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Rio de Janeiro airport transfers

Rio de Janeiro starts at
the right airport.

Find your airport, then compare the route into the city.

Check the three-letter airport code on your flight booking.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Currently covered: Galeão International Airport (GIG)

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One more Rio de Janeiro airport is not covered yet.

Currently covered

Galeão International Airport

No train reaches Galeão: BRT 42 runs to Vicente de Carvalho, where metro line 2 goes on to Carioca in the Centro, about 75 minutes for R$9.70 on a Jaé card.

GIG
Galeão International AirportLargo da Carioca
BRT 42 and metro line 2 to Carioca4 recorded ways in
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Every option priced for your party, with where each one leaves you. Straight to: Copacabana · Ipanema · Novo Rio bus station. Going the other way? Rio de Janeiro to Galeão International Airport.

Not covered yet

Santos Dumont

Santos Dumont, the city airport on Guanabara Bay in the Centro, mostly for domestic flights.

It is in the Centro itself, with its own VLT tram stop, so none of the long rides on this page apply.

SDU

No fares or journey times are shown for Santos Dumont yet.

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A different Rio de Janeiro airport?

This page covers Galeão International Airport. Santos Dumont is not covered yet.

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How do I know which airport I land at?

Your booking confirmation and boarding pass carry a three-letter code next to the arrival airport. GIG is Galeão International Airport. SDU is Santos Dumont.

Landing at Santos Dumont (SDU)?

Santos Dumont, the city airport on Guanabara Bay in the Centro, mostly for domestic flights. It is in the Centro itself, with its own VLT tram stop, so none of the long rides on this page apply.