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Pick this one if you fly into Santos Dumont. Accor puts the airport about 400 m away, a five-minute walk, and the restaurant is open around the clock.
It’s a choice made for the airport, not the ship: about 2.2 km from the terminal by our map, with no pool or gym listed. Take a taxi in the morning.
Book it if
- Your flight lands at Santos Dumont
- You land late and want food on site
- Four of you will share a room
Look elsewhere if
- You’re flying into Galeão
- You want a pool
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the gangway, using only what Novotel SDU publishes and our own map estimates.
Restaurante Novotel, open around the clock per Accor, and a lobby bar.
Nothing in the listing covers the ship. By our map the terminal is about 2.2 km away in a straight line; Santos Dumont is a 5-minute walk, per Accor, and VLT Line 1 runs from there to Parada dos Navios — but it bars large items.
Accor lists breakfast as an on-site service and stays silent on the rate. Confirm what yours includes.
About 2.2 km to the terminal in a straight line. With cases, take a taxi — the VLT doesn’t allow large items.
There’s a car park on Accor’s list — but no price, and no word on leaving a car for the length of a cruise. Ask before you drive.
Night-Before Score: 28 of 100
Every point comes from Accor’s page for the hotel; the hub explains how the Night-Before Score works.
Getting here, and on to the ship
By our map estimate Novotel SDU is about 13.8 km from Galeão in a straight line, and about 2.2 km from Pier Mauá. Every question mark below is a ride you book yourself.
No airport shuttle is mentioned on the pages we read.
Nothing in the listing covers the ship. By our map the terminal is about 2.2 km away in a straight line; Santos Dumont is a 5-minute walk, per Accor, and VLT Line 1 runs from there to Parada dos Navios — but it bars large items.
From GIG without a hotel shuttle
From Galeão, RIOgaleão’s counter-taxi table prints R$ 87 to Praça Mauá at Tariff 1 and R$ 104 at Tariff 2 (nights, Sundays and holidays). The table is undated, so confirm at the booth. Pier Mauá puts the ride at about 25 minutes without traffic. From Santos Dumont, the VLT runs straight to the terminal for R$ 5, per VLT Carioca, but it bars big bags. The airport page has the fares.
There’s a car park on Accor’s list — but no price, and no word on leaving a car for the length of a cruise. Ask before you drive.
Parking for your stay: Car park; Accor prints no price.
Nothing in the listing covers the ship. By our map the terminal is about 2.2 km away in a straight line; Santos Dumont is a 5-minute walk, per Accor, and VLT Line 1 runs from there to Parada dos Navios — but it bars large items.
Flying in the morning you sail? Flying in the morning you sail? A delayed flight has nowhere to go, so the airport page recommends coming the day before, and has the landing check: the airport page has the landing check.
Which quay
Pier MauáThe terminal is Pier Mauá, at Av. Rodrigues Alves 10, with a VLT stop at each end. Novotel SDU is about 2.2 km from our pin for the terminal in a straight line, and about 1.8 km from Praça Mauá. Pier Mauá doesn’t say which armazém your ship uses, so treat both as estimates; the Rio cruise guide has the rest.
Source: piermaua.rioDistance
~2.2 km, straight lineAbout 2.2 km from Pier Mauá between our map pins, roughly 36 minutes on foot at an easy pace. That’s our estimate, not the hotel’s.
Airport bus
5 min walk to SDUAccor puts Santos Dumont Airport about 400 m away, a five-minute walk.
Source: all.accor.comParking while you sail
Cruise parking
Cruise parking unconfirmedThere’s a car park on Accor’s list — but no price, and no word on leaving a car for the length of a cruise. Ask before you drive.
In town
VMS lot on the Boulevard Olímpico, no price publishedPier Mauá lists a 24-hour car park on the Boulevard Olímpico, run by its partner VMS, with the entrance on Av. Barão de Tefé and a footpath out by Armazéns 3 and 4. No daily rate is published, and nothing says it takes cars for a whole cruise. Email estacionamentoparadadosnavios@gmail.com or call 21 97570-9047 before you count on it.
The evening and the morning
The evening
Food or bar on siteRestaurante Novotel, open around the clock per Accor, and a lobby bar.
Breakfast
Depends on the rateAccor lists breakfast as an on-site service and stays silent on the rate. Confirm what yours includes.
Address
Av. Marechal Câmara, by Santos DumontAv. Marechal Câmara, 300, Centro, 20020-080 Rio de Janeiro
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, as Novotel SDU publishes it. We couldn’t confirm whether breakfast is included, the parking price or the pet fee, so ask when you book.
Check-in and check-out
Breakfast
Accor lists breakfast as an on-site service and stays silent on the rate. Confirm what yours includes.
Parking for your stay
Car park; Accor prints no price
Pool
No pool mentioned on the pages we read
Pets
Pet-friendly, fees apply, per Accor.
Food and drink on site
- Restaurante NovotelOpen 24 hours, per Accor
- Lobby bar
Rooms
Executive and Superior rooms of 20 to 25 m²; those with a sofa bed sleep four, per Accor, and children 16 and under stay free when they share with parents.
Accessibility
An accessible Superior room with a double bed, per Accor.
On site
- GymNot stated
- Sauna or spaNot stated
- Family roomsYes
- Pets allowedYes
Also worth knowing
- About 400 m from Santos Dumont, per Accor
- Restaurant open 24 hours
Before you book
Worth knowing
- Check-in from 15:00, check-out by 12:00.
- Pets, with a fee.
- Children 16 and under stay free.
What we couldn’t confirm
- Whether breakfast is included
- The parking price or the pet fee
Every hotel fact here comes from Accor’s page for the hotel, read October 2026, unless we name another source. Distances are straight lines between our own map pins, except Gamboa Rio’s, which comes from a listing.
Worth a look alongside it
Before you book Novotel SDU: the Rio de Janeiro cruise guide and our South America and Antarctica cruise guide.
Off the plane at Santos Dumont, five minutes to bed.
Tell us your sail date and we’ll check Novotel SDU for the night before. No payment on the form.
Novotel SDU FAQ
How far is Novotel Santos Dumont from the airport?
About 400 m, a five-minute walk, per Accor.
How far is Novotel Santos Dumont from Pier Mauá?
About 2.2 km in a straight line by our map. Take a taxi with bags.
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