Transportation from the City Center to Rio de Janeiro Airport
BRT (Metrobus), Bus, Metro, Taxi and Transfer services can be used to reach Rio De Janeiro Galeao Airport from the City Center.
One of the fastest means of transportation to reach Galeao Airport is the BRT line, which is similar to Metrobus. This line provides express service between the city center and the airport. There are two BRT lines you can use. The first is TransCarioca and TransCarioca Express.
It is possible to use regular bus services to reach the airport. It should not be forgotten that airport transportation can take a lot of time as buses travel a lot. Among the private bus lines to the airport, we can count Premium 2018, 2101, 2145, 2918 lines. There are 915, 922 and 924 in Paranapuan as standard bus lines.
You can also use the metro, taxi and transfer services. The closest metro station to the airport is Vicente De Carvalho. You can also use Rio Airport Service for taxi.
Transportation from Afonso Pena International Airport to the City Center
Afonso Pena International Airport serves the Brazilian city of Curitiba with a population of approximately 2 million. Since it serves a large population, there are many transportation routes from the airport to the city center. The most economical of these is to use the buses and shuttle services that pass through the airport.
Bus 515 operated by Auto Viação São José dos Pinhais (Tel +55 41 2169 4321) goes from the airport to the central bus terminal (Terminal Central). The flights operate between 05.00 in the morning and 23.20 in the evening.
In between, it stops at central stops such as Avenida das Américas, Avenida das Torres and Travessa Guaporé. The journey is 5 km and takes only 12 minutes. You can check the official website of the company for information about the lines in the city, including the bus number 515.
Bus number E32 carries its passengers to Terminal Boqueirão, which is closer to the airport. Flights operate between 06:00 in the morning and 23:20 in the evening on weekdays, and between 06.20 in the morning and 22.25 in the evening on weekends. The journey is 8 km and takes 23 minutes.
Finally, you can take the shuttle named Aeroporto Executivo, which you can find at the stop outside the arriving floor. Among the stops of this shuttle are Rodoferroviária, Teatro Guaíra, Receita Federal, Biblioteca Pública, Rua 24 Horas and Shopping Estação. Shuttle operates between 05:30 in the morning and 00:00 at midnight. The journey is 17 km and takes about 30 minutes.
You can take a taxi for a more comfortable and faster journey. Taxis here are operated by the government of São José dos Pinhais. You can find a taxi at the airport 24 hours a day. The taxi rank is located close to the parking lot just across the arrivals floor. The journey time to Curitiba by taxi takes 20-30 minutes depending on the traffic situation. By calling a vehicle from the Uber application, you can reach the city center in the same time on average.
If you want to explore the city and take care of the airport transfer at the same time, you can rent a car from the rent-a-car companies that have offices in the airport terminal building. It takes 20 or 30 minutes to arrive in Curitiba by passenger car, depending on the traffic situation.