nova friburgo is located in the serra dos órgaos mountain range, in the região serrana north of the city of rio de janeiro - there are various forms of transportation that can be takne in order to get to this city, and below we discuss some of the possible ways.

getting to nova friburgo by car takes about 2 hours, so travelers who wish to travel by car should read our safety section on driving along roads in rio de janeiro state - staring from the the rio-niterói bridge and, after the toll, taking the exit for rio bonito and following the br-101 takes to cachoeiras de macacu, and from there, taking the rj-116 takes to nova friburgo.

if going by bus, the bus company auto viação 1001 has a scheduled route between rio (novo rio bus terminal) and nova friburgo, with frequent buses running between 5am and 11.30pm.