São Paulo Travel Forum

Hi,

I have 7 hours to spend in Guarulhos waiting for a connection to London. I'm thinking about going to downtown SP or a any shopping to make it easier.
I know there's a bus shuttle service from Guarulhos but I need to know if 7 hours is enough time to go to downtown and be back to the airport.
If you can reccommend any thing to do in that time, is very welcome. Also where to take the shuttle bus back to the airport.
Many thanks in advance,

Rafa

Seven hours is too few time to go to Santos.
Maybe the most advantageous for you is going to Guarulhos Shopping Centers.
There are a lot of them at Rodovia Presidente Dutra.

http://maplink.uol.com.br/v2/local/sp/guarulhos/shoppings.html#mapa_local

When you land at airport tell to brazilian tourism department the stuffs you want buy and they will point you the best shopping to head. I am not from Guarulhos and so it's not easy to me to do it.
Transportation in Guarulhos shall be taxi the most quick. At Shoppings possibly you may buy and get some meal.
Cassiovieggore

7 hours? From the time you arrange to do whatever you need to with your baggage until the time you need to be back there to check in? Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaybe enough time. Are you are risk adverse personality, or not?
It could take anywhere from 45 minutes to well over an hour (or more at times) to get into S.P. (figuring maybe the Jardins neighborhood where you could go to the museum on Av. Paulista and walk around shops), depending on weather, time of day and traffic. That shuttle drops off and picks up at most hotels.
Or you could take the other suggestion to amuse yourself at the shopping (mall) in the town of Guarulhos, or just stay in the airport.

RAfa,

I wouldn't consider a good idea to leave the airport to go to the SP town, because we have a lot of traffic from the airport to anywhere in São Paulo. The only reasonable possibility can be to go visiting the Guarulhos Internacional Mall. It is not far from the airport and you can go shopping, having meal or just walking to relax and return in time to check in again.

See the website to search some extra information.
http://www.internacionalshopping.com.br/comochegar/comochegar.asp

Greetings,
Simone Rodrigues

RAfa,

I wouldn't consider a good idea to leave the airport to go to the SP town, because we have a lot of traffic from the airport to anywhere in São Paulo. The only reasonable possibility can be to go visiting the Guarulhos Internacional Mall. It is not far from the airport and you can go shopping, having meal or just walking to relax and return in time to check in again.

See the website to search some extra information.
http://www.internacionalshopping.com.br/comochegar/comochegar.asp

Greetings,
Simone Rodrigues

Depending on the day of the week you are coming, that wont be a very good idea. Traffic jam is intense and 7 hours would not be enough to come, see things and go back. Garulhos is far away from São Paulo downtown and shuttle bus takes a long time, better take a cab if you want to take the risk.

Good Luck