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To Largo da Carioca · One way · All prices are totals for 1 adult · All service hours

1 bus from Galeão International Airport

Not all night: the BRT 42 and metro line 2 to Carioca runs 04:20–23:15.

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BRT 42 and metro line 2 to Carioca

422 · MOBI-Rio and MetrôRio

73 min rideEvery 10 min04:20–23:15

GaleãoCarioca metro station

1 change

R$9.70total for 1 adultR$9.70 eachBuy ticketOn MOBI-Rio and MetrôRio

Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Galeão – Tom Jobim 2 BRT station, outside Terminal 2 arrivals at door D, or Tom Jobim 1 at Terminal 1

The BRT-and-metro fare on a Jaé card, if you enter the metro within two hours. Paid separately the BRT is R$5.00 and the metro R$7.90. The card is a R$5.00 deposit.

Hours. Mondays to Saturdays; Sundays and holidays 06:20 to 22:15. The bus runs all night, but the metro runs only 05:00 to midnight (Sundays and holidays 07:00 to 23:00).

Price for every party size · Fare source

Ride times exclude walking and waiting. Every way from Galeão International Airport into Rio de Janeiro

How do I get from Galeão airport to Rio de Janeiro city center by bus?

One bus reaches Largo da Carioca: the BRT 42 and metro line 2 to Carioca, R$9.70 for one traveler, 73 min, to Carioca metro station. For one traveler that is the cheapest way into Rio de Janeiro by any means. The fastest way overall is the Welcome Pickups transfer to Rio de Janeiro, 30 min.

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Rio de Janeiro by taxiWelcome Pickups transfer to Rio de Janeiro: €23 for one, 30 min

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Arriving late?

Not everything runs around the clock: the BRT 42 and metro line 2 to Carioca runs 04:20–23:15. Outside those hours nothing on this board runs to the center, and taxis are not priced on it. and the board keeps only what is running.

Where each bus leaves you

BRT 42 and metro line 2 to Carioca 422

From Galeão to Carioca metro station, on Largo da Carioca in the Centro. 73 min

BRT express bus to Terminal Gentileza

From Terminal 2 arrivals to Terminal Gentileza, beside the Novo Rio bus station, where VLT trams leave for the Centro. 30 min Ends at Terminal Gentileza, by the Novo Rio bus station north-west of the Centro. VLT tram lines 1 and 4 run on from there into the Centro.

Before you travel

How much is the bus from Galeão airport to Rio de Janeiro city center?

BRT 42 and metro line 2 to Carioca: R$9.70 for one traveler, R$19.40 for two.

How long does the bus take from Galeão airport to Rio de Janeiro?

BRT 42 and metro line 2 to Carioca: 73 min, to Carioca metro station.

What time does the bus run from Galeão airport?

BRT 42 and metro line 2 to Carioca: 04:20–23:15. BRT express bus to Terminal Gentileza: 06:00–23:40.