Get Here

Ashram City of Angels

Estrada do Paiol S/N Soledade de Minas - MG - (35) 98897-9779

It is at about 5 hours from Sao Paulo, Belo Horizonte and Rio de Janeiro. Here are the directions below on how to get to the Ashram: 

Car

About the dirt road: we are away from the city, and there are 5 km (3 mi) of dirt road, being 2 km (1,5 mi) uphill. Road conditions vary depending on rainfall. In times of little rain / dry track, normal cars arrive here. With wet road, normal cars can arrive, however we recommend that you have practice driving in dirt road, as there are more difficult driving stretches. In times of strong / prolonged rainfall, the access is restricted to cars with 4x4 traction. So if you are coming with a suitable car or have ability to drive on dirt road, okay, it can even be fun. 

For navigation aid, we suggest you use this link to establish your route: click here

PART 1: Highway routes up to the dirt road

• From São Paulo using Dutra highway (distance 310 km / 194 mi): drive 202 km / 126 mi on Highway Dutra up to Cachoeira Paulista, pass accesses to Cruzeiro --> Passa Quatro --> Itanhandu --> Pouso Alto --> São Lourenço --> follow in direction of Soledade de Minas / Caxambu --> in road BR-383, exit at km 302 towards Paiol neighborhood

• From São Paulo using Fernão Dias highway (distance 330 km / 206 mi): drive 279 km / 174 mi on Highway Fernão Dias and exit at km 774A towards Campanha --> drive 62 km / 39 mi towards Caxambu --> turn right at access to São Lourenço and Pouso Alto --> in road BR-383, exit at km 302 towards Paiol neighborhood

• From Rio de Janeiro (distance 289 km / 181 mi): drive 184 km / 115 mi on Highway Dutra up to Engenheiro Passos --> pass accesses to Itamonte --> Pouso Alto --> São Lourenço --> Soledade de Minas --> in road BR-383, exit at km 302 towards Paiol neighborhood

• From Belo Horizonte (distance 372 km / 232 mi): drive 285 km / 178 mi on Highway Fernão Dias up to Três Corações, and drive towards Cambuquira --> drive towards Caxambu --> turn right at access to São Lourenço and Pouso Alto --> in road BR-383, exit at km 302 towards Paiol neighborhood

PART 2: From the beginning of the dirt road (km 302 of BR-383) to the Ashram

Arriving at km 302 of the road BR-383, the dirt road starts in front of a bus stop (across the road). Follow for 2.5 km (1,5 mi) until you see a church on your left. At the fork, take right and after 200 m (in front of a house with a bamboo wall) turn right. Drive about 2 km (1 mi), pass through the Ashram gate and drive to the reception office, which stands before the next gate.

Taxi drivers, local "Uber" drivers and motorcycle taxi drivers

Most of them respond via WhatsApp. Always show or send to the driver who will bring you the Ashram location so that he doesn't take you to a wrong location.

Ashram Location:

Ashram City of Angels 

https://maps.app.goo.gl/2n4Pz2YrsbpjyU769

Taxi

*Ney: 35 99110-6758

*Beto: 35 99769-5100

Uber

*Xama: 35 98444-2974 (drivers who already know how to arrive here: Brás, Tiago and Roberto)

Getting to São Lourenço Bus Station

There are several daily options to get to São Lourenço from the main cities (São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Belo Horizonte) and from other smaller regional cities. The recommende bus lines that arrive in São Lourenço in a time consistent with the shuttle time are:

ATTENTION:  We recommend checking the information below with the companies responsible for the public transportation services.

Buses (complete timetable):

If you come with a bus that arrives at dawn, please let us know so we can wait for your at your arrival.

Arriving at São Lourenço:

São Paulo - São Lourenço (5- to 6-hour trip):  08:00 - 12:15 - 23:30 

S.J. Campos - São Lourenço:  00:45 – 9:30 – 13:45

Taubaté - São Lourenço:  01:20 – 10:15 – 14:30

Aparecida - São Lourenço:  02:00 – 10:55 – 15:10

Rio de Janeiro - São Lourenço: 08:00 – 13:00 – 20:30 (non-stop, 5-hour trip)  

Belo Horizonte - São Lourenço (7-hour trip): 20:15 

Departing From São Lourenço:

São Paulo, SP: (5- to 6-hour trip): 08:15 – 12:00 – 15:40 – 00:10

S.J. Campos, SP: 08:45 – 12:15 – 16:15

Taubaté,SP: 08:45 -12:15 – 16:15

Aparecida, SP: 08:45 - 12:15 – 16:15

Rio de Janeiro, RJ: 10:30 – 15:45 – 23:59

Belo Horizonte, MG: 21:30

To check the bus timetables you can access the websites of the transportation companies below:

São Paulo SP – São Lourenço: Viação Cometa   

Rio de Janeiro – São Lourenço: Viação Sampaio

Belo Horizonte – São Lourenço MG: Viação Gontijo

Accommodation at São Lourenço:

Hotels in São Lourenço: click here

Here are two suggestions * for accommodation in São Lourenço:

• Holy Mountain Inn and Hostel https://www.google.com/travel/hotels/s/8xxacWuLEuX49gba8
• Resort hotel https://hotelestanciasaolourenco.com.br/

* We have no affiliation with the suggested locations.

Plane

If you are coming from overseas or outside the Brazilian Southeast region, you can fly to São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro or Belo Horizonte, and from there take a bus following instructions above. 

You can reserve the bus ticket and hotels if needed with the links above. It is also possible to follow the instructions to get to Sao Laurenco from a website or an application that gives directions like Google Map. It will direct you to a bus terminal where you can buy a ticket without reservation. Note that in Brazil, few people speak in other langages than Portuguese, so it is recommended if you don't speak Portuguese to download a translation mobile application to help with the communication.

The nearest airports for regional flights are :

•  Varginha airport (MG) –  122 km / 76 mi
•  Juiz de Fora airport (MG) – 231 km / 144 mi

Who come to São Paulo from Guarulhos International Airport: 

1. Take a bus (011 or 016) to Tietê Bus Terminal. You can also take Train, Taxi or Uber. 
2. At Tietê Bus Terminal, see the table above with the schedules of the São Paulo x São Lourenço buses and follow the information on how to get there.