Transfer to/from - Porto Alegre airport (POA)

Transportation

COVID-19 - Due to the current Coronavirus pandemic, services and schedules of the different transportation options may be subject to change as well as the limit of available capacity could be reduced. In turn, due to the changing situation, some services may even be temporarily canceled.

Bus

- EPTC (Tel +55 51 3289 0118) operates several services to different city locations.
Citral (Tel +55 51 3358 2960) travels to the cities of Gramado and Canela from the second floor of Terminal 1. Departures every hour Mondays through Fridays from 9:00 am and weekends from 8:00 am.

Taxi

- Ranks are located on the first floor of both terminals and the service is provided by Cootaero (Tel +55 51 3342 5000). There are vehicles available around the clock and journey time to the city centre is 15-20 minutes.

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Public buses

T11 - 3a Perimetral - Norte/Sul
T5/T51/T52 - Transversal 5 - Norte/Sul
705 - Indústrias/Severo Dullius - CENT/BAIR/CENT
7052 - Aeroporto/CEASA - CENT/BAIR/CENT
A05 - Alimentadora Terminal Trensurb/Indústrias - Terminal/Bairro/Terminal
B02 - Leopoldina/Aeroporto/Indústrias - BAIR/CENT/BAIR
B021 - Leopoldina/Aeroporto/FAPA - Bairro/Terminal
B022 - Fapa/Aeroporto/Leopoldina - Terminal/Bairro
B024 - Leopoldina/Aeroporto/Indústrias - Terminal/Bairro/Terminal
B09 - Aeroporto/Indústrias/Iguatemi - Terminal/Bairro/Terminal
B091 - Aeroporto/Indústrias/Iguatemi/Anchieta - Terminal/Bairro
B092 - Aeroporto/Iguatemi/Indústrias - Terminal/Bairro/Terminal
B093 - Aeroporto/Anchieta/Indústrias/Iguatemi - Bairro/Terminal
B094 - Aeroporto/Indústrias/Iguatemi - Terminal/Bairro/Terminal
B56 - Passo das Pedras/Aeroporto - BAIR/CENT/BAIR
E32 - Eventual Parque Condor - Centro/Bairro
EC04 - Especial Copa-Aeroporto Bacia Norte/Nordeste - Norte/Sul

Further information

While there are issues that seem more than obvious, it is always advisable to take into account when moving from or to the airport, and especially if you go on some public transport.  1- To the airport - It is convenient to go out with a little more anticipation than you would commonly suggest. If you choose a taxi or a private car service, always keep in mind peak transit times, demonstrations, strikes or events that may take more or less the trip to the airport from where you are. It is always good to be informed about what happens in the place where you find yourself.
If you have a shared transfer service, please have a contact Tel in case of any delay on the part of the company. In these cases, a scheduled collection schedule is already in tenter.
If you are using public transport (bus, train), have the schedules (weekends and holidays usually have fewer frequencies), if you have to transfer and also how to board (if you need a card or boarding pass or paying at the moment to the driver or rider). These are details that seem obvious, but it is advisable to know not to have surprises and suffer a delay that could bring complications.
If you rent a car to get to the airport check well, where you must leave the vehicles. In some airports, there is an exclusive parking lot for rental cars.  2 -From the airport- here is a little less stressful as you don't have the pressure to miss the flight. In the worst case you will arrive later to the place where you are going to stay or to the meeting point where you try to arrive. Once you get out of the plane, pick up your suitcase and finish with the required arrival procedures. Then you have to look for the public transport signs or consult the airport staff. It is very useful to inform the timetables of the buses in case you arrive late at night. Not all of them work 24 hours a day. The same goes for taxis. If you have hired a private car service, keep ready the mobile app to contact the driver. Some transport services hired, have a person waiting for you, identified with a sign.
If you rent a car to go from the airport to your final destination, for more peace of mind it is recommended to reserve it earlier. Rental counters are usually available at arrivals hall.