GETTING TO ITACARÉ BY AIR - FLIGHTS
The nearest airport to Itacaré is Ilhéus (IOS). The closest international airport is in Salvador (SSA). It is served by most major international air companies. There are daily flights to Ilhéus from Salvador and São Paulo.
Since Ilhéus airport is rather small and only has domestic flights, you will have to fly into either Salvador or São Paulo (Guarulhos - GRU), to then catch a connecting flight to Ilhéus. Ilhéus only has regular direct flights coming in from either Salvador or São Paulo. Coming in from any other airport would mean more connections.
Look for direct flights to São Paulo from Europe - If you are coming from the UK you should be able to find flights from London to São Paulo. And then from São Paulo to Ilhéus.
ITACARÉ VIA SALVADOR FROM NORTH AMERICA
VARIG (www.varig.com) has daily flights from New York, Chicago, Washington D.C., and Los Angeles via connections in Rio or São Paulo.
TAM (www.tamairlines.com) has one weekly (Sunday) direct non-stop flight from Miami to Salvador. Flight time will be 7 hours and 40 minutes.
ITACARÉ VIA SALVADOR FROM EUROPE & THE UK
TAP-AirPortugal (www.tap-airportugal.pt) offers seven weekly flights Lisbon - Salvador (direct and non-stop) with connecting flights from London (Heathrow), Copenhagen, Stockholm, Amsterdam, Brussels, Luxembourg, Paris (Orly), Frankfurt, Munich, Zurich, Geneva, and Milan (Malpensa).
Air Europa (www.aireuropa.com) has three weekly direct non-stop flights from Madrid to Salvador with connection from London (Gatwick).
SAS (www.sas.se) and associated companies fly daily from Stockholm and Copenhagen via Madrid and São Paulo.
GOL also worth checking out: (www.voegol.com.br).
ILHÉUS AIRPORT TO ITACARÉ - TRANSFERS
There is a new paved road (BA-001) that links Ilhéus to Itacaré following the coastline. For travellers who have not arranged a transfer through Zoco, you can either rent a car at Ilhéus Airport or get a taxi to Itacaré. There is also a daily bus service from Ilhéus, from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm. The ticket costs R$7. Travel time is 1h:40m.
SURF CAMP OR SURF CLINIC CLIENTS
As part of your holiday package, ground transportation is provided from Ilhéus airport to Itacaré (60 kms). However, if you miss the transportation that is provided for you for any reason including flight delays, earlier or later departure, etc. ground transportation via bus or taxi will be at your own expense.
