There are 7 ways to get from Zug to Rio de Janeiro by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Zurich Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG)plane ZRH - GIG
19h 13mR$2,986–7,137Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Zug to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG)plane MXP - GIG
21h 16mR$1,849–5,550Fly Zurich Airport to Santos Dumont Airport
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Santos Dumont Airport (SDU)plane ZRH - SDU
17h 42mR$4,081–6,128Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Santos Dumont Airport
- Take the train from Zug to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Santos Dumont Airport (SDU)plane MXP - SDU
19h 35mR$4,044–6,541Fly Zurich Airport to São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport, bus
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport (GRU)plane ZRH - GRU
- Take the bus from Guarulhos International Airport to Jacareíbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Jacareí to Terminal Rodoviário Novo Riobus
20h 25mR$2,091–3,798Train to Basel, fly to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG)plane BSL - GIG
20h 38mR$2,675–6,431Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG)plane FRA - GIG
21h 12mR$3,082–6,625
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zug to Rio de Janeiro is to fly and bus which costs R$ 2000 - R$ 3800 and takes 20h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Zug to Rio de Janeiro is to fly which takes 17h 42m and costs R$ 4000 - R$ 6500.
The distance between Zug and Rio de Janeiro is 9429 km.
It takes approximately 19h 13m to get from Zug to Rio de Janeiro, including transfers.
Rio de Janeiro is 4h behind Zug. It is currently 3:55 PM in Zug and 11:55 AM in Rio de Janeiro.
There are 10050+ hotels available in Rio de Janeiro.
What companies run services between Zug, Switzerland and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil?
Swiss, LATAM Chile, and four other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG) 4 times a day.
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$3,400–7,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$3,400–7,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Lisboa, Belo Horizonte Confins
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$3,400–7,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,500–6,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Lisboa, Belo Horizonte Confins
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,500–5,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,100–4,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$2,100–4,000
Flights from Basel to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–6,500
Flights from Basel to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–7,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,400–4,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,400–4,300
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–6,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–6,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Milano Malpensa Airport, São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,600–7,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Madrid, São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,000–7,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Barcelona, São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,600–7,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,400–7,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Madrid, São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,900–6,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,200–6,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,700–6,000
Flights from Basel to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,000–7,000
Flights from Basel to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Barcelona, São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,700–8,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,300–5,500
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$3,400–7,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$3,400–7,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Lisboa, Belo Horizonte Confins
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,700–6,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Lisboa, Belo Horizonte Confins
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,600–5,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,500–5,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,100–4,000
Flights from Basel to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–6,500
Flights from Basel to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–6,500
Flights from Basel to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Lisboa, Recife
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–6,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,400–4,300
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–6,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–6,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Madrid, São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,000–7,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Madrid, São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,900–6,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,700–6,000
Flights from Basel to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,000–7,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- R$1,700–6,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,200–3,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–6,500
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$2,200–6,000
Flights from Basel to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–7,000
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Madrid, São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,300–7,000
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R$2,100–7,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–6,500
Train from Zug to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R$310–500
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zug to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R$310–500
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- R$180–290
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- R$180–290
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R$30–45
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R$30–45
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R$310–700
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +55 11 3775-3850
- Website
- passaromarron.com.br
Bus from Guarulhos International Airport to Jacareí
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R$35–60
- Schedules at
- passaromarron.com.br
- Phone
- 0800 433 2324
- [email protected]
- Website
- viacaonova.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Jacareí to Terminal Rodoviário Novo Rio
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$75–110
- Schedules at
- viacaonova.com.br
- Book at
- viacaonova.com.br
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