petrópolis is located in the serra dos órgaos mountain range, approximately 65 kilometers north of the city of rio de janeiro within the região serrana - reaching this town is indeed a short trip, thus does looking for a quick day trip out of rio can do so by visiting the imperial city.

getting there by car takes less than one hour and can be done by taking the expressway linha vermelha heading north - from the linha vermelha, the br-040 leads straight to petrópolis.

if going by bus, the bus companies única and facil have regular buses from rio to petrópolis between 5.30am and midnight - the bus companies can be reached via their website on this page, or by calling 21 2263.8792

rodoviária novo rio (novo rio bus terminal) is located on  av. francisco bicalho, 1, santo cristo, rio de janeiro, and can be reached via telephone at 21 3213.1800.