From São Paulo, there are two buses that go to Bertioga. One, operated by [url=http://www.viacaoultra.com.br/]Viação Ultra[/url] goes to Downtown (Enseada beach), takes 1:30 hour, and departs from the Jabaquara intercity bus terminal. The other one, operated by [url=http://www.passaromarron.com.br/]Litorânea[/url], goes to Riviera (São Lourenço beach), takes 3:05 hours, and departs from the Tietê intercity bus terminal. Both cost about the same price.
Coming from São Paulo, there are two routes of access.
* Take SP-150 (Anchieta) or SP-160 (Imigrantes). At [wiki=d282dc70106b540025488d3927b6ddb8]Cubatão[/wiki], follow the signs to go to [wiki=eacc027ac1b1fc9afcf317f40c365e69]Bertioga[/wiki], north via BR-101 (Rio-Santos).
* Take SP-070 (Trabalhadores/Ayrton Senna) and go to [wiki=b6c70dc3c135eefe91dc7852cee68443]Mogi das Cruzes[/wiki], then take SP-098 (Mogi-Bertioga) to [wiki=eacc027ac1b1fc9afcf317f40c365e69]Bertioga[/wiki]. This path is somewhat more complicated as you need to find your way through Mogi das Cruzes.
Public buses are operated by [url=http://www.viacaobertioga.com.br/home.asp]Viação Bertioga[/url] and connect downtown (where the intercity bus terminal is located) with the Indaía, Riviera and Boracéia neighborhoods. Note that the Enseada beach is located at downtown and Indaiá, and the São Lourenço beach at Riviera. Since public buses are intended for locals, not for tourists, they are less frequent on weekends.
A car is the most convenient way to access quieter beaches like Guaratuba and Itaguaré. It is easy to get around Bertioga by taking the Rio-Santos road (BR-101).
Av. Anchieta, that runs in parallel with the Enseada beach, has a cycleway on most of its extension, making it easy to go by bicycle from downtown to Indaiá, and even reach the west side of the São Lourenço beach.
The beaches of Bertioga are similar to each other, differing only by their surroundings. They are mostly long in extension and broad in width. They have flat and somewhat hard sands.
* Bertioga's most famous and affluent beach, surrounded by palm trees, upper class appartments (the Riviera neighborhood) and having good tourist infrastructure. Good for both surfing and swimming, but the sea can get violent sometimes. A bit like the more famous Maresias beach in [wiki=f2bdf5ee5613490219ecf0c2730cddc9]São Sebastião[/wiki], it attracts younger crowds and has expressive nightlife.
* Long beach with 12 km, it is polluted in the west side (at downtown) but clean in the east side (at Indaiá).
* Long and quiet beach, with few houses and a lot of forest around. Not much infrastructure either.
* More crowded than Guaratuba due to the presence of a large gated community nearby. It contains some kiosks and camping facilities.
* Semidesert beach completely surrounded by preserved rainforest. It attracts surfers due to its strong waves. It can be accessed by car or by walking from the east of the São Lourenço beach.