Transport Information | January,19 2012
How to Get to the Pantanal
A common theme in emails we receive at the Green Toad Bus headquarters is 'How can we take a bus to the Pantanal?' Few people know exactly where the Pantanal is, and fewer know how to get transport information to visit it. But before we get into travel routes, let us explain why you would want to go to the Pantanal in the first place.
Stretching over a huge section of western Brazil, by visiting the Pantanal you can discover an amazing concentration of varied plant life and animals, which truly makes it among the worlds greatest natural wonders. Here you will experience the sights and sounds of an ecological paradise featuring an abundance of bird species, capuchin and howler monkeys, capybaras, toucans, macaws, anacondas, caimans, otters and tapirs to name a few. Plus it is one of the few remaining homes of the endangered jaguar.
How to Get to the Pantanal by Bus
Most people who go to the Brazilian Pantanal access it to the south via Campo Grande which is the capital city of the Brazilian State of Mato Grosso do Sul. From here it is a 6 hour commute by bus to the small isolated town of Buraco das Piranhas which is often considered the gateway to the Southern Panatanal Region, with all its dirt roads leading into a region populated mainly by cattle farms.
Most visitors to Brazil enter the country via Rio de Janeiro or Sao Paulo and if you are planning to go to Campo Grande from these cities be prepared for overnight buses: from Rio you are looking at 22 hours and from Sao Paulo about 15 hours. To the uninitiated backpacker to Brazil these travel times might seem long, but taking long buses like these is normal in this huge country, especially since air travel is so expensive.
We help a lot of our clients get to the Pantanal from the city of Foz do Iguacu after they have made a visit to the Iguazu falls, and from here it's around a 14 hour bus ride to Campo Grande. When you travel to the Pantanal you are truly travelling far into Brazil's interior and while you are in the area it is worth visiting other natural wonders around the town of Bonito which is also a stop we offer in most of our bus packages.
To the right is a selection of our bus passes which include a 3 day and 2 night trip to the Pantanal. You will find departures from Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Foz do Iguacu and Campo Grande.







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Pantanal Bus Passes

Travel Pass from Rio de Janeiro to Foz do Iguacu via Campo Grande, Pantanal & Bonito. - Frequency: Daily Departures - Recommended Minimum Duration...
US$630.00

Travel Pass from Foz do Iguacu to Rio de Janeiro via Pantanal, Bonito, Sao Paulo, Paraty, Ilha Grande. - Frequency: Daily Departures - Minimum No....
US$690.00

Travel Pass from Campo Grande to Foz do Iguacu via Pantanal & Bonito. - Frequency: Daily Departures - Recommended Minimum Duration: 7 days - Rout...
US$560.00

Travel Pass from Rio de Janeiro to Foz do Iguacu via Ilha Grande, Paraty, Sao Paulo, Pantanal, Bonito. - Frequency: Daily Departures - Suggested ...
US$720.00

Travel Pass from Sao Paulo to Foz do Iguacu via Campo Grande, Pantanal & Bonito. - Frequency: Daily Departures - Recommended Duration: 09 Days - ...
US$600.00