Macaé: 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.
Macaé is a city of 264,439 people in Brazil (Rio de Janeiro), 8 m (26 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Bartolomeu Lisandro Airport (CAW), 91 km (57 mi) from the centre.
Key facts
Daylight in Macaé runs from about 10 h 48 min a day in late June to 13 h 33 min in late December (computed for -22.38° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Macaé is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is Bartolomeu Lisandro Airport (CAW), 91 km (57 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 5,066 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft.
Flights to Macaé: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Macaé · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Rio de Janeiro, 155 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Belo Horizonte, 354 km — flights · buses · car rental
- Duque de Caxias, 163 km — flights · tours
- Nova Iguaçu, 176 km — flights · tours
- Contagem, 360 km
- Juiz de Fora, 176 km — tours
- Serra, 294 km — tours
- Belford Roxo, 171 km — tours
- Niterói, 146 km
- Campos dos Goytacazes, 84 km — buses · car rental · tours
Common questions
Which airport serves Macaé?
Bartolomeu Lisandro Airport (CAW), 91 km (57 mi) from the centre.
How big is Macaé?
About 264,439 people live in Macaé (GeoNames).
What time zone is Macaé in?
America/Sao_Paulo, currently UTC-3.
What currency is used in Macaé?
The Real (BRL). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Macaé?
Rio de Janeiro (155 km), Belo Horizonte (354 km), Duque de Caxias (163 km), Nova Iguaçu (176 km), Contagem (360 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.