Japeri: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Japeri is a city of 102,171 people in Brazil (Rio de Janeiro), 32 m (105 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport (GIG), 45 km (28 mi) from the centre.
Key facts
Daylight in Japeri runs from about 10 h 47 min a day in late June to 13 h 34 min in late December (computed for -22.64° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Japeri is served by 3 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport (GIG), 45 km (28 mi) from the centre, whose 13,123-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Santos Dumont Airport (SDU, 58 km), Francisco de Assis Airport (JDF, 99 km).
Flights to Japeri: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Japeri · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- São Paulo, 321 km — flights · buses · car rental
- Rio de Janeiro, 56 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Belo Horizonte, 304 km — flights · buses · car rental
- Guarulhos, 308 km — flights · buses · car rental
- Campinas, 351 km — flights
- Duque de Caxias, 38 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Nova Iguaçu, 24 km — tours
- São Bernardo do Campo, 320 km — flights
- Osasco, 336 km — flights
- São José dos Campos, 236 km — flights · tours
Common questions
Which airport serves Japeri?
Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport (GIG), 45 km (28 mi) from the centre, plus 2 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Japeri?
About 102,171 people live in Japeri (GeoNames).
What time zone is Japeri in?
America/Sao_Paulo, currently UTC-3.
What currency is used in Japeri?
The Real (BRL). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Japeri?
São Paulo (321 km), Rio de Janeiro (56 km), Belo Horizonte (304 km), Guarulhos (308 km), Campinas (351 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.