Olinda travel guide

Getting there and around

From Recife, take any bus marked ‘Rio Doce’, No 981, which has a circular route around the city and beaches; or No 33 from Avenida Nossa Senhora do Carmo, US$1; or ‘Jardim Atlântico’ from the central post office at Siqueira Campos (US$1, 30 minutes). From the airport, take the ‘Aeroporto’ bus to Avenida Domingos Ferreira in Boa Viagem and change to one of the buses mentioned above. From the Recife rodoviária, take the metrô to Central station (Joana Bezerra is unsafe) and then change. In all cases, alight in Olinda at Praça do Carmo. Taxi drivers between Olinda and Recife often try to put their meters on rate 2 (only meant for Sundays, holidays and after 2100), but should change it to rate 1 when queried. A taxi from Boa Viagem should cost around US$8, US$12 at night. From Olinda to the centre of Recife, take a bus marked ‘Piedade/Rio Doce’ or ‘Barra de Jangada/Casa Caiada’.