Santos Dumon SDU
Crowds build around school holidays and the destination's summer, so quieter weeks between peaks often bring softer dated fares. If you are weighing cheap flights from Rio De Janeiro, Santos Dumon sits downtown while Rio De Janeiro International handles the longer routes, so confirm the airport code on your booking, because the wrong choice adds a cross-city transfer before you even reach your hotel, and compare connections if your trip continues to Lisbon, Warsaw, London, Rome, Frankfurt, Paris, Madrid or Budapest.
Santos Dumon at a glance
- Passengers per year
- 10.2 M (2022)
- Elevation
- 3 m
- Opened
- 1944
- Official website
- infraero.com.br
- Population of Rio De Janeiro
- 6.2 M (2022)
Country facts: Wikidata
Getting to the city
The fastest way into central Rio is by taxi or rideshare from the kerb, with a short hop across the bay; leave extra time on weekday mornings and before evening rush, avoid unlicensed drivers who approach you inside the terminal, and use the bus or light rail only if your luggage is light and your hotel sits near a stop.
Popular routes from this airport
| To | Airline | Flight | Date | Price from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | LATAM Airlines | with a stop | 27 Nov 2026 | from $404 |
| Frankfurt | LATAM Airlines | with a stop | 4 Nov 2026 | from $413 |
| Madrid | Azul | with a stop | 27 Jan 2027 | from $418 |
| Paris | LATAM Airlines | with a stop | 9 Dec 2026 | from $424 |
| Amsterdam | LATAM Airlines | with a stop | 30 Nov 2026 | from $441 |
| Rome | LATAM Airlines | with a stop | 5 Nov 2026 | from $464 |
| Vienna | Azul | with a stop | 4 Nov 2026 | from $983 |
| Warsaw | Azul | with a stop | 25 Nov 2026 | from $1,013 |
| Krakow | Turkish Airlines | with a stop | 23 Nov 2026 | from $1,129 |
| Berlin | Azul | with a stop | 27 Dec 2026 | from $1,528 |
| Istanbul | Azul | with a stop | 26 Dec 2026 | from $1,645 |