Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport public transport guide

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Getting to and from Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport by public transport, without the guesswork. Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport gives you a small but useful choice of public transport options, three in total. Check out the list below to find the best option for you, and remember to confirm the details directly with the service provider before travelling.

Viação Paranapuan

Viação Paranapuan is a municipal bus operator serving Rio de Janeiro's Ilha do Governador district and Rio Galeão airport on standard city-network fares. Its Galeão routes connect the airport to Bonsucesso, Tubiacanga and the downtown Candelária area, running on the same Bilhete Único/Jaé card as the rest of Rio's bus and BRT network.

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SN328 – Bananal x Candelária (via Aeroporto Internacional)

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A cross-city municipal route linking Bananal, on Ilha do Governador, with Candelária in downtown Rio de Janeiro, running via the airport's own access roads with dedicated stops at both terminals before continuing along Avenida Brasil into the city centre.

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Praça Pedra da OnçaPraia da GuanabaraRua ApeacabaRua Comendador BastosAvenida ParanapuãRua Érico CoelhoEstrada do DendêPraia de CocotáRua Tenente Cleto CampeloEstrada da CacuiaEstrada do GaleãoTerminal 1 – Aeroporto Internacional do Rio de Janeiro/GaleãoTerminal 2 – Aeroporto Internacional do Rio de Janeiro/GaleãoPonte VelhaAvenida Brigadeiro TrompowskiLinha VermelhaViaduto Engenheiro Edno MachadoAvenida Brasil (pista lateral)Rua BelaRua Conde de LeopoldinaAvenida Francisco BicalhoViaduto dos PracinhasAvenida Presidente Vargas (Candelária)

915 – Bonsucesso x Aeroporto Internacional

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A municipal route with the airport as its own terminus, connecting both airport terminals directly to the Bonsucesso neighbourhood via Avenida Brasil and the Linha Vermelha, with onward integration to the Bonsucesso SuperVia rail station.

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Aeroporto Internacional do Rio de Janeiro/Galeão – Terminal 1Estrada do GaleãoPonte VelhaAvenida Brigadeiro TrompowskiLinha VermelhaViaduto Engenheiro Edno MachadoAvenida Brasil (pista lateral)Rua Teixeira RibeiroAvenida Teixeira de CastroRua BarreirosRua João RomarizRua Cardoso de MoraisPraça das NaçõesRua Dona IsabelBonsucesso

922 – Tubiacanga x Aeroporto Internacional (Circular)

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A circular municipal route linking the Tubiacanga neighbourhood on Ilha do Governador to the airport, integrating with the BRT Galeão station before looping back through the same corridor toward Tubiacanga.

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Rua SeisRua Noventa e TrêsAvenida UmPraia de TubiacangaEstrada Brás CrispimEstrada Governador Chagas FreitasRua Eduardo NadruzPraça Stuart Jones AngelEstrada do GaleãoRua Haroldo LoboAvenida Vinte de JaneiroAeroporto Internacional do Rio de Janeiro/GaleãoRua República Árabe da SíriaRua Luis BelartRua Cambaúba

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Viação Ideal

Viação Ideal is a municipal bus operator based on Ilha do Governador that runs a circular route connecting Rio Galeão airport to the Bancários neighbourhood on Rio's standard city-network bus fare. The line calls at both airport terminals and can be tracked in real time through the company's IdealOnline GPS system.

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925 – Bancários – Aeroporto (Circular)

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A circular municipal route linking the airport, where both terminals have dedicated stops, to the Bancários neighbourhood on Ilha do Governador, running through Cocotá, Cacuia and Jardim Guanabara along the way.

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Aeroporto Internacional do Rio de Janeiro/Galeão – Terminal 2Av. Vinte de JaneiroEstrada do GaleãoRua CambaúbaRua UçaPça. JerusalémPraia da BicaRua IpiruEst. da BicaAv. Coronel Luiz de Oliveira SampaioEst. do GaleãoRua EriceiraRua Sargento João LopesEstr. da CacuiaRua Ten. Cleto CampeloRua Cap. BarbosaPraia e CocotáEstr. do DendêRua Érico CoelhoAv. ParanapuanAv. Dr. Agenor de Almeida LoyolaPça. dos BancáriosAv. Ilhas das EnxadasAv. Ilha do Fundão

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Mobi-Rio

Mobi-Rio is the municipal company that operates Rio de Janeiro's BRT network, including its two airport-serving corridors: an express line to the Terminal Gentileza intermodal hub and a Transcarioca corridor service running north toward Madureira. Both are paid with the city's Jaé/RioCard transit card, the same instrument used across the rest of Rio's public transport network.

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BRT Executivo – Terminal Gentileza x Galeão

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A non-stop express BRT service on the exclusive Transbrasil corridor, running directly between the airport and the Terminal Gentileza intermodal hub in downtown Rio, where passengers can connect to the VLT, the Novo Rio bus station and municipal bus lines.

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Aeroporto Internacional do Rio de Janeiro/GaleãoTerminal Gentileza

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42 – Manaceia (Madureira) x Galeão (Parador)

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A Transcarioca corridor BRT service calling at every station between the airport and the Manaceia terminal in Madureira, giving direct access to the Penha, Olaria and Maré areas of Rio's north zone.

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Galeão – Tom JobimFundãoMaréSanta LuziaCardoso de MoraesOlariaIbiapinaPenhaPastor José SantosGuaporéPraça do CarmoPedro TaquesVila KosmosVicente de CarvalhoMarambaiaVaz LoboVila QueirozOtavianoMercadãoMadureira/Manaceia

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