Belo Horizonte

By bus

BH is a major national hub for bus travel. The bus terminal rodoviária is at downtown at the northern end of Av. Afonso Pena avenue. Approximate travel times from other capitals:

Brasília - 10 hours

Rio de Janeiro - 7 hours

São Paulo - 8 hours

By plane

BH is served by two airports:

Confins

Aeroporto Internacional Tancredo Neves - CNF - Rodovia MG 010 S/N, 40 km - Confins/MG. Phone: 31 3689-2700. Direct flights to the USA, the Caribbean, Europe and to most major cities in Brazil. It's located about 40 km from downtown, to where there are frequent Conexão Aeroporto (http://www.expressounir.c...) express buses 50 minutes non-stop, traffic allowing, R$ 19,75. The same company also runs buses to Pampulha airport and the central bus station for R$ 8,70.

Pampulha

Aeroporto Carlos Drummond de Andrade - PLU. For some domestic flights, especially within the state of Minas Gerais. 9 km from downtown.