The international airport that serves São José dos Campos area is the São Paulo / Guarulhos International Airport (GRU). It is located 50 minutes away from São José dos Campos.

A) Exchange money and prices in Brazil
You can exchange your money to reais, the Brazilian currency, inside the airport. There are several booths where you can go to exchange money. Just after the gate that gives access to airport lobby there is one.

Credit cards and atm cards are well accepted in the majority of Brazilian commercial stores and restaurants. However, it is a good idea to always have cash with you. Just to give you an idea about the amount of cash in reais that you should have with you, it follows some ordinary price informations:

Item:	Value in reais (R$)
Fast Food Full Lanch	12.00
Lunch at an ordinary restaurant	15.00
Diner at an ordinary restaurant	20.00
Self-service at a steak house (“churrascaria”)	30.00
Taxi from hotel to INPE	20.00
Espresso	2.00
Mineral water - bottle	1.20
Theater ticket	13.00

B) Transfer from airport to your hotel in São José dos Campos

1) Complimentary Transfer
If you arrive in São Paulo on Sunday (06/09) or Monday (07/09), there will be a free transfer service from airport to your hotel for the participants that are pre-registered. This service will be provided by vans or bus according to the following schedule:

          Sep. 6th: 8:00; 12:30; 20:15
          Sep. 7th: 8:00; 12:30

Someone, with a board showing a legend “INPE -PBII&D 2009”, will be waiting for you just after the gate that is used to leave the airport restricted area. This person will give you all the needed information about your transfer to São José dos Campos and he will be glad to answer all your questions. Attention: in order for this scheme to be effective, you need to provide in your registration log your flight information. Do not forget that if any problems happen or in case that you were unable to find this person, call Dr. Mario Ueda or Dr. Rogério de Moraes Oliveira at the cell phone (12) 8146 - 4751 or (12) 3945 - 6698 that he will help you.

Others way to get São José dos Campos from the airport:

2) Taxi from São Paulo International Airport to São José dos Campos:
Price is about R$200.00 (two-hundred reais) per trip. You can get the taxi at the exit halls in Terminals 1 and 2 of the airport. Please choose cars (white and blue) from the company Guarucoop.

3) Bus from São Paulo International Airport to São José dos Campos Main Bus Station: This service is available in Terminal 2 only, according to the timetable:

            7:00
            8:30
          11:00
          13:30
          16:30
          17:30
          20:00
          22:00

Ticket cost: R$13.90 (thirteen reais and ninety cents). You can get information about this bus at a booth located just before the Terminal 2 arrival floor.

If your flight arrives in Terminal 1, please collect your luggage and follow the signs to Terminal 2 (about a 10-minute walk). Please go to the Terminal 2 Information Desk and ask for the bus company Pássaro Marrom/Airport Service. After arriving in São José dos Campos main bus station you can get a taxi to your hotel (R$20.00).

4.a) Bus from São Paulo International Airport to São Paulo Main Bus Station (Tiete Terminal):
*Executive Bus*
Every hour from 12:05 am to 11:55 pm
Ticket costs: R$ 24.00 (twenty-four reais)
At the São Paulo Main Bus Station, get the following Bus:

4.b) Bus from São Paulo Main Bus Station (Tiete Terminal) to São José dos Campos Bus Station:
Every half an hour, from 5:30 am to 11:00 p.m.
Ticket costs: R$ 14.55 (fourteen reais and fifty-five cents). In the São José dos Campos Main Bus Station, get a taxi to your hotel (R$20.00).