Barra Grande is the most important and central village of the Maraú’s peninsula. Barra Grande is 7.5 kilometers from Taipu de Fora beach (20 minutes), the most famous beach in the region. There are more options for accommodation, restaurants and nightlife in Barra Grande.
Barra Grande is approximately 220 kilometers from Salvador airport. This is the shortest distance, which includes a sea crossing between Salvador and the island of Itaparica and a sea crossing between Camamu and Barra Grande. The trip takes about 7 hours.
Barra Grande is about 130 kilometers from Ilhéus airport. The trip takes about 2 hours and 30 minutes (50% on dirt roads).
For passengers wishing to travel to Barra Grande from Salvador airport, we suggest looking for flights arriving in Salvador before 7:00am. This will allow you to be in Barra Grande around 3:00pm. For the return trip, ideally your chosen flight should take off from Salvador airport after 7:00pm. This will allow you to leave Barra Grande around 8:00am and be at Salvador airport around 4:00pm.
How to get to Barra Grande? Our operator waits for passengers at the Salvador airport to the São Joaquim ferry terminal. The trip takes about 40 minutes. At the São Joaquim ferry terminal, you will purchase tickets for the crossing and board the ferry that makes the hourly crossing to the island of Itaparica. These tickets are only sold at the terminal. There is no advance purchase or reservation system. The trip takes 1 hour. Upon arrival at the ferry terminal on Itaparica Island, our local operator waits for passengers to transfer them by minivan or van to the Camamu boat terminal. The trip takes approximately 4 hours. At the Camamu speedboat terminal, passengers embark on the last sea crossing, which ends the trip at the Barra Grande pier. This trip takes about 40 minutes and is done in speedboats with capacity for up to 20 passengers.
TRASLADO SALVADOR BARRA GRANDE
TRASLADO SALVADOR BARRA GRANDE