João Monlevade to São Simão runs about 1 times a day, with the first departure around 06:11 and the last around 06:11. One passenger pays between €41.98 and €56.83, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 12h 21m over 895 km, on services run by 1 operator across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 1 operator and 1 way of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares
€41.98 to €56.83
- 125%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving João Monlevade
No operator has filed a timetable for this direction yet, so the first and last departure below follow the pattern of the corridor. Read them as the shape of the service day rather than as times to turn up for.
- 06:11First departure
- 06:11Last departure
- 1Services per day
- 100%Run direct
Empresa Gontijo de Transportes runs this service and does not sell it here. Bookaway takes the payment.
Buying this journey
Bookaway lists departures for João Monlevade to São Simão 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 €82.13Mon14
- about €89.83Tue15
- about €80.48Wed16
- about €96.98Thu17
- about €92.58Fri18
- about €103.03Sat19
- about €88.18Sun20
- about €62.88Mon21
- about €56.83Tue22
- about €57.38Wed23
- about €81.03Thu24
- about €72.23Fri25
- about €75.53Sat26
- about €60.13Sun27
- about €54.63Mon28
- about €49.68Tue29
- about €58.48Wed30
- about €52.43Thu1
- about €60.68Fri2
- about €50.78Sat3
- about €41.98Sun4
Based on what this route has cost recently. The operator sets the price on the day, and the live fare is confirmed when you book.
The coach gets you into São Simão. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in São Simão for the night the coach gets in
Sort by distance from Rodoviaria de São Simão and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.
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When to book João Monlevade to São Simão
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €56.8390 days
- €49.1360 days
- €39.2345 days
- €43.6330 days
- €41.9821 days
- €60.1314 days
- €88.187 days
- €80.483 days
- €82.131 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €39.23.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 125 percent. The dearest point is €88.18, 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 45 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to João Monlevade to São Simão 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
895 km
778 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services actually take. The bearing runs west.
Who lives at each end
83,360 → 20,985
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
How we know
Observed
Every operator on this corridor is named in a carrier record.
The route
What the journey actually 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 895 km against 778 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Who runs this route
São Simão is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Left luggage near Rodoviaria de São Simão
Most of the points near Rodoviaria de São Simão open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about João Monlevade to São Simão
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 João Monlevade to São Simão?
The fastest journey from João Monlevade to São Simão takes 12h 21m door to door, of which 13h 20m is spent moving, on the coach. Most services take around 13h 18m, 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 João Monlevade to São Simão?
The cheapest fare from João Monlevade to São Simão is €41.98, as of 13 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €62.88. 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 João Monlevade to São Simão?
The cheapest way from João Monlevade to São Simão is by coach, at €56.83 for one passenger on 4 October 2026. That journey takes 14h 4m 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 João Monlevade to São Simão?
Fares from João Monlevade to São Simão bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €39.23. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 125 percent, measured on 13 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for João Monlevade to São Simão?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from João Monlevade to São Simão, at €56.83. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 13 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for João Monlevade to São Simão?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from João Monlevade to São Simão, at €33.73 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 João Monlevade to São Simão?
1 operators sell services from João Monlevade to São Simão across 1 mode: Empresa Gontijo de 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 João Monlevade to São Simão?
Every service we sell from João Monlevade to São Simão is direct, with around 1 departure a day and a fastest journey of 12h 21m 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 João Monlevade to São Simão use?
Services from João Monlevade to São Simão by coach leave from Terminal Rodoviário de João Monlevade and arrive at Rodoviaria de São Simão. 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 João Monlevade to São Simão?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from João Monlevade to São Simão 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 shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for João Monlevade to São Simão on 13 September 2026: 895 km of route against 778 km in a straight line, 1 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €41.98, and 12h 21m 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 Simão is somebody else's catalogue.
Day trips out of São Simão and across Brazil
Day trips that leave São Simão in the morning and cover a good part of Brazil by evening.
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The two ends, compared
João Monlevade reaches 80 places in 1 countries on services we hold, over distances from 180 to 2,545 km. São Simão reaches 8 places in 1 countries, from 48 to 1,006 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving João Monlevade
- 80Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 11Operators
Arriving in São Simão
Leaving São Simão
- 8Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 1Operators