Iguazu Falls: How Do I Get There?

The quickest and most convient way to get to

After landing at the Iguazu Falls International Airport on the Argentina side, you'll need to arrange a taxi or a courtesy shuttle with the hotel you're staying in (though not all hotels do this). The accommodations are either in Puerto Iguazú or the Sheraton Iguazú (which is within the National Park boundary). If you're staying in Puerto Iguazú, you either need a bus or a taxi to get to the visitor center in the National Park. From there, you can catch a short in-park train ride or walk to get up to Iguazu Falls. However, if you're staying within the park at Sheraton Iguazú, you can just walk for about 15 minutes from the hotel to the falls.

In Brazil, you're most likely going to be flying into Sau Paulo (a major hub of Brazilian flights). From there, you'd take a connecting flight (90 minutes) to the city of Foz do Iguassu. Then, you'll need a ride (taxi or bus) to your accommodation in the city itself or to Hotel das Cataratas. Moreover, you'll need a taxi or bus to get from your accommodation to the falls unless you're at the Hotel Tropical Iguassu Falls (in which case you'll just walk a couple of minutes right to an overlook).

If flying isn't your thing, then you can take a bus ride on in either Argentina or Brazil. It's certainly cheaper than flying, but you're typically looking at a minimum of 20 hours on the road.

Just to give you an idea of the amount of travel involved, here's our travel circuit, which consisted of...

• a 6-hour flight from Los Angeles to Miami
• an 8.5-hour flight from Miami to Buenos Aires
• an hour-long taxi from Ezeiza Int'l Airport to Aeroparque Jorge Newbery
• a 1.5-hour flight from Buenos Aires to Puerto Iguazú

On the return trip, we took a different route...

• a 1.5-hour flight from Puerto Iguazú to Buenos Aires
• an hour-long taxi from Aeroparque Jorge Newbery to Ezeiza Int'l Airport
• a 10.5-hour flight from Buenos Aires to Dallas/Fort Worth
• a 3-hour flight from Dallas/Fort Worth to Los Angeles

Naturally, these transit times will differ depending on where you're at, but at least this gives you a rough idea of how much time to budget for travel days.

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