Porto Alegre: 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.
Porto Alegre is a city of 1.5 million people in Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul), 46 m (151 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Porto Alegre-Salgado Filho International Airport (POA), 7 km (4 mi) from the centre. Our booking partner lists 501 places to stay.
Key facts
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Daylight in Porto Alegre runs from about 10 h 15 min a day in late June to 14 h 8 min in late December (computed for -30.03° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Porto Alegre is served by 2 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Porto Alegre-Salgado Filho International Airport (POA), 7 km (4 mi) from the centre, whose 10,499-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Hugo Cantergiani Regional Airport (CXJ, 93 km).
Flights to Porto Alegre: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Porto Alegre · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 501 places to stay in Porto Alegre. Of the 297 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (132), and 4 are five-star. Across 108 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.2 out of 10. Guests have left 212,741 reviews in total.
Hotels in Porto Alegre: the full picture, and book
Our booking partner lists 8 hostels in Porto Alegre, out of 501 places to stay of every kind — 1.6% of everywhere it lists in the city, around the middle of the range for the cities we hold figures for. Guests have left 469 reviews across them.
Hostels in Porto Alegre: the full picture, and book
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Florianópolis, 376 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Caxias do Sul, 96 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Pelotas, 220 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Canoas, 14 km
- São José, 370 km — flights · buses · car rental
- Chapecó, 354 km — flights · buses · car rental
- Santa Maria, 251 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Gravataí, 25 km — tours
- Novo Hamburgo, 41 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Viamão, 21 km — tours
Common questions
Which airport serves Porto Alegre?
Porto Alegre-Salgado Filho International Airport (POA), 7 km (4 mi) from the centre, plus 1 other airport with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Porto Alegre?
About 1.5 million people live in Porto Alegre (GeoNames).
What time zone is Porto Alegre in?
America/Sao_Paulo, currently UTC-3.
What currency is used in Porto Alegre?
The Real (BRL). Traffic drives on the right.
Are there hostels in Porto Alegre?
8 of them, bookable on this site. Hostels in Porto Alegre.
How many hotels are there in Porto Alegre?
Our booking partner lists 501 places to stay in Porto Alegre, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Porto Alegre?
Florianópolis (376 km), Caxias do Sul (96 km), Pelotas (220 km), Canoas (14 km), São José (370 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.