from inside the bus terminal, bus line 38 displaying 'itaipú-centro' reaches praia de itaipú in about 50 minutes - the final stop of the bus line is the beach, the fare is paid when boarding the bus.

travel time from ipanema to praia de itaipú, the final point of the bus line, varies between 90 and 110 minutes.

alternatively, bus line 354 (cidade de deus x praça xv) starts from ipanema near praça general osório and can be taken along nossa senhora de copacabana, to praça xv.

at praça xv, bus line 354 stops underground, in a tunnel not far from the terminal hidroviário da praça xv & estação das barcas, the boat terminal.

exiting at praça xv, boats can be taken every 30 minutes going to the maritime terminal in niterói.