São Bernardo do Campo to São João del Rei runs about 2 times a day, with the first departure around 06:46 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €22.73, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 6h 21m over 426 km, on services run by 1 operator across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €22.73, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 6 October 2026
€22.73
- 195%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving São Bernardo do Campo
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:46First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 2Services per day
- 50%Run direct
Departure times on this route
12Go lists the departures it sells between São Bernardo do Campo and São João del Rei.
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Util - Uniao Transporte Interestadual de Luxo runs this service and does not sell it here. Bookaway takes the payment.
Buying this journey
Bookaway lists departures for São Bernardo do Campo 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 €52.43Mon21
- about €45.83Tue22
- about €49.68Wed23
- about €38.68Thu24
- about €49.68Fri25
- about €37.03Sat26
- about €43.08Sun27
- about €29.88Mon28
- about €31.53Tue29
- about €26.03Wed30
- about €35.38Thu1
- about €37.58Fri2
- about €33.18Sat3
- about €30.43Sun4
- about €24.38Mon5
- about €22.73Tue6
- about €24.38Wed7
- about €32.63Thu8
- about €26.58Fri9
- about €23.28Sat10
- about €30.43Sun11
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 São Bernardo do Campo 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.
- €31.5390 days
- €26.0360 days
- €17.7845 days
- €20.5330 days
- €30.4321 days
- €30.4314 days
- €43.087 days
- €49.683 days
- €52.431 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €17.78.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 195 percent. The dearest point is €52.43, 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.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to São Bernardo do Campo 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
426 km
370 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-east.
Who lives at each end
840,499 → 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
- 50% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 50% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 426 km against 370 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 Rio de Janeiro. The gap between arriving and leaving is 85 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 11 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 São Bernardo do Campo 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 São Bernardo do Campo to São João del Rei?
The fastest journey from São Bernardo do Campo to São João del Rei takes 6h 21m door to door, of which 5h 39m is spent moving, on the coach. Most services take around 6h 41m, 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 São Bernardo do Campo to São João del Rei?
The cheapest fare from São Bernardo do Campo to São João del Rei is €22.73, as of 20 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €32.63. 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 São Bernardo do Campo to São João del Rei?
The cheapest way from São Bernardo do Campo to São João del Rei is by coach, at €22.73 for one passenger on 6 October 2026. That journey takes 6h 23m 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 São Bernardo do Campo to São João del Rei?
Fares from São Bernardo do Campo to São João del Rei bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €17.78. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 195 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 São Bernardo do Campo to São João del Rei?
Wednesday is the cheapest day to depart from São Bernardo do Campo to São João del Rei, at €26.03. 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 São Bernardo do Campo to São João del Rei?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from São Bernardo do Campo to São João del Rei, at €17.23 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 São Bernardo do Campo to São João del Rei?
1 operators sell services from São Bernardo do Campo to São João del Rei across 1 mode: Util - Uniao Transporte Interestadual de Luxo. 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 São Bernardo do Campo to São João del Rei?
50 percent of the services we sell from São Bernardo do Campo to São João del Rei are direct. The rest connect at Rio de Janeiro, with about 85 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 São Bernardo do Campo to São João del Rei use?
Services from São Bernardo do Campo to São João del Rei by coach leave from Terminal Vila Luzita 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 São Bernardo do Campo to São João del Rei?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from São Bernardo do Campo 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 São Bernardo do Campo to São João del Rei on 20 September 2026: 426 km of route against 370 km in a straight line, 2 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €22.73, and 6h 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 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
São Bernardo do Campo reaches 134 places in 1 countries on services we hold, over distances from 175 to 2,567 km. São João del Rei reaches 12 places in 1 countries, from 189 to 710 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving São Bernardo do Campo
- 134Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 21Operators
Arriving in São João del Rei
Leaving São João del Rei
- 12Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 4Operators