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Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Rio De Janeiro Airport overview

Rio de Janeiro–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (IATA: GIG, ICAO: SBGL), popularly known by its original name Galeão International Airport, is the main airport serving Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is the country's second-busiest international airport. It is named after Praia do Galeão (Galleon Beach), located in front of the original passenger terminal (the present passenger terminal of the Brazilian Air Force) and where in 1663 the galleon Padre Eterno was built; and since January 5, 1999 also after the Brazilian musician Antonio Carlos Jobim. Galeão Airport is explicitly mentioned in his composition Samba do avião. It is the largest airport site in terms of area in Brazil. Since August 12, 2014 it has been operated by the concessionary Rio Galeão, a consortium formed by the Brazilian investor Odebrecht and Changi Airport Group, with a minority participation of the government owned company Infraero, the previous operator. The new concessionary has been using the brand name RIOgaleão – Aeroporto Internacional Tom Jobim. Some of its facilities are shared with the Galeão Air Force Base of the Brazilian Air Force.

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Public transport to city center of Rio De Janeiro

The public transport station is right in front of airport terminal.

Day route:

2101 404 Estimated duration 2 hours 7 mins.

2101 4 stops to Via Binário do Porto próximo ao 414 ( 54 mins - 12.5 km )

404 14 stops to BRS 1,3 - Rua Anita Garibaldi próximo ao 2 ( 48 mins - 10.1 km )

This route will take you to Copacabana in Rio De Janeiro city center.

Night route:

BRT 30 L2 L1, L4 Estimated duration 2 hours 18 mins.

BRT 30 2 stops to BRT Transcarioca - Vicente de Carvalho ( 30 mins - 14.9 km )

L2 10 stops to Central ( 26 mins - 15.6 km )

L1, L4 11 stops to Siqueira Campos ( 18 mins - 9.2 km )

This route will take you to Copacabana in Rio De Janeiro city center.

Prices:

Urban public transport

Inner city public transportation in Rio De Janeiro costs 4.10 BRL per one way.

Taxi

Taking taxi from Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Rio De Janeiro city center will charge you around 100.00 BRL.

Hotels in nearby areas

Linx Galeão BY GJP

Rio De Janeiro

0.1 km from GIG

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Rio Aeroporto Hotel

Rio De Janeiro

0.3 km from GIG