Petrópolis to São João del Rei runs about 6 times a day, with the first departure around 06:16 and the last around 14:34. One passenger pays between €12.28 and €13.93, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 3h 38m over 217 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 7 October 2026
€12.28 to €13.93
- 147%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Petrópolis
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:16First departure
- 14:34Last departure
- 6Services per day
- 67%Run direct
Departure times on this route
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Paraibuna Transportes runs this service and does not sell it here. Bookaway takes the payment.
Buying this journey
Bookaway lists departures for Petrópolis to São João del Rei 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 €22.18Mon21
- about €19.98Tue22
- about €24.93Wed23
- about €23.83Thu24
- about €19.43Fri25
- about €23.83Sat26
- about €19.43Sun27
- about €16.68Mon28
- about €13.93Tue29
- about €14.48Wed30
- about €18.33Thu1
- about €17.23Fri2
- about €15.58Sat3
- about €16.13Sun4
- about €13.38Mon5
- about €12.83Tue6
- about €12.28Wed7
- about €15.03Thu8
- about €13.93Fri9
- about €13.38Sat10
- about €15.58Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The coach gets you into São João del Rei. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in São João del Rei for the night the coach gets in
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When to book Petrópolis to São João del Rei
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €15.0390 days
- €12.8360 days
- €10.6345 days
- €10.0830 days
- €15.5821 days
- €16.1314 days
- €19.437 days
- €24.933 days
- €22.181 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €10.08.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 147 percent. The dearest point is €24.93, 3 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 Petrópolis to São João del Rei 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
217 km
189 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-west.
Who lives at each end
294,926 → 94,468
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
- 67% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 33% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 217 km against 189 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 Niterói, Rio de Janeiro. The gap between arriving and leaving is 75 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 13 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
São João del Rei is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Left luggage near Estação Ferroviária de São João Del Rei
Most of the points near Estação Ferroviária de São João Del Rei open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Petrópolis to São João del Rei
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 Petrópolis to São João del Rei?
The fastest journey from Petrópolis to São João del Rei takes 3h 38m door to door, of which 2h 57m is spent moving, on the coach. Most services take around 3h 51m, 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 Petrópolis to São João del Rei?
The cheapest fare from Petrópolis to São João del Rei is €12.28, as of 20 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €17.78. 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 Petrópolis to São João del Rei?
The cheapest way from Petrópolis to São João del Rei is by coach, at €12.28 for one passenger on 7 October 2026. That journey takes 3h 41m 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 Petrópolis to São João del Rei?
Fares from Petrópolis to São João del Rei bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €10.08. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 147 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 Petrópolis to São João del Rei?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Petrópolis to São João del Rei, at €13.93. 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 Petrópolis to São João del Rei?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Petrópolis to São João del Rei, at €10.08 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 Petrópolis to São João del Rei?
2 operators sell services from Petrópolis to São João del Rei across 1 mode: Paraibuna Transportes, Viacao Sao Cristovao. 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 Petrópolis to São João del Rei?
67 percent of the services we sell from Petrópolis to São João del Rei are direct. The rest connect at Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, with about 75 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 Petrópolis to São João del Rei use?
Services from Petrópolis to São João del Rei by coach leave from Rodoviária de Xerém and arrive at Terminal Urbano. 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 Petrópolis to São João del Rei?
2 of the 2 operators we sell from Petrópolis to São João del Rei 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 Petrópolis to São João del Rei on 20 September 2026: 217 km of route against 189 km in a straight line, 6 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €12.28, and 3h 38m 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 João del Rei is somebody else's catalogue.
Day trips out of São João del Rei and across Brazil
Day trips that leave São João del Rei in the morning and cover a good part of Brazil by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Petrópolis reaches 68 places in 1 countries on services we hold, over distances from 41 to 915 km. São João del Rei reaches 12 places in 1 countries, from 189 to 710 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Petrópolis
- 68Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 18Operators
Arriving in São João del Rei
Leaving São João del Rei
- 12Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 4Operators