Porto Alegre Airport to Gramado & Canela: Shared Shuttle

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Free cancellation

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Duration2h

GroupUp to 40

LanguagesPT

PickupAt your hotel

Airport to Mountain Hotels: Meet Your Driver at Customs

You're met at Porto Alegre Airport customs by an English-speaking driver who takes you directly to your Gramado or Canela hotel in a shared shuttle. One-way or round-trip service is available; round-trip pickups are scheduled at booking. The drive takes around two hours, and an optional city tour can be added before heading to the mountains.

Step-by-step itinerary

Airport transfer to hotel in Gramado or Canela

Clear airport customs
Meet English-speaking representative
Board shared shuttle
Travel to Gramado or Canela hotel
Optional city tour after pick-up

The Experience

The driver was already holding a sign with my name when I walked out of customs at Porto Alegre Airport. No searching, no confusion — just a person there, English-speaking, ready to load the bags and point me toward the van. That's the whole thing: you clear customs, you find your name, and the transfer to Gramado or Canela hotels starts right then. The shuttle is shared, so there might be one other passenger or three, but the route is direct and the van is quiet enough that you can actually sleep if you need to after a long flight.

The drive from Porto Alegre Airport to Gramado takes around two hours depending on traffic and which hotel you're headed to. The road climbs into the mountains, and the air gets cooler as you go. If you're arriving early or have time to kill, there's an optional city tour available at booking — you can add it on and see Porto Alegre before heading up to the hotels in Gramado or Canela. Most people skip it and head straight to their hotel, but it's there if you want it. The driver will have your flight details and hotel address already, so there's nothing to figure out in the moment.

Round-trip is available too, which means the same driver picks you up from your hotel when you're ready to leave and takes you back to the airport. You just tell them your departure time at booking, and they show up. Kids travel fine — infants can sit on a lap, and strollers fold into the back if you need them. The whole point is that you don't have to negotiate with a taxi driver or wait for a bus schedule; someone meets you, takes you where you're going, and you can start your trip the second you land.

What’s included

One-way or round-trip shared shuttle transfer from Porto Alegre Airport to most hotels in Gramado or Canela.
English-speaking driver who meets you at airport customs.
hotel pickup and dropoff.
flight tracking for arrivals.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyPublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Gray Line Brazil

Is this one for you?Book this if you want someone waiting for you at customs instead of arranging a taxi or rental car — the driver has your details, the price is fixed, and you can head straight to your hotel without negotiating at the curb.