Aeroporto Internacional Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães >> to english by google
official site by  www.infraero.gov.br 
2004 web site makeover is much improved but still no english. Operated since 1974, by  Aeroportuária Infrastructure Infraero which it integrates over 66 airports and is responsible for 95% of Brazilian air traffic.

aeroportosalvador.hpg.ig.com.br || translated to English by google
not an official site and last update was 2003 but extensive with lots of information

OFFICIAL

Visa Renewal
If you need to extend your visa go to the Policia Federal, Av. Oscar Pontes 339, lower city (tel. 071/319-6082). The fee is R$60 (US$20), and you may need to show your return ticket and evidence of sufficient funds to cover the remainder of your stay.

BahiaTursa Service Centers in Salvador (8) & the state (17)  including the aeroporto & the rodoveria (bus station) The tourist office has an excellent Salvador map for sale and free booklets with small maps of the main tourist areas.
 

Time Zone-- Salvador is on the same time zone as Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, 3 hours behind GMT (2 hours later than New York).

From North America
VARIG (www.varig.com) has daily flights from New York, Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles via connections in Rio or São Paulo.
TAM (www.tamairlines.com) has one weekly (Sunday) direct non-stop flight from Miami to Salvador (beginning May 2, 2004). Flight time will be 7 hours and 40 minutes, in an Airbus 330-200 carrying up to 228 passengers.
From Great Britain - Europe
TAP-AirPortugal ( www.tap-airportugal.pt  ) offers seven weekly flights Lisbon - Salvador (direct and non-stop) with connecting flights from London (Heathrow), Copenhagen, Stockholm, Amsterdam, Brussels, Luxembourg, Paris (Orly), Frankfurt, Munich, Zurich, Geneva, and Milan (Malpensa).

Air Europa ( www.aireuropa.com  ) has three weekly direct non-stop flights from Madrid to Salvador with connection from London (Gatwick).

SAS ( www.sas.se ) and associated companies fly daily from Stockholm and Copenhagen via Madrid and São Paulo.

INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES

*NOTE: If calling from outside Brazil, dial international access code then 55-71 before each number. If calling from within Brazil yet from outside Salvador dial 071
. More airlinecontact.info by web site

Name	Address	Telephone / internet	FAX	Hours	Note
AEROLÍNEAS ARGENTINAS - KLM - CORÉIA AIRLINES Av. Tancredo Neves, 3343 - Centro Empresarial Previnor - bloco A sala 605 - Pituba, CEP 41820021		341.0217 341.0279	340.6459 341.4953	Monday to Friday from 09h00 to 18h00	The three companies operate out of the same office with the same phone number
AIR EUROPA Luis Eduardo Magalhães International Airport - Salvador		204.1140 air-europa.com Espanol & English three weekly direct non-stop flights from Madrid to Salvador with connection from London (Gatwick).	204.1141	Daily from 08h00 to 19h00	Telephone for Reservations: 340.6418 - Fax: 340.6419.
AIR EUROPA Av. Tancredo Neves, 3343, Centro Empresarial Previnor-Sala 605 A Pituba - Salvador		340.6418	340.6419	Monday to Friday 09h00 to 11h00 and 14h00 to 18h00.
AIR FRANCE (has merged with KLM)		(021) 212.6226 airfrance.com & skyteam.com		The company does not maintain an office in Bahia. The contact office is in Rio de Janeiro. No flights shown in 2004
ALITÁLIA Av. Tancredo Neves, 3343 - Centro Empresarial Previnor - bloco B salas 508 a 510, Pituba, CEP 41820021 Salvador		341.5831 340.6475 www.alitalia.com.br	341.5831	Monday to Friday 08h00 to 12h00 and 14h00 to 18h00
AMERICAN AIRLINES Trav. Marques de Leão, 13 Ed. Centro Empresarial da Barra, Sala 307 Barra, CEP 40140-230 - Salvador		245.0477 www.aa.com	237.6660	Monday to Friday 08h45 to 12h30 and 14h00 to 18h15.	Toll Free Number: 0800 216176
IBÉRIA Rua Portugal, 17 - Ed. Regente Feijó sala 903/904, Comércio, CEP 40015000 - Salvador		242.2124 242.9046	241.4374	Monday to Friday 08h30 to 18h30.
LANCHILE Rua Miguel Calmon, 555 - Ed. Citybank sala 609, Comércio, CEP 40015010 - Salvador		241.1401 www.lan.com	243.9882	Monday to Friday 08h00 to 12h00 and 14h00 to 18h00
LUFTHANSA Av. Tancredo Neves, 805 - Ed. Espaço Empresarial -sala 601, Pituba, CEP 41820021 - Salvador		341.5100 www.lufthansa.com	341.4710	Monday to Friday 08h30 to 12h00 and 14h00 to 18h00.
SAS		( www.sas.se ) daily from Stockholm and Copenhagen via Madrid and São Paulo
TAP - AIR PORTUGAL Av. Estados Unidos, 137 - Ed. Cidade de Ilhéus sala 401, Comércio, CEP 40010020 - Salvador		243.6122 www.tap-airportugal.pt seven weekly flights Lisbon - Salvador (direct and non-stop) with connecting flights from London (Heathrow), Copenhagen, Stockholm, Amsterdam, Brussels, Luxembourg, Paris (Orly), Frankfurt, Munich, Zurich, Geneva, and Milan (Malpensa).	243.6968	Monday to Friday 08h30 to 12h30 and 14h00 to 18h00
UNITED AIRLINES/ OFB - CITUR Av. Tancredo Neves, 805 - Ed.. Espaço Empresarial s/601 - Pituba - Salvador		341.5100 341.4710	341.4710	Monday to Friday 08h30 to 12h30 and 13h30 to 18h00	Toll Free Number for United Airlines Tel.: 0800 162.323

