Sao Paulo (GRU) to Santos hotel transportation and COVID testing

[jcl410]

Hi -

 

   My wife and I are taking the MSC Fantasia from Santos,Brazil to Lisbon leaving on 3 April.... We are flying into GRU airport a day early (aprox 9:30am Sunday, the 2nd.)  What's the best way to get a taxi/car from the airport to our hotel in Santos.

 

  Will we need any local currency? I would prefer to pay with a credit card.

 

Aloha,

John

 

 

[jcl410]

Oops -

 

I forgot to ask my second question:

 

MSC requires a COVID test prior to embarkation. Does anyone know where I can get a test (and report) on Sunday afternoon, or Monday morning?

 

Aloha,

 

John

[jcl410]

To follow up, and answer my own question..... We used the Guarucoop taxi service from GRU airport to Santos... They have a booth on the sidewalk outside the terminal (covered) where you pay for the taxi up front. The cost was a little less that $100US. The trip takes about 2 hours because much of the route is on surface roads going through Sao Paulo. (But the scenery in the hills afterwards was great!)

 

Aloha,

 

john