Rio's Original
high quality,
safe
private transfer service
Over 15 years experience | Meet & greet | English speaking drivers
Rio's Original Airport Transfer Service
Providing safe, reliable transfers since 2007
Flight Monitoring
Meet & greet inside the airport
Prepaid Service
Nothing to pay on arrival
Professional Drivers
Know the quickest & safest routes
Door to Door Service
Straight to your accommodation
Since 2007 our local team in Rio de Janeiro have been providing safe, reliable airport transfers to international travellers.
Whether you’re a seasoned traveller, or a first time visitor to our marvellous city, book with us and travel safe in the knowledge that one of our professional, friendly drivers will meet you inside the airport upon your arrival.
We’ll even monitor your flight to ensure your driver is waiting, even if your flight is delayed!
Our Vehicles
We provide safe, modern vehicles for all our transport services.
Our fleet of late model vehicles includes medium to large sedan cars for up to 3 passengers, minivans for up to 5 passengers, small and large vans for up to 15 passengers, as well as our minibuses for up to 20 passengers and executive coaches for up to 48 passengers.
Whether you’re travelling alone or are part of a group, we can provide a vehicle to suit your needs.
As standard, all transfers include:
- A professional, courteous driver
- Modern vehicle
- In car WiFi *
*when available
- Meet & greet inside the airport
- Safety features
- GPS Navigation
- Local whatsapp contact number
- Air conditioned
- Toll tags (to avoid queues on toll roads)
Medium Car
Up to 3 passengers and luggage
Large Van
Up to 15 passengers and luggage
Small Bus
Up to 22 passengers and luggage
Large Bus
Up to 48 passengers and luggage
Customer Reviews
As Rio de Janeiro’s original airport transfer provider, we’ve been around for a long time and gathered quite a few reviews!
We’ve worked with a lot of travel companies and provided services to a huge variety of groups and individuals, from the Holy See, Prince Harry’s Sentebale Trust, the Olympic Committee and lots and lots of groups and individuals.
Here’s a brief summary of recent reviews:
Transfer Services
For airport transfers in Rio de Janeiro, and all your transport needs in Rio de Janeiro state and beyond, we can assist!
Here’s a brief list of some of the many destinations we regularly provide transfers to and from. But, even if your destination isn’t on the list, contact us as we’ll most likely be able to help get you safely to your destination.
Oh, and click on the link to learn more about each of the locations.
Rio de Janeiro City Transfers
- Copacabana
- Ipanema
- Leblon
- Botafogo
- Flamego
- Barra da Tijuca
- Galeao Airport
- Santos Dumont Airport
- Rio Cruise Terminal
Rio State & Intercity Transfers
- Buzios
- Angra dos Reis
- Ilha Grande
- Paraty
- Club Med
- Conceicao de Jacarei
- Macae
- Sao Paulo
- Niteroi
Airport Transfer FAQs
Here’s a few questions we’ve been asked over the years. If you can’t find the answer to your question, contact us and we’ll be more than happy to help.
When you’ve completed your online booking you will receive an email confirming your transfer details, including date and time, as well as information on how to meet your driver and our local phone number in Rio de Janeiro
No problem. We’ll monitor your flight to ensure your driver is waiting, even if your flight is delayed.
If you miss your flight, you can email or whatsapp us to advise of your new arrival flight information, and we’ll do our best to ensure your driver is waiting for you when you arrive on your new flight.
Your driver will be waiting for you inside the public arrivals area of the airport, immediately after you exit customs. He will be holding a sign with your name printed on it.
Yes, absolutely. We can provide transfers to and from most locations within Rio de Janeiro.
Ok, so this is an interesting question. Traffic in Rio can be horrific, depending on the day of the week, time of day, weather conditions, security issues etc. Generally, it will take approximately 60 minutes to travel from Galeao International Airport to Copacabana, Ipanema, Leblon areas, and up to 75 minutes to Barra da Tijuca.
As with transfers to your accommodation, return transfer times can depend on many factors. We always advise allowing 90 minutes for the return transfer from Copacabana, Leblon, Ipanema back to Galeao International Airport. This allows for unexpected delays. Please keep in mind that we can’t predict if there will be delays, or how long they will be.
No problem. If you can’t find the destination on our booking for, contact us and we’ll be happy to provide a quote.
That’s not a problem. We provide free cancellation, with a full refund, up to 12 hours prior to your scheduled pickup time. Just contact us and let us know.
Michael Johnson09 January 2025