marked ‘Puerto Iguazú’ will take you to the Puerto Iguazú bus station where you can transfer to a bus to the falls. Catch the Puerto Iguazú bus in front of the local bus terminal on Av. Juscelino Kubitscheck; they depart every half hour Monday to Saturday, and every hour on Sundays.
There are several flights per day with Aerolíneas Argentinas and LAN to Iguazú from Buenos Aires. International service is only through the airport in Foz, across the border. There are bus departures for many towns and cities across Argentina, including Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Corrientes, Posadas, Resistencia, Rosario, San Ignacio and Santa Fe, and prices are very reasonable (unlike air tickets).
Buses leave from the Aerolíneas Argentinas office in Puerto Iguazú two hours before scheduled departures. A taxi to the airport costs about R$20 or AR$40. Buses to Foz do Iguaçu and to the Parque Nacional Iguazú (Argentina) leave regularly from the bus terminal and are relatively cheap. Groups of two-three or more may find that hiring a remise taxi for the day to visit the Brazilian side of the falls can be only slightly more expensive and much more efficient. A full day tour with a remise, including Itaipú Dam, the Parque das Aves, and the Brazilian Parque Nacional do Iguaçu, with as much wait time as you wish, costs about R$110 or AR$220.
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