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BRT 42 and metro line 2 to Carioca

422 · MOBI-Rio and MetrôRio
57 min rideEvery 10 min05:00–23:30
Carioca metro stationVicente de Carvalho
1 change
R$9.70total for 1 adultR$9.70 eachBuy ticketOn MOBI-Rio and MetrôRio
Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Carioca metro station, line 2 towards Pavuna

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 07:00 to 22:30. BRT 42 runs from Vicente de Carvalho to the airport all night, every 20 minutes after midnight.

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Fares are the same ticket ridden the other way; the boarding points, hours and, where a ride differs by direction, the ride time are read for this direction. Also runs to the airport, boarding point and hours in town not recorded yet: Welcome Pickups transfer to Rio de Janeiro. Every way from Galeão airport into Rio de Janeiro

How do I get from Rio de Janeiro to Galeão airport?

For one traveler the BRT 42 and metro line 2 to Carioca is the way we recommend: R$9.70 in total, 57 min, boarding at Carioca metro station. The first one leaves at 05:00 and is at the airport by about 05:57; the last leaves at 23:30.

First departures

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BRT 42 and metro line 2 to Carioca

First 05:00 from Carioca metro station, at the airport by about 05:57.

Arrival times add the recorded ride time to the first departure; no walking or waiting is added.

Early flight?

The metro opens at 05:00 from Monday to Saturday and at 07:00 on Sundays and holidays, so the first metro and BRT 42 reach Galeão at about 06:00, or 08:00 on Sundays and holidays.

Before you leave for Galeão Airport

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Early flights

The metro opens at 05:00 from Monday to Saturday and at 07:00 on Sundays and holidays, so the first metro and BRT 42 reach Galeão at about 06:00, or 08:00 on Sundays and holidays.

At the station

From the Centro, take metro line 2 towards Pavuna to Vicente de Carvalho and change there to BRT 42 for Galeão. Tap the same Jaé card for the R$9.70 fare, within two hours.

Where the bus leaves from

The express bus to Galeão leaves Terminal Gentileza from platform F5 every 15 to 20 minutes, from 06:00 until about midnight, and reaches Terminal 2 in about 32 minutes.

Taxis to the airport

Taxis to the airport set down at the kerb of Terminal 2's departures level.

Questions

When is the first BRT 42 and metro line 2 to Carioca from Carioca metro station?

05:00. It reaches the airport at about 05:57.

What does a taxi to Galeão airport cost from the centre?

Taxis to the airport set down at the kerb of Terminal 2's departures level.

Where does the BRT 42 and metro line 2 to Carioca leave from in Rio de Janeiro?

Carioca metro station, line 2 towards Pavuna. First departure 05:00, last 23:30.

My flight is early. What runs before the first train?

The metro opens at 05:00 from Monday to Saturday and at 07:00 on Sundays and holidays, so the first metro and BRT 42 reach Galeão at about 06:00, or 08:00 on Sundays and holidays.

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