Santa Maria da Vitória to Formosa runs about 7 times a day, with the first departure around 06:19 and the last around 17:28. One passenger pays between €21.63 and €22.73, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 6h 58m over 476 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 6 October 2026
€21.63 to €22.73
- 156%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Santa Maria da Vitória
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:19First departure
- 17:28Last departure
- 7Services per day
- 86%Run direct
Departure times on this route
12Go lists the departures it sells between Santa Maria da Vitória and Formosa.
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Viação Novo Horizonte runs this service and does not sell it here. Bookaway takes the payment.
Buying this journey
Bookaway lists departures for Santa Maria da Vitória to Formosa 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 €46.93Mon21
- about €38.68Tue22
- about €40.33Wed23
- about €43.63Thu24
- about €40.88Fri25
- about €46.93Sat26
- about €40.33Sun27
- about €28.23Mon28
- about €25.48Tue29
- about €27.68Wed30
- about €32.63Thu1
- about €29.33Fri2
- about €30.98Sat3
- about €28.78Sun4
- about €22.18Mon5
- about €21.63Tue6
- about €22.73Wed7
- about €26.58Thu8
- about €24.93Fri9
- about €26.03Sat10
- about €24.38Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The coach gets you into Formosa. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Formosa for the night the coach gets in
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When to book Santa Maria da Vitória to Formosa
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €29.3390 days
- €22.1860 days
- €18.3345 days
- €19.9830 days
- €24.3821 days
- €28.7814 days
- €40.337 days
- €40.333 days
- €46.931 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €18.33.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 156 percent. The dearest point is €46.93, 1 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 Santa Maria da Vitória to Formosa 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
476 km
414 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south-west.
Who lives at each end
39,775 → 115,901
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
- 86% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 14% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 476 km against 414 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 Brasília. The gap between arriving and leaving is 98 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 10 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
Formosa is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Left luggage near Bus Station
Most of the points near Bus Station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Santa Maria da Vitória to Formosa
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 Santa Maria da Vitória to Formosa?
The fastest journey from Santa Maria da Vitória to Formosa takes 6h 58m door to door, of which 6h 14m is spent moving, on the coach. Most services take around 7h 27m, 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 Santa Maria da Vitória to Formosa?
The cheapest fare from Santa Maria da Vitória to Formosa is €21.63, as of 20 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €34.28. 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 Santa Maria da Vitória to Formosa?
The cheapest way from Santa Maria da Vitória to Formosa is by coach, at €21.63 for one passenger on 6 October 2026. That journey takes 6h 58m 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 Santa Maria da Vitória to Formosa?
Fares from Santa Maria da Vitória to Formosa bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €18.33. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 156 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 Santa Maria da Vitória to Formosa?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Santa Maria da Vitória to Formosa, at €25.48. 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 Santa Maria da Vitória to Formosa?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Santa Maria da Vitória to Formosa, at €18.33 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 Santa Maria da Vitória to Formosa?
2 operators sell services from Santa Maria da Vitória to Formosa across 1 mode: Real Expresso, Viação Novo Horizonte. 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 Santa Maria da Vitória to Formosa?
86 percent of the services we sell from Santa Maria da Vitória to Formosa are direct. The rest connect at Brasília, with about 98 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 Santa Maria da Vitória to Formosa use?
Services from Santa Maria da Vitória to Formosa by coach leave from Terminal Rodoviário and arrive at Bus Station. 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 Santa Maria da Vitória to Formosa?
2 of the 2 operators we sell from Santa Maria da Vitória to Formosa 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 Santa Maria da Vitória to Formosa on 20 September 2026: 476 km of route against 414 km in a straight line, 7 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €21.63, and 6h 58m 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 Formosa is somebody else's catalogue.
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The two ends, compared
Santa Maria da Vitória reaches 27 places in 1 countries on services we hold, over distances from 247 to 1,161 km. Formosa reaches 176 places in 1 countries, from 69 to 2,304 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Santa Maria da Vitória
- 27Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 8Operators
Arriving in Formosa
Leaving Formosa
- 176Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 16Operators