búzios is located on a jutting peninsula two to three hours north east of rio in the região dos lagos (lakes region), also known as the costa do sol - one can reach búzios either by road, air or sea or by road.

travelling by car from rio de janeiro is pretty straightforward, and it only takes a little over two hours - after passing over the rio-niterói bridge travelers should turn left in the direction of rio bonito.

then, passing rio bonito, bearing right onto via lagos and continuing for approximately five miles towards ipiranga, located at the entrance to são pedro da aldeia, will lead to búzios - drivers should then take the rj-106 towards macaé/ búzios and drive for a further 140-miles before reaching búzios.