Caraguatatuba to Barra da Tijuca runs about 5 times a day, with the first departure around 06:40 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €15.03, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 4h 8m over 253 km, on services run by 1 operator across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €15.03, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 9 October 2026
€15.03
- 122%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Caraguatatuba
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:40First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 5Services per day
- 20%Run direct
Departure times on this route
12Go lists the departures it sells between Caraguatatuba and Barra da Tijuca.
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Útil runs this service and does not sell it here. Bookaway takes the payment.
Buying this journey
Bookaway lists departures for Caraguatatuba to Barra da Tijuca 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 €25.48Mon21
- about €26.02Tue22
- about €24.37Wed23
- about €28.23Thu24
- about €23.83Fri25
- about €29.88Sat26
- about €26.03Sun27
- about €17.23Mon28
- about €18.88Tue29
- about €21.08Wed30
- about €18.88Thu1
- about €21.63Fri2
- about €20.53Sat3
- about €19.98Sun4
- about €16.67Mon5
- about €16.13Tue6
- about €16.13Wed7
- about €18.88Thu8
- about €15.03Fri9
- about €17.78Sat10
- about €17.23Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The coach gets you into Barra da Tijuca. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Barra da Tijuca for the night the coach gets in
Sort by distance from CTEx and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.
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When to book Caraguatatuba to Barra da Tijuca
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €16.6890 days
- €13.9360 days
- €11.7345 days
- €11.7330 days
- €17.2321 days
- €19.9814 days
- €26.037 days
- €24.373 days
- €25.481 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €11.73.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 122 percent. The dearest point is €26.03, 7 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 Caraguatatuba to Barra da Tijuca 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
253 km
220 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs east.
Who lives at each end
123,389 → 421,438
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
- 20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 253 km against 220 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 Itaguaí, Ubatuba, Mangaratiba, Angra dos Reis. The gap between arriving and leaving is 66 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 14 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
The coach gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near CTEx
Most of the points near CTEx open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Caraguatatuba to Barra da Tijuca
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 Caraguatatuba to Barra da Tijuca?
The fastest journey from Caraguatatuba to Barra da Tijuca takes 4h 8m door to door, of which 3h 27m is spent moving, on the coach. Most services take around 4h 19m, 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 Caraguatatuba to Barra da Tijuca?
The cheapest fare from Caraguatatuba to Barra da Tijuca is €15.03, as of 20 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €20.53. 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 Caraguatatuba to Barra da Tijuca?
The cheapest way from Caraguatatuba to Barra da Tijuca is by coach, at €15.03 for one passenger on 9 October 2026. That journey takes 4h 11m 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 Caraguatatuba to Barra da Tijuca?
Fares from Caraguatatuba to Barra da Tijuca bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €11.73. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 122 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 Caraguatatuba to Barra da Tijuca?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Caraguatatuba to Barra da Tijuca, at €17.23. 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 Caraguatatuba to Barra da Tijuca?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Caraguatatuba to Barra da Tijuca, at €12.83 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 Caraguatatuba to Barra da Tijuca?
Útil publish service areas covering both Caraguatatuba and Barra da Tijuca, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Caraguatatuba to Barra da Tijuca?
20 percent of the services we sell from Caraguatatuba to Barra da Tijuca are direct. The rest connect at Itaguaí, Ubatuba, Mangaratiba, Angra dos Reis, with about 66 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 Caraguatatuba to Barra da Tijuca use?
Services from Caraguatatuba to Barra da Tijuca by coach leave from Caraguatatuba bus station and arrive at CTEx. 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 Caraguatatuba to Barra da Tijuca?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Caraguatatuba to Barra da Tijuca 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.
Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.
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 Caraguatatuba to Barra da Tijuca on 20 September 2026: 253 km of route against 220 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €15.03, and 4h 8m 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 Barra da Tijuca a set of days out that do not start at a station.
Day trips out of Barra da Tijuca and across Brazil
Day trips that leave Barra da Tijuca in the morning and cover a good part of Brazil by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Caraguatatuba reaches 17 places in 1 countries on services we hold, over distances from 41 to 452 km. Barra da Tijuca reaches 7 places in 1 countries, from 45 to 220 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Caraguatatuba
- 17Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 4Operators
Arriving in Barra da Tijuca
Leaving Barra da Tijuca
- 7Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 1Operators