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For Rio de Janeiro generally we recommend the BRT 42 and metro line 2 to Carioca; for Novo Rio bus station the answer changes.
The cheapest way in. Nothing listed is quicker.
Boards at. Terminal 2 arrivals, at the Galeão – Tom Jobim 2 BRT stop
Hours. Every 20 minutes; every 15 on weekday mornings and evenings.
The ways are still here. Either none of them can still be made from the hour you leave arrivals (the BRT express bus to Terminal Gentileza runs 06:00–23:40), or your budget or journey-time filter is drawn tighter than any of them. Set the hour back to Any time or widen a filter, or reset the filters, to bring them back.
The express bus from Terminal 2 ends at Terminal Gentileza, next to the bus station, in about 30 minutes for R$15.00.
Ride times exclude walking and waiting. Every way from Galeão International Airport into Rio de Janeiro
Rodoviária Novo Rio is Rio's long-distance bus station, north-west of the Centro beside Terminal Gentileza.
BRT express bus to Terminal Gentileza serves Novo Rio bus station. BRT 42 and metro line 2 to Carioca does not.
Not everything runs around the clock: the BRT express bus to Terminal Gentileza runs 06:00–23:40. 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.
Terminal 2 arrivals. Follow the signs from arrivals.
Check the destination and departure board before boarding.
30 min. Continue to your accommodation or follow signs for onward transport.
Four pay R$60 on the cheapest way to Novo Rio bus station on this page. The car meets you in arrivals and drives to your door. €50 is what Welcome Pickups charges to the centre of Rio de Janeiro; it quotes the fare for your own address when you book ahead.
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Hire a car for Petrópolis, Búzios, Paraty or the Costa Verde at your own hours; nothing on this page leaves the city. You are staying in the Centro, Copacabana or Ipanema: BRT 42 and the metro reach Carioca in about 75 minutes for R$9.70 on a Jaé card. Discover Cars shows the full price before you book.
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Follow the station signs for your onward connection.
Check the address and choose the nearest exit.
No. It runs to Carioca metro station.
Not everything runs around the clock: the BRT express bus to Terminal Gentileza runs 06:00–23:40. Outside those hours nothing on this board runs to the center, and taxis are not priced on it.
Rodoviária Novo Rio is Rio's long-distance bus station, north-west of the Centro beside Terminal Gentileza.
