São José do Rio Preto to Várzea Grande runs about 16 times a day, with the first departure around 06:31 and the last around 18:46. One passenger pays between €42.53 and €46.93, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 14h 23m over 1,053 km, on services run by 3 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 3 operators and 1 way of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for 5 October 2026
€42.53 to €46.93
- 163%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving São José do Rio Preto
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:31First departure
- 18:46Last departure
- 16Services per day
- 75%Run direct
Departure times on this route
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Lopes e Oliveira Transportes e Turismo 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 €97.53Mon21
- about €81.03Tue22
- about €89.83Wed23
- about €89.83Thu24
- about €82.68Fri25
- about €86.53Sat26
- about €76.08Sun27
- about €54.08Mon28
- about €53.53Tue29
- about €56.28Wed30
- about €65.08Thu1
- about €66.18Fri2
- about €67.83Sat3
- about €57.93Sun4
- about €42.53Mon5
- about €42.53Tue6
- about €45.83Wed7
- about €56.83Thu8
- about €54.63Fri9
- about €54.63Sat10
- about €49.68Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The coach gets you into Várzea Grande. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Várzea Grande for the night the coach gets in
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When to book São José do Rio Preto to Várzea Grande
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €55.1890 days
- €45.8360 days
- €38.6845 days
- €37.0330 days
- €49.6821 days
- €57.9314 days
- €76.087 days
- €89.833 days
- €97.531 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €37.03.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 163 percent. The dearest point is €97.53, 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 São José do Rio Preto to Várzea Grande and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
1 hours behind on arrival. You land earlier than the journey suggests.
The shape of it
1,053 km
916 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-west.
Who lives at each end
480,393 → 300,078
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
- 75% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 25% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 1,053 km against 916 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 Votuporanga, Cassilândia, Chapadão do Sul, Costa Rica. The gap between arriving and leaving is 68 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 14 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
The coach gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near André Maggi Terminal
Most of the points near André Maggi Terminal open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about São José do Rio Preto to Várzea Grande
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 José do Rio Preto to Várzea Grande?
The fastest journey from São José do Rio Preto to Várzea Grande takes 14h 23m door to door, of which 13h 39m is spent moving, on the coach. Most services take around 15h 30m, 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 José do Rio Preto to Várzea Grande?
The cheapest fare from São José do Rio Preto to Várzea Grande is €42.53, as of 20 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €73.61. 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 José do Rio Preto to Várzea Grande?
The cheapest way from São José do Rio Preto to Várzea Grande is by coach, at €42.53 for one passenger on 5 October 2026. That journey takes 14h 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 José do Rio Preto to Várzea Grande?
Fares from São José do Rio Preto to Várzea Grande bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €37.03. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 163 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 José do Rio Preto to Várzea Grande?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from São José do Rio Preto to Várzea Grande, at €53.53. 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 José do Rio Preto to Várzea Grande?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from São José do Rio Preto to Várzea Grande, at €37.03 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 José do Rio Preto to Várzea Grande?
3 operators sell services from São José do Rio Preto to Várzea Grande across 1 mode: Expresso Itamarati, Lopes e Oliveira Transportes e Turismo, Rotas de Viacao do Triangulo. 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 José do Rio Preto to Várzea Grande?
75 percent of the services we sell from São José do Rio Preto to Várzea Grande are direct. The rest connect at Votuporanga, Cassilândia, Chapadão do Sul, Costa Rica, with about 68 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 José do Rio Preto to Várzea Grande use?
Services from São José do Rio Preto to Várzea Grande by coach leave from Estação Rodoviária and arrive at André Maggi Terminal. 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 José do Rio Preto to Várzea Grande?
3 of the 3 operators we sell from São José do Rio Preto to Várzea Grande 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 José do Rio Preto to Várzea Grande on 20 September 2026: 1053 km of route against 916 km in a straight line, 16 services a day, 3 operators a cheapest fare of €42.53, and 14h 23m 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 Várzea Grande is somebody else's catalogue.
Day trips out of Várzea Grande and across Brazil
Day trips that leave Várzea Grande in the morning and cover a good part of Brazil by evening.
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The two ends, compared
São José do Rio Preto reaches 191 places in 1 countries on services we hold, over distances from 76 to 2,264 km. Várzea Grande reaches 124 places in 1 countries, from 350 to 2,051 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving São José do Rio Preto
- 191Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 26Operators
Arriving in Várzea Grande
Leaving Várzea Grande
- 124Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 13Operators