Caldas Novas to Porto Franco runs about 8 times a day, with the first departure around 06:02 and the last around 14:42. One passenger pays between €61.23 and €78.28, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 19h 43m over 1,467 km, on services run by 2 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 2 operators and 1 way of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for 5 October 2026
€61.23 to €78.28
- 153%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Caldas Novas
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:02First departure
- 14:42Last departure
- 8Services per day
- 50%Run direct
Departure times on this route
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Cruzeiro do Norte Transportes runs this service and does not sell it here. Bookaway takes the payment.
Buying this journey
Bookaway lists departures for Caldas Novas to Porto Franco on your date, and you pay on their side.
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €145.38Mon21
- about €117.33Tue22
- about €122.83Wed23
- about €135.48Thu24
- about €118.98Fri25
- about €118.98Sat26
- about €128.33Sun27
- about €76.63Mon28
- about €78.28Tue29
- about €82.68Wed30
- about €97.53Thu1
- about €86.53Fri2
- about €91.48Sat3
- about €89.28Sun4
- about €61.23Mon5
- about €62.88Tue6
- about €63.43Wed7
- about €78.83Thu8
- about €73.88Fri9
- about €78.28Sat10
- about €66.18Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The coach gets you into Porto Franco. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Porto Franco for the night the coach gets in
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When to book Caldas Novas to Porto Franco
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €73.8890 days
- €66.1860 days
- €57.3845 days
- €57.3830 days
- €66.1821 days
- €89.2814 days
- €128.337 days
- €122.833 days
- €145.381 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €57.38.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 153 percent. The dearest point is €145.38, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 30 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Caldas Novas to Porto Franco and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
1,467 km
1,275 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north.
Who lives at each end
98,622 → 24,092
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 50% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 50% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 1,467 km against 1,275 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Brasília, Luziânia, Guaraí, Palmas. The gap between arriving and leaving is 45 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 20 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Who runs this route
Porto Franco is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Left luggage near Balsa Pipes
Most of the points near Balsa Pipes open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Caldas Novas to Porto Franco
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Caldas Novas to Porto Franco?
The fastest journey from Caldas Novas to Porto Franco takes 19h 43m door to door, of which 19h 5m is spent moving, on the coach. Most services take around 21h 12m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Caldas Novas to Porto Franco?
The cheapest fare from Caldas Novas to Porto Franco is €61.23, as of 20 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €101.38. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Caldas Novas to Porto Franco?
The cheapest way from Caldas Novas to Porto Franco is by coach, at €61.23 for one passenger on 5 October 2026. That journey takes 19h 49m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Caldas Novas to Porto Franco?
Fares from Caldas Novas to Porto Franco bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €57.38. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 153 percent, measured on 20 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Caldas Novas to Porto Franco?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Caldas Novas to Porto Franco, at €76.63. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 20 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Caldas Novas to Porto Franco?
November is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Caldas Novas to Porto Franco, at €54.63 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Caldas Novas to Porto Franco?
2 operators sell services from Caldas Novas to Porto Franco across 1 mode: Cooperativa Nacional do Transporte Alternativo do Brasil - Coontral-br, Cruzeiro do Norte Transportes. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Caldas Novas to Porto Franco?
50 percent of the services we sell from Caldas Novas to Porto Franco are direct. The rest connect at Brasília, Luziânia, Guaraí, Palmas, with about 45 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Caldas Novas to Porto Franco use?
Services from Caldas Novas to Porto Franco by coach leave from Terminal Rodoviária de Caldas Novas and arrive at Porto Franco bus station. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Caldas Novas to Porto Franco?
2 of the 2 operators we sell from Caldas Novas to Porto Franco allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Caldas Novas to Porto Franco on 20 September 2026: 1467 km of route against 1275 km in a straight line, 8 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €61.23, and 19h 43m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Porto Franco a set of days out that do not start at a station.
Day trips out of Porto Franco and across Brazil
Day trips that leave Porto Franco in the morning and cover a good part of Brazil by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Caldas Novas reaches 70 places in 1 countries on services we hold, over distances from 111 to 1,804 km. Porto Franco reaches 172 places in 1 countries, from 130 to 2,659 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Caldas Novas
- 70Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 13Operators
Arriving in Porto Franco
Leaving Porto Franco
- 172Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 22Operators