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Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont airport Arrivals and Departures

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Distance to Rio de Janeiro2.6km
Distance to Petrópolis45.2km

Flight delays and cancellations

Check our Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont Airport live flight tracker to see whether today’s Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont Airport flight arrivals or departures are on time. If your flight is cancelled, it’s best to contact your airline to see what your options are.

Rio de Janeiro arrivals information

Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont Airport is 2.6km from the centre of Rio de Janeiro. If you don’t want to reach your final destination by train or bus, you could take a taxi from the Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont Airport Arrivals area, or see more of Brazil by hiring a car.

Car hire from Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont Airport

If you want to see more of Brazil after you touch down, consider hiring a car from Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont Airport. Providers like Foco have pick-up spots at SDU Arrivals – find out more here.


Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont Airport FAQs

Yes, GOL Linhas Aéreas operates to and from both Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont Airport Arrivals and Departures.
Yes. There are Foco, Localiza, Unidas, Movida, Avis, National, Alamo, Enterprise and Budget pick-up points in or near to Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont Airport’s Arrivals or Departures areas.
For international arrivals, it usually takes around an hour to clear Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont Airport’s passport control and claim your baggage if you checked any in. Domestic arrivals to Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont Airport don’t need to pass through passport control, so take a little less time.

If you’re heading to Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont Airport arrivals to pick up a family member or friend, consider arriving half an hour after their flight is due to touch down.
We recommend you leave at least two and a half hours between your inbound and outbound flights, especially if you are self-transferring on an international flight. When you self-transfer, you may need to clear customs, claim any luggage and then check it back on to your next flight yourself. Take into account that you might need to change terminals, or it could take longer than necessary to navigate Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont Airport’s departure lounge.
Hotel Viña Del Mar is the highest-rated hotel near Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont Airport, just 1.7km away. Other great hotels nearby include Residencial Santa Teresa (2.0km from the airport), and Casa da Gente (1.8km away).
Check-in and bag drop often close an hour before your scheduled departure time for domestic flights, and sometimes an hour and a half before for longer-haul international flights. As a rule of thumb, you should try to arrive at Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont Airport two hours before you fly but check with the airline you’re flying with.
Don’t worry if there’s no information available on our live flight tracker. We try our best to pull it directly from each airline but sometimes this might not work properly. Try contacting the airline directly, or checking their website to see if you can get an update.
Don’t panic! If you are not already at Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont Airport, try contacting the airline directly to see if you can get on the next flight out, or a refund.

If you’re already inside Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont Airport Departures when you find out, head to the airline’s desk to speak directly with someone.

If there are no more flights to your destination with the same airline and you really need to get there soon, we recommend searching for a new flight with Skyscanner and booking as soon as possible. You can then try to claim a refund for the original cancelled flight.

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