There are 10 ways to get from São Paulo to Rio de Janeiro by plane, subway, bus, rideshare or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Fly Sao Paulo Congonhas to Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont • 2 h 19 min
$36 - $201
Cheapest option
Bus • 6 h
$21 - $40
8 alternative options
Fly Sao Paulo to Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont • 3 h 5 min
$44 - $213
Fly Sao Paulo Congonhas to Rio De Janeiro-Galeao, Metrô Rio • 3 h 35 min
$42 - $192
Fly Sao Paulo to Rio De Janeiro-Galeao, Metrô Rio • 4 h 15 min
$50 - $184
Bus to Sao Paulo Viracopos, fly to Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont • 4 h 28 min
$58 - $240
Bus via Nova Iguaçu • 7 h 12 min
$22 - $30
Bus Gontijo • 9 h 24 min
$28 - $37
Rideshare • 5 h 10 min
$22
Drive • 4 h 54 min
$45 - $70
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from São Paulo to Rio de Janeiro is to rideshare which costs R$ 81 and takes 5 h 10 min.
The quickest way to get from São Paulo to Rio de Janeiro is to fly which costs R$ 130 - R$ 750 and takes 2 h 19 min.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from São Paulo – Tietê and arriving at Rio de Janeiro - Novo Rio. Services depart every 30 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 6 h.
The distance between São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro is 360 km. The road distance is 440 km.
The best way to get from São Paulo to Rio de Janeiro without a car is to bus which takes 6 h and costs R$ 75 - R$ 140.
It takes approximately 2 h 19 min to get from São Paulo to Rio de Janeiro, including transfers.
São Paulo to Rio de Janeiro bus services, operated by Brasileiro, depart from São Paulo – Tietê station.
The best way to get from São Paulo to Rio de Janeiro is to fly which takes 2 h 19 min and costs R$ 130 - R$ 750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs R$ 75 - R$ 140 and takes 6 h.
The quickest flight from Sao Paulo Congonhas Airport to Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont Airport is the direct flight which takes 55 min.
São Paulo to Rio de Janeiro bus services, operated by Brasileiro, arrive at Rio de Janeiro - Novo Rio station.
- Distance: 225 miles
- Duration: 2 h 19 min
What companies run services between São Paulo, Brazil and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil?
Avianca Brazil, Gol Transportes Aéreos and LATAM Chile fly from São Paulo to Rio de Janeiro every 30 minutes. Alternatively, Brasileiro operates a bus from São Paulo to Rio de Janeiro hourly. Tickets cost $34 and the journey takes 6 h. Three other operators also service this route.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Sao Paulo Congonhas to Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 4 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45 - $340
Flights from Sao Paulo to Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 7 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30 - $260
Flights from Sao Paulo Congonhas to Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 9 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40 - $300
Flights from Sao Paulo to Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 8 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $29 - $230
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Sao Paulo Congonhas to Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60 - $480
Flights from Sao Paulo to Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55 - $430
Flights from Sao Paulo Congonhas to Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50 - $410
Flights from Sao Paulo to Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 1 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45 - $430
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Sao Paulo to Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 5 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50 - $420
Flights from Sao Paulo Viracopos to Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 4 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80 - $420
- Website
- avianca.com.br
Flights from Sao Paulo Congonhas to Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 1 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85 - $550
Flights from Sao Paulo Congonhas to Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 7 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70 - $380
Flights from Sao Paulo to Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 9 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65 - $360
- Website
- taag.com
Flights from Sao Paulo to Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 10 min
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160 - $320
- Phone
- 0800 595 1111
- Website
- metrorio.com.br
Subway from Vicente de Carvalho to Presidente Vargas
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Schedules at
- metrorio.com.br
- Phone
- +55 19 3733-5000
- [email protected]
- Website
- vbtransportes.com.br
Bus from São Paulo - Tietê to Aeroporto de Viracopos
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7 - $9
- Schedules at
- aeroportoviracopos.net
- Book at
- vbtransportes.com.br
- Website
- expressobrasileiro.com
Bus from São Paulo – Tietê to Rio de Janeiro - Novo Rio
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $34
- Book at
- ad.zanox.com
Bus from São Paulo - Tiete to Nova Iguaçu
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- expressobrasileiro.com
- Phone
- 0800-942-0030 / +55 21 2589-6261
- Website
- expressodosul.com.br
Bus from São Paulo - Tietê to Rio de Janeiro - Novo Rio
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $31
- Book at
- ad.zanox.com
- Phone
- +55 4004-5001
- [email protected]
- Website
- autoviacao1001.com.br
Bus from São Paulo – Tietê to Rio de Janeiro - Novo Rio
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21 - $40
- Schedules at
- autoviacao1001.com.br
Bus from São Paulo - Tietê to Nova Iguaçú
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19 - $27
- Book at
- vendas.jcaholding.com.br
- Phone
- 0800 723 2121 / 0800 726 0246
- [email protected]
- Website
- kaissara.com.br
Bus from São Paulo - Tietê to Rio de Janeiro - Novo Rio
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27 - $40
- Book at
- ad.zanox.com
- Executive
- $27 - $40
- Conventional
- $27 - $40
- Business
- $35 - $50
- First Class
- $45 - $65
- Phone
- 0800 728 00 44
- Website
- clickbus.com.br
Bus from Sao Paulo – Tiete to Rio de Janeiro - Novo Rio
- Ave. Duration
- 7 h 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26 - $35
- Schedules at
- gontijo.com.br
- Book at
- comprepassagem.com.br
- Convencional
- $27 - $35
- Executivo
- $26 - $35
Rome2rio's guide to BlaBlaCar Brazil
Contact Details
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from São Paulo to Rio De Janeiro
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 10 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22
- Book at
- blablacar.com.br
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More Questions & Answers
Yes, the driving distance between São Paulo to Rio de Janeiro is 440 km. It takes approximately 4 h 54 min to drive from São Paulo to Rio de Janeiro.
Avianca Brazil, Gol Transportes Aéreos and LATAM Chile offer flights from Sao Paulo Congonhas Airport to Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont Airport.
Book your São Paulo to Rio de Janeiro bus tickets online with Busbud.
There are 3485+ hotels available in Rio de Janeiro. Prices start at $26 USD per night.
Check out Blablacar's carpooling service for rideshare options between São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. A great option if you don't have a driver's licence or want to avoid public transport.
The best way to get from São Paulo to Sao Paulo Congonhas Airport is to night bus which takes 18 min and costs R$ 4.