Airport transportation to Rio de Janeiro
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For to/from GIG I'd assume http://www.realautoonibus.com.br/Sit...115236-71.html is a better option. Bus 2018 for R$12 each way. Take note that it doesn't run late.
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I'm not entirely sure but I thought GIG had luggage storage (staffed, not lockers) so I'd be exploring that option. You might need to call the airport.
I'm guessing early checkin for your later flight is not a possibility?
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For to/from GIG I'd assume http://www.realautoonibus.com.br/Sit...115236-71.html is a better option. Bus 2018 for R$12 each way. Take note that it doesn't run late.
Or do you recommend other transfer? I was checking taxi rates and it's like US$85 for 2 people, or maybe I checked the wrong page
Thanks
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I'm planning to arrive at Rio on may 23 (wednesday), my flight lands at 4:50am. So I guess I'll be going out of airport between 5:30am and 6am. I've read the bus starts at 5:30am so that's fine. My hotel is in Av. Atlantica 1470 Copacabana and the bus route goes all Av. Atlantica from Prca. Isabel to Joaquin Nabuco, so it should stop on my hotel block or so I understand. Now the question is, is it recommendable (and safe) to take the bus at that time? Sunrise is at 6:22am. I'll be walking from the corner to the hotel, I guess, with just one baggage (2 people). I guess it's ok, but it's good to ask the experts... (how long will be the bus ride? let's suppose I'll take it at 6am, at what time I'm supposed to arrive at Copa?)
Or do you recommend other transfer? I was checking taxi rates and it's like US$85 for 2 people, or maybe I checked the wrong page
Thanks
Or do you recommend other transfer? I was checking taxi rates and it's like US$85 for 2 people, or maybe I checked the wrong page
Thanks
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That is probably the price for the pre-paid taxi, which you will be solicited for as you go through the international terminal to get your baggage, and which you can pay by credit card. A regular yellow taxi from outside the terminal should be about 1/2 of that to Copacabana. But, as stated above, the Real bus is a good option. Have reais (small bills, under R$20, change is often a problem in Brazil for larger bills) ready for both. I suspect you'll be out of passport control/baggage claim/customs much closer to 6, or even well after depending on how many planes land at about the same time and how fast you can get yourself off the plane and into the (single) line. By the time the bus gets near your hotel, the streets in Copacabana should be bustling with people on their way to work.
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Agreed. I arrived about 6am and the queues were very decent. Don't be fooled - there's a Brazil line (long) and an international line (shorter) so make sure you go to the right one! It won't be obvious.
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Recent experience with airport bus
I just took the bus from GIG to the city (R$12 to Ipanema) on Monday morning and back to the airport on Thursday afternoon. I think posters here are vastly underestimating the time it will take.
In both cases, it took me about 2.5 hours. The entire port area is a massive construction zone, with streets closed off and traffic at a standstill. On the way down, it took probably an hour to go from the big bus station in the Zona Norte to Candelaria. On the way back, it was about the same time to get from Santos Dumont to Candelaria. Also, on Thursday afternoon the traffic on the highway to the airport was jam-packed from Sao Cristovao to almost the end of the journey.
If you take the bus, just be aware to leave yourself plenty of extra time to make sure you don't miss your flight!
In both cases, it took me about 2.5 hours. The entire port area is a massive construction zone, with streets closed off and traffic at a standstill. On the way down, it took probably an hour to go from the big bus station in the Zona Norte to Candelaria. On the way back, it was about the same time to get from Santos Dumont to Candelaria. Also, on Thursday afternoon the traffic on the highway to the airport was jam-packed from Sao Cristovao to almost the end of the journey.
If you take the bus, just be aware to leave yourself plenty of extra time to make sure you don't miss your flight!
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I'm planning to arrive at Rio on may 23 (wednesday), my flight lands at 4:50am. So I guess I'll be going out of airport between 5:30am and 6am. I've read the bus starts at 5:30am so that's fine. My hotel is in Av. Atlantica 1470 Copacabana and the bus route goes all Av. Atlantica from Prca. Isabel to Joaquin Nabuco, so it should stop on my hotel block or so I understand. Now the question is, is it recommendable (and safe) to take the bus at that time? Sunrise is at 6:22am. I'll be walking from the corner to the hotel, I guess, with just one baggage (2 people). I guess it's ok, but it's good to ask the experts... (how long will be the bus ride? let's suppose I'll take it at 6am, at what time I'm supposed to arrive at Copa?)
Or do you recommend other transfer? I was checking taxi rates and it's like US$85 for 2 people, or maybe I checked the wrong page
Thanks
Or do you recommend other transfer? I was checking taxi rates and it's like US$85 for 2 people, or maybe I checked the wrong page
Thanks