Arriving in Noronha

The archipelago of Fernando de Noronha is situated in the Atlantic Ocean, to the East of the Brazilian coast. The main island of the archipelago has an airport and a port.

Flying to Noronha

Warning: the information below was written in December of 2006. Notice, however, that the market of air carriers in Brazil has gone through significative changes recently, and may again in the near future (Varig, for example, almost faced bankruptcy, and is still recovering; other companies are trying to take over ex-Varig routes). You are advised to visit the websites of the airliners to check out up to date information.

There are flights connecting Noronha to the cities of Natal (360 km distant) and Recife (540 km distant). There are no other flights connecting Noronha to the continent; to fly to Noronha, one must go first to either Natal or Recife.
Flights take about one hour; notice that the time in Fernando de Noronha is one hour ahead of Natal and Recife. A flight leaving from Recife at 2pm will arrive in Noronha at 4pm; a flight leaving from Noronha at 5pm will arrive in Recife at 5pm.

Varig has a flight from Recife to Noronha; Varig is the only one to operate Boeings. All Varig flights leaving from anywhere in Brazil to Noronha will make this connection in Recife.
The other two major Brazilian air carriers are Gol and TAM; until 2006, they didn't operate flights to Noronha, but this may change.

From Recife, there are two other companies, each offering two daily flights: Trip (departures from Recife at 1:30pm and 5pm) and Total (departures at 1pm and 7:30pm). Both Trip and Total fly with a smaller aircraft, ATR (see photo; for more information about these aircrafts, click here).
In December 2006 quoted prices were R$ 988 (Trip) and R$ 782 (Total), both for two-way trips; notice that prices may change with promotions, early booking, etc.

From Natal, the only option is Trip, with one daily flight, departure from Natal at 10am, ticket costs R$ 864, two-way trip.

Arriving in Noronha by sea

It is possible to take a short cruise to Noronha in the ship Pacific; to learn about departure dates, schedules and prices, visit this page.
Most of the cruises will stop in Fortaleza, Natal, Noronha and Recife; notice that the ship stays less than two days in Noronha. Price is for All Inclusive Service.

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