from leblon, ipanema, and copacabana, bus line 2015 reaches the bus terminal menezes cortes. alternatively, from both ipanema and copacabana the bus terminal menezes cortes can be reached by taking the subway to carioca - the carioca subway station is only a few minutes walk from the bus terminal.    

once at castelo, bus lines 2343, 322, 324, 328, and 329 reach the various beaches in about 30 to 50 minutes, depending on time of day and traffic conditions.