São Paulo · Brazil
Where to stay in Santos
Santos is a city in São Paulo, Brazil, home to about 419,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- CGH48 km · Congonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre Airport
- Currency
- BRLBrazilian real
- Time zone
- America/Sao Paulo
- Language
- Portuguese, Brazilian Sign Language
About
About Santos
Santos, officially Municipality of Estância Balneária de Santos, is a city and municipality in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, founded in 1546 by the Portuguese nobleman Brás Cubas. It is located mostly on the island of São Vicente, which harbors both the city of Santos and the city of São Vicente.
Santos was founded in 1546, partially on the island of São Vicente which harbors both the city of Santos and the city of São Vicente, and partially on the mainland. It is the main city in Paulista Coast. As of 2015, its population was estimated at 433,966. Santos has the biggest seaport in Latin America; is a significant tourist center; has large industrial complexes and shipping centers, which handle a large portion of the world's coffee exports; as well as a number of other Brazilian exports including oranges, bananas and cotton.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Santos
See
- Dock Museum
- Statue of the dock worker
- Coffee Stock Exchange
- Monte Serrat Hill
- Beachfront garden
- Aquarium.
- Church of Embaré
- Santos Futebol Club.
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Where to stay
Which part of Santos to stay in
On the side streets just West of Avenida Ana Costa (forwards Avenida Bernardino de Campos), one or two blocks from the beach, there are a few simple mixed cheap hotels / pensões. On the Paqueta side of the city center (between the center and the port) there are a few grotty very cheap hotels, if you cannot afford anything else. (women travelling alone might fell uncorfortable there).
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Where to stay
Hotels in Santos
10 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Atlântico Golden Apart Hotel | 3.9 km | |
| Atlantico Inn Apart Hotel | 3.7 km | |
| Bourbon Santos Convention Hotel | 3.7 km | |
| Cosmopolitan Praia Flat | 3.5 km | |
| Ibis Santos Gonzaga Praia | 3.9 km | |
| Novotel Santos Gonzaga | 3.5 km | |
| Park Inn by Radisson Santos | 3.9 km | |
| Parque Balneario Santos by Atlantica Hotels | 4.0 km | |
| Rivieras Motel (Adult Only) | 1.2 km | |
| Sheraton Santos Hotel | 5.4 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Santos
Santos has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 28 °C; January is the wettest, with about 345 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Santos: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Congonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre Airport (CGH), about 48 km from the city centre in a straight line; São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU, 58 km) and Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf Airport (SJK, 92 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Arriving the airports in São Paulo (Congonhas / CGH) or (Guarulhos / GRU), packtours can arrange convenient TAXI service to Santos, it may take slightly more than one hour to go. There are also about 8 bus service a day from Guarulhos. Take a taxi or the subway to Jabaquara Bus Station. There you can take a bus directly to Santos. Estimated travel time: 1 hour 20 minutes. Buses leave every 15 minutes 24 hours a day. More information: 011 50113421.
Getting around
A good way to move around to not-so-close places. Otherwise regular taxis are not very expensive and drivers are mostly friendly, although small cheats are not uncommon. To avoid it, after getting into a taxi, check if the taximeter has been started. If not, ask the taxi driver to do so. Uber is also available. Buses are a cheap and nice way to get around by day, although by night they become more scarce. The fare is paid either with tickets, which can be bought at most bus stops, or in cash to the driver or conductor, passing through a turnstile.
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CGH · Congonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre Airport
GRU · São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport
SJK · Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Santos
Drink
Bars in Santos are usually crowded and lively during the weekends. Many bars offer live MPB music (Popular Brazilian Music). Beer, caipirinha and batidas are found everywhere.
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Questions
Santos: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Santos?
Santos has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 28 °C; January is the wettest, with about 345 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Santos?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Congonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre Airport (CGH), about 48 km from the city centre in a straight line; São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU, 58 km) and Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf Airport (SJK, 92 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Santos?
Brazilian real (BRL).
Nearby
Destinations near Santos
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.