Boa Vista: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Boa Vista is a city of 419,652 people in Brazil (Roraima), 82 m (269 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport (BVB), 4 km (2 mi) from the centre. Our booking partner lists 131 places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Boa Vista runs from about 12 h a day in late December to 12 h 19 min in late June (computed for 2.82° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Boa Vista is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport (BVB), 4 km (2 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 8,858 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft.
Flights to Boa Vista: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Boa Vista · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 131 places to stay in Boa Vista. Of the 41 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (24), and 1 are five-star. Across 21 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.1 out of 10. Guests have left 3,479 reviews in total.
Hotels in Boa Vista: the full picture, and book
Our booking partner lists 5 hostels in Boa Vista, out of 131 places to stay of every kind — 3.8% of everywhere it lists in the city, an above-average share: hostels here compete with each other rather than filling a gap. Guests have left 241 reviews across them.
Hostels in Boa Vista: the full picture, and book
Common questions
Which airport serves Boa Vista?
Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport (BVB), 4 km (2 mi) from the centre.
How big is Boa Vista?
About 419,652 people live in Boa Vista (GeoNames).
What time zone is Boa Vista in?
America/Boa_Vista, currently UTC-4.
What currency is used in Boa Vista?
The Real (BRL). Traffic drives on the right.
Are there hostels in Boa Vista?
5 of them, bookable on this site. Hostels in Boa Vista.
How many hotels are there in Boa Vista?
Our booking partner lists 131 places to stay in Boa Vista, bookable on this site.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.