BSB · Layover Guide
Brasília
Stop in Brasília.
Best layover: 4–16h
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62
LayoverScore™
Base city score. Your route score varies by savings and timing.
Visa-free · US passport40 min to center
Exit realism
Comfortable window
Enough room in Brasília for a real stop. Keep the buffer at the end anyway.
Landside playbook
If time slips
- Drop the last stop. Go straight to the train, taxi rank, or ride pickup you already chose.
- Add 15 minutes to map ETAs for the return leg at rush hour.
- One ticket for the whole trip protects you when the inbound is late. Separate tickets do not.
Worth knowing
- Do not stack three stops. One solid block in the city beats a rushed loop.
- Do not treat one map time as gospel for immigration lines. Pad on your first pass through this hub.
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Places to stay
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Score 62 · Discover 49 · Ease 14
Why Brasília scores 62
Airport qualityLounges, facilities, routing
62DiscoverThings to do in the city
49EaseTransit ease, visa access
14Getting there
Bus — 40 min to city center
40
min to center
bus- 01Bus — 40 min to city center
- 01Palácio do Planalto and the Three Powers Plaza (Praça dos Três Poderes)
- 02Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Aparecida — Oscar Niemeyer's crown-like masterpiece
- 03Ponte JK — the iconic triple-arch cable-stayed bridge over Lago Paranoá
- 04Museu Nacional Honestino Guimarães in the Cultural Complex of the Republic
- 05Parque Nacional de Brasília — cerrado trails and natural swimming pools
Experiences in Brasília
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Where to stay →Getting there
Get an Uber from the airportAt the airport
4 lounges
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