How to get to Rio
Brazil
Those who are already in the country and wish to travel to Rio can choose from many air and land transport options. Due to the large distances to be travelled between Rio de Janeiro and other ports of entry in Brazil, it is recommended that travellers coming from abroad take air transportation to Rio de Janeiro.
Check out the options for getting into Rio de Janeiro, as well as tips for those coming from abroad.
>> Airplane
To check the availability, timetable and prices of connecting flights from Brazilian airports to Rio de Janeiro, visit the Infraero website, or the airlines’ below:
Avianca | Azul | Gol | Tam | Webjet
View more information about the Rio de Janeiro International Airport
>> Bus
To find out which companies have routes between your city and Rio de Janeiro, see the website of the National Land Transport Agency (only in Portuguese)
Visit the official website of the Rio de Janeiro Bus Station (only in Portuguese)
World
There are over 900 international direct flights to Brazil per week. Check some of them on the list below.
- Aerolíneas Argentinas (Flights between Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro)
- Air China (Flights between Hong-Kong and São Paulo)
- Air France (Flights between Paris e Rio de Janeiro, Paris and São Paulo)
- Alitália (Flights between Rome and Rio de Janeiro, Milan and São Paulo and Rome e São Paulo)
- American Airlines (Various flights, among them Rio de Janeiro/New York, Rio/Miami, Rio/Dallas)
- British Airways (Flights between London and Rio de Janeiro and London and São Paulo)
- Copa Airlines (Flights between Panama and Rio de Janeiro)
- Continental Airlines (Flights between Houston and Rio de Janeiro)
- Delta Airlines (Flights between Dallas and Rio de Janeiro)
- Emirates (Flights between Dubai and Rio de Janeiro and Dubai and São Paulo)
- Iberia (Flights between Madrid and Rio de Janeiro, and Madrid and São Paulo)
- Lan Airlines (Various flights to Brazilian capitals, including flights between Santiago and Rio de Janeiro)
- Lufthansa (Flights between Frankfurt and Rio de Janeiro)
- Pluna (Flights between Montevidéo and Rio de Janeiro)
- TAAG (Flights between Luanda and Rio de Janeiro)
- TACA (Flights between Lima and Rio de Janeiro)
- TAM (Various destinations - departing from Rio de Janeiro - among them Buenos Aires, London, Paris, Miami and New York)
- TAP (Various destinations in Brazil - departing from Lisbon- including Rio de Janeiro)
- US Airways (Flights between Charlotte and Rio de Janeiro)
