There are 6 ways to get from Rio de Janeiro to Salvador by plane, subway, 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
Fly from Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont • 5 h 13 min
$106 - $364
Cheapest option
Bus Aguia Branca • 31 h 50 min
$65 - $90
4 alternative options
Line 2 Metrô Rio to Rio De Janeiro-Galeao, fly • 5 h 40 min
$77 - $408
Bus Gontijo • 30 h 59 min
$76 - $127
Bus Viação Nacional • 32 h 2 min
$115 - $119
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 fly which costs R$ 410 - R$ 1500 and takes 5 h 13 min.
The distance between Rio de Janeiro and Salvador is 1210 km. The road distance is 1642.3 km.
It takes approximately 5 h 13 min to get from Rio de Janeiro to Salvador, including transfers.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Rio de Janeiro and arriving at Salvador. Services depart once daily. The journey takes approximately 31 h 50 min.
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 13 min
What companies run services between Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Salvador, Brazil?
Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras, Gol Transportes Aéreos and two other airlines fly from Rio de Janeiro to Salvador hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rio de Janeiro to Salvador via Feira de Santana in around 30 h 59 min.
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont to Salvador via Sao Paulo Congonhas
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 15 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140 - $600
Flights from Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont to Salvador via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 25 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140 - $600
Flights from Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont to Salvador via Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 35 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140 - $600
Flights from Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont to Salvador via Vitoria
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 45 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140 - $600
Flights from Rio De Janeiro-Galeao to Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h
- 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
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont to Salvador via Belo Horizonte Confins
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110 - $500
Flights from Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont to Salvador via Sao Paulo Viracopos
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 27 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110 - $500
Flights from Rio De Janeiro-Galeao to Salvador via Belo Horizonte Confins
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 10 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120 - $800
Flights from Rio De Janeiro-Galeao to Salvador via Sao Paulo Viracopos
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 35 min
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120 - $800
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont to Salvador via Sao Paulo Congonhas
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 38 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190 - $800
Flights from Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont to Salvador via Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 35 min
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $210 - $850
Flights from Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont to Salvador via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 45 min
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $190 - $800
- Website
- avianca.com.br
Flights from Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont to Salvador via Sao Paulo Congonhas
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 42 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120 - $550
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 27 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95 - $550
- Phone
- 0800 595 1111
- Website
- metrorio.com.br
Subway from Presidente Vargas to Vicente de Carvalho
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Schedules at
- metrorio.com.br
- Phone
- 0800 728 00 44
- Website
- gontijo.com.br
Bus from Rio de Janeiro - Novo Rio to Feira de Santana
- Ave. Duration
- 28 h 35 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70 - $120
- Schedules at
- gontijo.com.br
- Book at
- comprepassagem.com.br
Bus from Feira de Santana to Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7 - $11
- Schedules at
- gontijo.com.br
- Book at
- comprepassagem.com.br
- Phone
- 0800 728 0044
- Website
- viacaonacional.com.br
Bus from Rio de Janeiro - Novo Rio to Feira de Santana
- Ave. Duration
- 25 h 15 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $111
- Schedules at
- viacaonacional.com.br
- Book at
- comprepassagem.com.br
Bus from Feira de Santana to Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- viacaonacional.com.br
- Book at
- comprepassagem.com.br
Bus from Volta Redonda to Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 28 h 32 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $101
- Schedules at
- viacaonacional.com.br
- Book at
- comprepassagem.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
- $5 - $6
- Schedules at
- viacaocidadesol.com.br
- Book at
- passagemonline.cidadesol.com.br
- Phone
- +55 71 32772525
- Website
- camurujipe.com.br
Bus from Feira de Santana to Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 33 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5 - $7
- Schedules at
- passagens.camurujipe.com.br
- Book at
- passagens.camurujipe.com.br
- Phone
- +55 (71) 3450-5614 / 3450-4951
- Website
- empresasantana.com.br
Bus from Feira de Santana to Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 49 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- empresasantana.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 - $90
- 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 - $15
- Schedules at
- cidadedoaco.com.br
- Book at
- webrodoviaria.com.br
- Economy
- $13
- Executive
- $15
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