without proper planning, getting to praia da marambaia from zona sulis time consuming due to traffic and narrow roads, thus we recommend starting the day very early. the average travel time from zona sulto this area of rio is about 80 minutes by car, or 120 minutes by bus - weekends can have less traffic, and faster travel times, but the beaches are more crowded.

the road connecting the rest of rio de janeiro to the entrance to the marambaia sandbank, goes through a protected area, and as a result the fleet of authorized buses that go back and forth on this line is limited, and rides are not very frequent.