Salvador da Bahia Travel Forum

Can anyone tell me how long it takes to get from the airport to the bus station by Taxi - I'm plannning to do this in the evening and want to make sure that I will get my connection. (otherwise I'm hanging about the bus station all night!!
Also with domestic flights in Brazil - do you have to book in 1 hour before? and can I assume that I will be able to clear the airport with bags quite quickly on landing?
thanks.

It depends on what time of the evening. The highway just around the rodoviaria (bus station) tends to get clogged with traffic at rush hours (and some other times of day recently), although the actual distance isn't too long. Leave at least 40 minutes.
Then you have to find the bus company window to buy the ticket and the boarding gate, check your bags underneath the bus, and fill out the required paperwork for the driver. Have your passport handy for details.
Be alert with your possessions at all times in the bus station.

Yes, for most domestic flights, arriving at the airport one hour prior to the flight is acceptable in Brazil. Some airlines and flights have longer check-in lines though.
Coming off an international flight? Are you planning on just carry-on bags? Clearing customs and baggage claim for checked luggage can take some time, but Salvador is one of the less busy airports for international flights, so this is usualy faster than at Rio or Sao Paulo (with more flights coming in at the same time).
Coming off a domestic flight is just a matter of getting any checked bags, and depends on how many other flights (and if the baggage handlers had their dose of RedBull or are being typically Bahiano), but should be fairly quick.

Assume you are going to Lencois. Have fun.