The participants should plan to arrive at Guarulhos International Airport in São Paulo (GRU) or at Viracopos Airport in Campinas.

São Paulo Bus/Coach Station is called "Terminal Tietê".

 

To get to São Carlos from GRU:

 

Option 1: Take the Airport Bus Service (http://www.airportbusservice.com.br/br/linhas) to Terminal Tietê. There is a bus every 50 minutes and the cost is about R$ 50. The journey will take between 25min and 2h (depending on the traffic). Once at Tietê, there are two companies to São Carlos: Empresa Cruz (http://www.empresacruz.com.br/) and Cometa (http://www.viacaocometa.com.br/pt/). There are many buses per day, the price is around R$70 and it takes about 3h30min.

 

Option 2: Take a bus Lirabus (http://www.lirabus.com.br/lira/traslados.php) from GRU to Campinas Bus Station ("Rodoviária de Campinas" in Portuguese). You can buy the ticket in the Lirabus booth at Terminal 2. At Campinas Bus Station take a bus to São Carlos with either Empresa Cruz or Cometa (see links above). This option might be faster if you get a good combination of buses - however, if you don't, it might take much longer since there are fewer buses to São Carlos from Campinas than from Terminal Tietê.

 

To get to São Carlos from Viracopos:

 

Take a bus Lirabus (http://www.lirabus.com.br/lira/traslados.php) from Viracopos to Campinas Bus Station. From Campinas Bus Station take a bus to São Carlos with either Empresa Cruz or Cometa (see links above).