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Overnight in Manaus airportCountry forums / South America / Brazil | ||
Hi guys, | ||
Sleeping in Airports. It seems to be ok. But, if your planning to go to the Amazon, may as well buck up for a night or two accom in Manaus. I'd rather a bed, then save a few pennies by staying at the airport. Taxis will be there and will no doubt be easy to take to town. | 1 | |
Thanks! | 2 | |
Its a bit tricky. GIven you will arrive at 1:37am, it might take you til 2:30am til you get off the plane and baggage. So leaves 6 hours. I'd rather get a few hours good rest, instead of a few hours restful rest in an airport. But thats me, you can choice to do what you like. | 3 | |
The airport is safe enough but not a particularly comfortable one. It's not the busiest airport in the world, so unless you are are arriving on a packed international flight, which are few and far between, I'd doubt collecting baggage and getting out of the terminal would take more than 30-40 minutes, then add another twenty minutes or so in a cab to wherever you are going. Where is your tour departing from? You might as well get a cheap room. Even the fairly appalling but cheap Dez de Julho opposite the Opera House is going to be a better option to trying to sleep in the airport and it's bound to be closer to your start point for your tour. | 4 | |
Thanks all! | 5 | |
That hotel also houses at least one of the more popular tour operators. I stayed there once. The rooms are fairly crummy but it has hot water and aircon, which you will be grateful for and it is cheap. | 6 | |