nightime and weekends, and down to once an hour after midnight. Only the most useful parts of the routes are described. Some lines have the number 1 or 2 after their names, only to indicate direction, others don't. I.e. the very same bus with the same number and name could be running either from A to B, or from B to A.
Centro/Beira Mar Caça e Pesca is comfy and air conditioned. It runs Beira Mar and all along Praia do Futuro. Returning it swaps Beira Mar for Aboliçao. This bus can get very packed from Praia do Futuro before sunset. Risk of muggings at Praia do Futuro bus stops after dark.
Circular 1/2 - 24 hours City center - Mercado Central - Dragao do Mar - Historiador Raimundo Girao - Abolicao - Desembargador Moreira/Shopping Aldeota.
Grande Circular 1/2 - 24 hours!!! City Centre - Dragao do Mar - Historiador Raimundo Girao - Aboliçao - Praia do Futuro - Terminal Papicu - Shopping Iguatemi.
Centro Iguatemi - RS3,00. Last bus leaves Iguatemi at 2200, does not run on Sundays. Comfy and air conditioned. City centre - Monsenhor Tabosa - Aboliçao - Desembargador Moreira (Shopping Aldeota), leaves you inside the Iguatemi shopping mall.
A slowly increasing number of buses, although this far none belonging to the above mentioned lines, are monitored in real-time and you can check how far your bus is from your stop.
By taxi
All 4000-odd taxis in town run on the same meter system , except the special cabs at the airport. Start price is RS3,62, then RS1,81 per km on rate 1 and RS2,72/km on rate 2. The latter is charged every day from 20:00 to 06:00, Saturdays also from 13:00 to 20:00 and all Sunday, public holidays, and the whole month of December. Waiting is charged RS18,10 per hour.
It is mandatory for taxis to display the fare system on one of the rear side windows. Do not take a cab without such a posting.
Cab drivers in Fortaleza are fairly honest, although a few will put the meter on