How to get to Barra Grande and the Peninsula of Maraú
... Ilhéus (IOS). The closest international airport is in Salvador (SSA).
www.barragrande.net/marau/comochegarenglish.html - 5k - Cached - Similar pages

http://www.aviagem.com.br

www.comab.com.br/  [to english by google]
for  Bom Despacho Bus & Ferry Terminal
 on  ITAPARICA Island
Connect to Valenca here which is connected to the island by a bridge. This is the hub for many other resorts further south on the coast including nearby Morro de São Paulo in Archipelago of Tinharé, Camamu, Itcare and Porto Seguro

www.codeba.com.br 404?  
The port of Salvador has mooring facilities for cruise liners. It operates from 8am to 12pm and from 1h30am to 5h30pm
[Phone: ]
(71) 320-1100/1270 ou 243-5352

Ports of Bahia

The City is over 30 km from the airport. Taxis are regulated from the airport. You can ask about the executive bus, the Praça da Sé/Aeroporto bus, which is cheaper. For ticket information and schedules, travelers need to contact the specific bus company directly. However, the general bus station number will tell you which company to phone.
Bus Companies of Bahia (Salvador locations) Make Salvador your Gateway to the history and mystery of Bahia
Ticket Agencies in Salvador
--Ticket Agencies in Bahia & Brazil by itapemirim.com.br

Salvador Rodviária Bus Terminal:
Av. ACM (Antônio Carlos Magalhães) 4362, Pituba tel. 071/460-8300
The Main Bus station or Rodviária is 5 km from city center next to Salvador's largest shopping centre Iguatemi. The Terminal Rodoviaria de Salvador Armando Viana de Castro, is usually simply known as Rodoviaria.

Praça de Sé is the busy bus stop near the Pelourinho center at the top of the Lacerda you will get to know. Praça de Sé is also the name of the bus to take to visit the Atlantic Beaches as far as Praia Famengo and Avenida da Franca

Ticket Center outlets: Tickets for bus companies Águia Branca, Bomfim, Itapemirim, and São Geraldo, as well as the Ferry Boats and Catamarans to Itaparica, at

• Piedade (across from Shopping Piedade), on Rua Junquiera Ayres, 148, telephone 329-5433,
•  Shopping Iguatemi on the second floor, telephone 450-0144.

www.comab.com.br/ 
for  Bom Despacho Bus Terminal & :: São Joaquim Bus Terminal- Salvador

3 letter airport code

To use this car rental engine you will get best results if you use the 3 letter airport code.  Airport Codes (for best global lookup resources) or simply  CODES for 268 Brazil Airports

 largest car rental companies. However if you are planning to mostly spend time in the City of Salvador you should avoid the hassle since the public transportation is good and streets are narrow, hilly and often unmarked. However this is the best way to see the coast and interior of Bahia 

Going South of Salvador by Car

• From the Port of Mercado Modelo, in Salvador, there are several embarkations
• Via Ferry Boat from Bom Despacho via Itaparica e BA001 to Valença
• Via BR324, BR101 and BA542 or BA00

Sao Paulo International -- Guarulhos

Rio International -- Galeao

Recife International Airport

AIRPORTS of Brazil:  268 codes, the 66 Infraero airports which carry 96% of the traffic.

• Airport Codes (for best global lookup resources) or simply
• CODES for 268 Brazil Airports
• Aeroportos Brasileiros by dac.gov.br
  a very large pdf organzied by state