There are 5 ways to get from Rio de Janeiro to Salvador by subway, plane, bus or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Metrô Rio, fly • 5 h 36 min
$77 - $408
Cheapest option
Bus Aguia Branca • 31 h 50 min
$65 - $95
3 alternative options
Bus Gontijo • 28 h 28 min
$74 - $127
Bus Viação Nacional • 32 h 2 min
$121 - $125
Drive • 22 h 56 min
$170 - $260
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rio de Janeiro to Salvador is to bus which costs R$ 250 - R$ 350 and takes 31 h 50 min.
The quickest way to get from Rio de Janeiro to Salvador is to Metrô Rio and fly which costs R$ 280 - R$ 1600 and takes 5 h 36 min.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Rio de Janeiro and arriving at Salvador. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 31 h 50 min.
The distance between Rio de Janeiro and Salvador is 1210 km. The road distance is 1642.3 km.
The best way to get from Rio de Janeiro to Salvador without a car is to bus which takes 28 h 28 min and costs R$ 270 - R$ 480.
It takes approximately 5 h 36 min to get from Rio de Janeiro to Salvador, including transfers.
Rio de Janeiro to Salvador bus services, operated by Viacao Teresopolis, depart from Rio de Janeiro - Novo Rio station.
The quickest flight from Rio De Janeiro-Galeao Airport to Salvador Airport is the direct flight which takes 2 h.
Rio de Janeiro to Salvador bus services, operated by Santana, arrive at Salvador station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rio de Janeiro to Salvador is 1642 km. It takes approximately 22 h 56 min to drive from Rio de Janeiro to Salvador.
- Distance: 756.2 miles
- Duration: 5 h 36 min
What companies run services between Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Salvador, Brazil?
You can take a bus from Rio de Janeiro to Salvador via Teresópolis and Feira de Santana in around 28 h 28 min.
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Rio De Janeiro-Galeao to Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 1 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75 - $700
Flights from Rio De Janeiro-Galeao to Salvador via Sao Paulo Congonhas
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 20 min
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75 - $700
- Website
- avianca.com.br
Flights from Rio De Janeiro-Galeao to Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 8 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95 - $550
Flights from Rio De Janeiro-Galeao to Salvador via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 25 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95 - $550
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Rio De Janeiro-Galeao to Salvador via Belo Horizonte Confins
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 20 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120 - $800
Flights from Rio De Janeiro-Galeao to Salvador via Sao Paulo Viracopos
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 30 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120 - $800
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Rio De Janeiro-Galeao to Salvador via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 25 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160 - $650
- Phone
- 0800 595 1111
- Website
- metrorio.com.br
Subway from Presidente Vargas to Vicente de Carvalho
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Schedules at
- metrorio.com.br
- Phone
- +55 21 3644-6600 / +55 0800 728 1992
- atendimento@viacaoteresopolis.com.br
- Website
- viacaoteresopolis.com.br
Bus from Rio de Janeiro - Novo Rio to Teresópolis
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3 - $9
- Schedules at
- viacaoteresopolis.com.br
- Book at
- temonibus.com
- Phone
- 0800 728 00 44
- Website
- clickbus.com.br
Bus from Teresópolis to Feira de Santana
- Ave. Duration
- 23 h 46 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65 - $110
- Schedules at
- gontijo.com.br
- Book at
- comprepassagem.com.br
- Phone
- +55 (71) 3450-5614 / 3450-4951
- Website
- empresasantana.com.br
Bus from Feira de Santana to Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 5 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7
- Schedules at
- empresasantana.com.br
- Phone
- +55 71 32772525
- Website
- camurujipe.com.br
Bus from Feira de Santana to Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 3 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5 - $8
- Schedules at
- passagens.camurujipe.com.br
- Book at
- passagens.camurujipe.com.br
- Phone
- +55 0800 284 9900
- Website
- viacaocidadesol.com.br
Bus from Feira de Santana to Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6 - $7
- Schedules at
- viacaocidadesol.com.br
- Book at
- passagemonline.cidadesol.com.br
- Phone
- +55 4004-1010 / +55 73 2102-5353
- sac@aguiabranca.com.br
- Website
- aguiabranca.com.br
Bus from Rio de Janeiro to Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 31 h 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65 - $95
- Schedules at
- aguiabranca.com.br
- Phone
- 0800-8861000 / +55 24 2106-4022
- vca@cidadedoaco.com.br
- Website
- cidadedoaco.com.br
Bus from Rio de Janeiro - Novo Rio to Volta Redonda
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12 - $16
- Schedules at
- cidadedoaco.com.br
- Book at
- cidadedoaco.com.br
- Economy
- $13
- Executive
- $16
- Phone
- 0800 728 0044
- Website
- viacaonacional.com.br
Bus from Volta Redonda to Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 28 h 32 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $106
- Schedules at
- viacaonacional.com.br
- Book at
- comprepassagem.com.br
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