Santa Maria to São José do Rio Preto runs about 5 times a day, with the first departure around 06:08 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €49.13, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 16h 49m over 1,243 km, on services run by 1 operator across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €49.13, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 5 October 2026
€49.13
- 173%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Santa Maria
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:08First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 5Services per day
- 20%Run direct
Departure times on this route
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Planalto Transportes runs this service and does not sell it here. Bookaway takes the payment.
Buying this journey
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €131.08Mon21
- about €112.38Tue22
- about €103.03Wed23
- about €116.78Thu24
- about €122.83Fri25
- about €113.48Sat26
- about €105.23Sun27
- about €72.23Mon28
- about €74.43Tue29
- about €83.23Wed30
- about €75.53Thu1
- about €84.88Fri2
- about €87.08Sat3
- about €85.98Sun4
- about €49.13Mon5
- about €51.33Tue6
- about €60.13Wed7
- about €72.23Thu8
- about €66.73Fri9
- about €82.13Sat10
- about €70.58Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The coach gets you into São José do Rio Preto. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in São José do Rio Preto for the night the coach gets in
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When to book Santa Maria to São José do Rio Preto
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €63.9890 days
- €64.5360 days
- €50.7845 days
- €48.0330 days
- €70.5821 days
- €85.9814 days
- €105.237 days
- €103.033 days
- €131.081 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €48.03.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 173 percent. The dearest point is €131.08, 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 Santa Maria to São José do Rio Preto 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
1,243 km
1,081 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-east.
Who lives at each end
271,735 → 480,393
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 1,243 km against 1,081 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 Xanxerê, Pato Branco, Chapecó, Xaxim. The gap between arriving and leaving is 46 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 20 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.
The fare from SJP into São José do Rio Preto is set by whoever drives it.
A car waiting when you land in São José do Rio Preto
Settled in advance, so the ride into São José do Rio Preto 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 Estação Rodoviária
Most of the points near Estação Rodoviária open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Santa Maria to São José do Rio Preto
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 to São José do Rio Preto?
The fastest journey from Santa Maria to São José do Rio Preto takes 16h 49m door to door, of which 18h 19m is spent moving, on the coach. Most services take around 18h 26m, 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 to São José do Rio Preto?
The cheapest fare from Santa Maria to São José do Rio Preto is €49.13, as of 20 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €85.98. 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 to São José do Rio Preto?
The cheapest way from Santa Maria to São José do Rio Preto is by coach, at €49.13 for one passenger on 5 October 2026. That journey takes 19h 3m 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 to São José do Rio Preto?
Fares from Santa Maria to São José do Rio Preto bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €48.03. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 173 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 to São José do Rio Preto?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Santa Maria to São José do Rio Preto, at €72.23. 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 to São José do Rio Preto?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Santa Maria to São José do Rio Preto, at €44.73 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 Santa Maria to São José do Rio Preto?
1 operators sell services from Santa Maria to São José do Rio Preto across 1 mode: Planalto 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 Santa Maria to São José do Rio Preto?
20 percent of the services we sell from Santa Maria to São José do Rio Preto are direct. The rest connect at Xanxerê, Pato Branco, Chapecó, Xaxim, with about 46 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 to São José do Rio Preto use?
Services from Santa Maria to São José do Rio Preto by coach leave from Rodoviária de Santa Maria and arrive at Estação Rodoviária. 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 to São José do Rio Preto?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Santa Maria to São José do Rio Preto 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 to São José do Rio Preto on 20 September 2026: 1243 km of route against 1081 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €49.13, and 16h 49m 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 do Rio Preto is somebody else's catalogue.
Day trips out of São José do Rio Preto and across Brazil
Day trips that leave São José do Rio Preto in the morning and cover a good part of Brazil by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Santa Maria reaches 67 places in 1 countries on services we hold, over distances from 133 to 2,243 km. São José do Rio Preto reaches 191 places in 1 countries, from 76 to 2,264 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Santa Maria
- 67Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 5Operators
Arriving in São José do Rio Preto
Leaving São José do Rio Preto
- 191Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 26Operators