Originally Posted by
card1953
Airport transportation to Rio de Janeiro.
3 main options
1) Radio Cab
Use one of the 3 radio taxi companies (Transcoopass, Cootrama etc) located slightly to the left as you exit from customs. Will be a fixed fare to the hotel payable in advance (by CC if so desired). Not sure how much to the Sheraton but likely in the R$70-80 range.
2) Regular Yellow Cab
Loads waiting outside the door after you exit customs. Depends on traffic/route taken but should be in the R$50-60 range.
3) Real Ônibus
This presumably is the bus referred to above. Cost R$6. Bus has a/c, luggage is tagged so comfortable and safe. The main drawback is that it goes to Centro, the domestic Santos Dumont airport then onto Copa, Ipanema, Leblon so takes a while. Even with the lighter traffic on a Sat may take an hour or so. Also I'm not 100% sure it goes as far as the Sheraton so doublecheck before boarding. This routing would appear to show that it does but the price is definitely not the R$3.70 listed.
http://www.rioonibus.com/guia_de_iti...mero=2018&ts=A
So yes, US$85 is awfully expensive.
