Why go
- Capital and largest city of Amazonas, Brazil.
- Served by Ponta Pelada Airport / Manaus Air Base (PLL).
History
Manaus is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Amazonas. It is the seventh-largest city in Brazil, with an estimated 2024 population of 2,279,686 distributed over a land area of about 11,401 km2 (4,402 sq mi). Located at the east centre of the state, the city is the centre of the Manaus metropolitan area and the largest metropolitan area in the North Region of Brazil by urban landmass. It is situated near the confluence of the Negro and Amazon rivers. It is one of the two cities in the Amazon rainforest with a population of over 1 million people, alongside Belém.
Airports
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 9 airlines, 18 direct destinations
- Azul AD (Embraer 195, ATR 72, AT4) · 11 routes: Barcelos, Belem, Belo Horizonte, Boa Vista, Campinas, Coari, Parintins, Porto Velho, Santarem, Tabatinga, Tefe
- TAM Brazilian Airlines JJ (A320, A321, 330, 737-800, 767-300) · 8 routes: Belem, Boa Vista, Brasilia, Fortaleza, Miami, Rio De Janeiro, Santarem, Sao Paulo
- Sky Express G3 (737-800, 737-700) · 7 routes: Belem, Boa Vista, Brasilia, Porto Velho, Rio De Janeiro, Santarem, Sao Paulo
- Air France AF (737-800) · 1 route: Sao Paulo*
- American Airlines AA (737-800, 767-300) · 1 route: Miami
- Conviasa V0 (Embraer 190) · 1 route: Porlamar
- Copa Airlines CM (Embraer 190) · 1 route: Panama City
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (737) · 1 route: Sao Paulo*
- US Airways US (737-800) · 1 route: Miami
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Getting there by ferry
Where things are
Photographs
credit: Wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons · See source page
When to go
The warmer, longer-day half of the southern-hemisphere year.
Milder and quieter, with better value.
The southern winter — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Ponta Pelada Airport / Manaus Air Base (PLL); 9 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: MAO has direct flights to 18 destinations on 9 airlines (incl. Sao Paulo, Belem, Boa Vista, Miami, Santarem…). By water: 6 ferry terminals within 20 km (nearest: Porto Público de Manaus, 4.9 km); routes include Balsa Manaus x Santarem, Acesso à Praia do Mauazinho, Manaus - Careiro da Várzea (BR-319).
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Manaus. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.