Rio de Janeiro to São Gonçalo runs about 1 times a day, with the first departure around 06:42 and the last around 06:42. One passenger pays €11.88, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 2h 19m over 17 km, on services run by 1 operator across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €11.88, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 21 September 2026
€11.88
When it runs, leaving Rio de Janeiro
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:42First departure
- 06:42Last departure
- 1Services per day
- 100%Run direct
Departure times on this route
12Go lists the departures it sells between Rio de Janeiro and São Gonçalo.
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Barcas Rio runs this service and does not sell it here. Bookaway takes the payment.
Buying this journey
Bookaway lists departures for Rio de Janeiro to São Gonçalo 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 €11.88Mon21
- about €11.88Tue22
- about €11.88Wed23
- about €11.88Thu24
- about €11.88Fri25
- about €11.88Sat26
- about €11.88Sun27
- about €11.88Mon28
- about €11.88Tue29
- about €11.88Wed30
- about €11.88Thu1
- about €11.88Fri2
- about €11.88Sat3
- about €11.88Sun4
- about €11.88Mon5
- about €11.88Tue6
- about €11.88Wed7
- about €11.88Thu8
- about €11.88Fri9
- about €11.88Sat10
- about €11.88Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The ferry gets you into São Gonçalo. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in São Gonçalo for the night the ferry gets in
Sort by distance from Alcântara and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.
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When to book Rio de Janeiro to São Gonçalo
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €11.8890 days
- €11.8860 days
- €11.8845 days
- €11.8830 days
- €11.8821 days
- €11.8814 days
- €11.887 days
- €11.883 days
- €11.881 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €11.88.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 0 percent. The dearest point is €11.88, 90 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits outside the cheap window, which opens around 90 days before departure. There is no advantage to booking this minute.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 1 days ahead, so there is no rush yet.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Rio de Janeiro to São Gonçalo 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
17 km
16 km as the crow flies, 6% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-east.
Who lives at each end
6,747,815 → 285,439
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 17 km against 16 km in a straight line, a detour of 6 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Araruama, Cabo Frio, Teresópolis, Nova Friburgo. The gap between arriving and leaving is 52 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 18 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
Who runs this route
The ferry gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near Alcântara
Most of the points near Alcântara open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Rio de Janeiro to São Gonçalo
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 Rio de Janeiro to São Gonçalo?
The fastest journey from Rio de Janeiro to São Gonçalo takes 2h 19m door to door, of which 52m is spent moving, on the ferry. Most services take around 2h 21m, 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 Rio de Janeiro to São Gonçalo?
The cheapest fare from Rio de Janeiro to São Gonçalo is €11.88, as of 20 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €11.88. 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 Rio de Janeiro to São Gonçalo?
The cheapest way from Rio de Janeiro to São Gonçalo is by ferry, at €11.88 for one passenger on 21 September 2026. That journey takes 2h 22m 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 Rio de Janeiro to São Gonçalo?
Fares from Rio de Janeiro to São Gonçalo bottom out around 90 days before departure, at €11.88. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 0 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 Rio de Janeiro to São Gonçalo?
Sunday is the cheapest day to depart from Rio de Janeiro to São Gonçalo, at €11.88. 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 Rio de Janeiro to São Gonçalo?
October is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Rio de Janeiro to São Gonçalo, at €11.88 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 Rio de Janeiro to São Gonçalo?
Barcas Rio publish service areas covering both Rio de Janeiro and São Gonçalo, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Rio de Janeiro to São Gonçalo?
20 percent of the services we sell from Rio de Janeiro to São Gonçalo are direct. The rest connect at Araruama, Cabo Frio, Teresópolis, Nova Friburgo, with about 52 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 Rio de Janeiro to São Gonçalo use?
Services from Rio de Janeiro to São Gonçalo by ferry leave from Charitas and arrive at Paquetá. Allow about 1h 30m 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 Rio de Janeiro to São Gonçalo?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Rio de Janeiro to São Gonçalo 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 Rio de Janeiro to São Gonçalo on 20 September 2026: 17 km of route against 16 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €11.88, and 2h 19m 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 São Gonçalo a set of days out that do not start at a station.
Day trips out of São Gonçalo and across Brazil
Day trips that leave São Gonçalo in the morning and cover a good part of Brazil by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Rio de Janeiro reaches 408 places in 20 countries on services we hold, over distances from 16 to 11,870 km. São Gonçalo reaches 74 places in 1 countries, from 16 to 2,072 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Rio de Janeiro
- 408Places you can leave for
- 20Countries
- 73Operators
Arriving in São Gonçalo
Leaving São Gonçalo
- 74Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 4Operators