If you are arriving by bus, the gateway is the Rodoviaria Novo Rio.
it is close to Downtown, direct viaduct access to South Zone of Rio, where the beaches of Copacabana, Ipanema and Leblon are, and the entrance to the bridge that connects Rio de Janeiro to Niterói, across the Guanabara Bay.
USING THE TRAMWAY, VLT.
With the new public transport in Rio, the VLT, it’s easier to access a subway station, especially if your destination is the Flamengo Beach, Botafogo, Copacabana, Ipanema, Leblon and Barra.
VLT Station “Rodoviária” is a few meters from the arrivals exit.
In the VLT stops you will find the automatic vending machines. There you can buy the card “Bilhete Único Carioca Pré-Pago”. In the first purchase will be charged the amount of R$ 3,00 (aboutU$1.00) concerning the unit cost of the card, that is rechargeable. The minimum initial charge is $ 3.80, but you can charge it with the amount you want.
The machines accept notes, coins, debit card and do not give change. With the card you can validate the passage at the VLT and you has more 2:30h to use it in 1 or 2 buses to complete your trip, discounting only the value of one pass.
The value of the ticket is R$ 3.80 and goes for city buses too.
If you need new passages is only load the value of the passages in self-service machines.
The card is individual. Buy one for each person traveling with you.
Click here to know how the VLT works.
TAKING A TAXI IN THE RODOVIÁRIA
Once you arrived by the Rodoviária, if you don’t have any one waiting for you, look for a taxi booth which will be in the arrival floor. There are several booths one beside the other. One for Common Taxi and three for Special Taxi. All of them work with the fixed rate, with tabulated fee according to the destination. The difference is in the type of car and the distance. The Special Taxi has a more expensive table (about 80%) than the table of the Common Taxi. The Common Taxis are yellow with a blue trim. The Special Taxi are generally bigger cars and the color varies according to the company.
WARNING: Taxi flat rate is only allowed by the city at the bus station, airports and the Port of Rio, anywhere else only by taxi meters.
WHY USE THESE TAXIS ?
Outside the bus Station you can take a irregular taxi.
IF ANYONE APPROACHES YOU, IN OR OUT OF THE BUS STATION TERMINAL, OFFERING A CAB, SAY, NO! Go to the cabin of the Cooperative, and only there, book one.
The cost for the trip should always be the amount shown on the taximeter. Avoid making any price arrangenments directly with the driver, because you may end up paying a much higher price.
You can get an idea of prices for a taxi ride by consulting a taxi fare calculator.
RODOVIÁRIA – METRÔ INTEGRATION
Another option , if you don’t have a ton of bags , is to take the Metro. There is a bus line (the 133) out every 15 minutes from Platform “A” at the terminal which is found about 200m to the right of the arrivals exit. In 10 minutes you’ll be at the Estacio Metro station, from there you can go to Downtown , Botafogo, Copacabana, Ipanema and other areas . See the neighborhood map reached by the Metro.
The same terminal where the bus leaves for the subway connection , there are also a variety of buses to various neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro.
Take a close look at the list of buses lines and links to itineraries of each one.
