To get from Santos Dumont Airport to your destination, you can rent a car, take a taxi or a bus, or the new VLT Light Rail:
- The Vicente de Carvalho subway station also connects to Rio's Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) network - directly connecting with RIOgaleao.
To access Vicente de Carvalho Station - use Metro Line 2 (if starting from Metro Line 1, simply transfer at one of the indicated stations).
- The Real Auto Onibus is the operator of 'Bus 2018' runs every 30 mins - 5:30am-10:30pm - with two lines in opposite directions:
- to the Central Bus Station and the Galeao International Airport;
- to the City's south parts along the shore, ending at Alvorada Bus Terminal in Barra da Tijuca.
- To get from Santos Dumont to Galeao Airport - take the Express Bus 2145, which runs via Central Bus Station & downtown every 20 mins, 5:30am-10:30pm. Bus ticket counters are in the arrivals terminal.
Metro contact: https://www.metrorio.com.br
Tips, Help & Resources
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- Want to know the best way to get to your destination when leaving the airport? There are Centro Rio de Janeiro-RJ taxi services curbside, or you can use airport shuttle buses & vans, or you can even pick up a rental car from SDU outside baggage claim areas, perhaps as a one-way rental and drop it off in town.
- Centro Rio de Janeiro-RJ airport is equipped to handle special-needs persons, and also small medical emergencies that may arise.
- To find which baggage carousel your flight is assigned to, look up your flights' arrival status into SDU airport.
- If you have lost something while in the terminal area, please find the contact info for Rio de Janeiro Dumont lost & found here.
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