Governador Valadares to São José dos Campos runs about 42 times a day, with the first departure around 06:19 and the last around 20:37. One passenger pays between €29.33 and €32.63, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 10h 10m over 726 km, on services run by 6 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 6 operators and 1 way of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for 6 October 2026
€29.33 to €32.63
- 154%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Governador Valadares
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:19First departure
- 20:37Last departure
- 42Services per day
- 100%Run direct
Departure times on this route
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Empresa Princesa do Norte runs this service and does not sell it here. Bookaway takes the payment.
Buying this journey
Bookaway lists departures for Governador Valadares to São José dos Campos 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 €66.18Mon21
- about €56.28Tue22
- about €61.78Wed23
- about €61.23Thu24
- about €56.83Fri25
- about €58.48Sat26
- about €54.08Sun27
- about €38.13Mon28
- about €37.58Tue29
- about €39.78Wed30
- about €46.38Thu1
- about €43.63Fri2
- about €43.63Sat3
- about €40.33Sun4
- about €29.88Mon5
- about €29.33Tue6
- about €31.53Wed7
- about €39.78Thu8
- about €35.93Fri9
- about €37.58Sat10
- about €35.38Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The coach gets you into São José dos Campos. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in São José dos Campos for the night the coach gets in
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When to book Governador Valadares to São José dos Campos
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €38.6890 days
- €32.0860 days
- €27.1345 days
- €26.0330 days
- €35.3821 days
- €40.3314 days
- €54.087 days
- €61.783 days
- €66.181 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €26.03.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 154 percent. The dearest point is €66.18, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Governador Valadares to São José dos Campos 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
726 km
631 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south-west.
Who lives at each end
266,561 → 727,078
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.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 726 km against 631 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
The fare from SJK into São José dos Campos is set by whoever drives it.
A car waiting when you land in São José dos Campos
Settled in advance, so the ride into São José dos Campos costs what it said it would rather than what the rank says.
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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 São José dos Campos railway station
Most of the points near São José dos Campos railway station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Governador Valadares to São José dos Campos
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 Governador Valadares to São José dos Campos?
The fastest journey from Governador Valadares to São José dos Campos takes 10h 10m door to door, of which 9h 30m is spent moving, on the coach. Most services take around 10h 57m, 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 Governador Valadares to São José dos Campos?
The cheapest fare from Governador Valadares to São José dos Campos is €29.33, as of 20 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €51.88. 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 Governador Valadares to São José dos Campos?
The cheapest way from Governador Valadares to São José dos Campos is by coach, at €29.33 for one passenger on 6 October 2026. That journey takes 10h 14m 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 Governador Valadares to São José dos Campos?
Fares from Governador Valadares to São José dos Campos bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €26.03. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 154 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 Governador Valadares to São José dos Campos?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Governador Valadares to São José dos Campos, at €37.58. 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 Governador Valadares to São José dos Campos?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Governador Valadares to São José dos Campos, at €26.03 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 Governador Valadares to São José dos Campos?
6 operators sell services from Governador Valadares to São José dos Campos across 1 mode: Empresa Princesa do Norte, Emtram Empresa de Transportes Macaubense, Expresso Joia Transporte de Passageiros, Expresso União, JS Turismo, Transportadora Turistica Suzano. 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 Governador Valadares to São José dos Campos?
Every service we sell from Governador Valadares to São José dos Campos is direct, with around 42 departures a day and a fastest journey of 10h 10m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.
Which station or terminal do services from Governador Valadares to São José dos Campos use?
Services from Governador Valadares to São José dos Campos by coach leave from Terminal Rodoviário de Governador Valadares and arrive at Eco. 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 Governador Valadares to São José dos Campos?
6 of the 6 operators we sell from Governador Valadares to São José dos Campos 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 Governador Valadares to São José dos Campos on 20 September 2026: 726 km of route against 631 km in a straight line, 42 services a day, 6 operators a cheapest fare of €29.33, and 10h 10m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The coach is the simple part. What you do once you are in São José dos Campos is somebody else's catalogue.
Day trips out of São José dos Campos and across Brazil
Day trips that leave São José dos Campos in the morning and cover a good part of Brazil by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Governador Valadares reaches 198 places in 1 countries on services we hold, over distances from 92 to 2,619 km. São José dos Campos reaches 222 places in 1 countries, from 49 to 2,304 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Governador Valadares
- 198Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 19Operators
Arriving in São José dos Campos
Leaving São José dos Campos
- 222Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 31Operators