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São Paulo to São José do Rio Preto

Compare trains, coaches, flights and ferries from São Paulo to São José do Rio Preto. From €27.68, fastest 4h 7m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

São Paulo to São José do Rio Preto runs about 4 times a day, with the first departure around 06:54 and the last around 18:12. One passenger pays €41.44, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 4h 7m over 427 km, on services run by 1 operator across 1 mode.

Checked 20 September 2026Priced for 5 October 2026One passenger, all fees included

What one seat costs

Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €41.44, so there is no spread to show.

Typical fares · Priced for 5 October 2026

€41.44

  • 211%Moves across the booking window

When it runs, leaving São Paulo

Typical first and last departure on this corridor.

  • 06:54First departure
  • 18:12Last departure
  • 4Services per day
  • 100%Run direct

Fares by date

What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.

Typical fares

  1. about €67.28Mon21
  2. about €52.98Tue22
  3. about €54.63Wed23
  4. about €64.53Thu24
  5. about €52.43Fri25
  6. about €52.43Sat26
  7. about €52.43Sun27
  8. about €40.88Mon28
  9. about €40.33Tue29
  10. about €33.73Wed30
  11. about €41.98Thu1
  12. about €42.53Fri2
  13. about €43.08Sat3
  14. about €40.88Sun4
  15. about €27.68Mon5
  16. about €29.88Tue6
  17. about €28.23Wed7
  18. about €35.93Thu8
  19. about €35.93Fri9
  20. about €38.13Sat10
  21. about €34.83Sun11

Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.

The flight gets you into São José do Rio Preto. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.

A hotel room

A room in São José do Rio Preto for the night the flight gets in

Sort by distance from Estação Rodoviária and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.

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Booking window

When to book São Paulo 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.

  1. €35.9390 days
  2. €32.6360 days
  3. €21.6345 days
  4. €25.4830 days
  5. €34.8321 days
  6. €40.8814 days
  7. €52.437 days
  8. €54.633 days
  9. €67.281 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €21.63.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 211 percent. The dearest point is €67.28, 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.
€67.28€21.63137142130456090

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 45 days ahead. You are inside that window.

This corridor, specifically

Facts that apply to São Paulo 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

427 km

414 km as the crow flies, 3% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-west.

Who lives at each end

12,400,232480,393

Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.

The route

ParaguayRio de JaneiroRio de JaneiroBelo HorizonteBelo HorizonteCampo GrandeCampo GrandeNova IguaçuNova IguaçuSorocabaSorocabaSão José dos CamposSão José dos CamposLondrinaLondrinaJuiz de ForaJuiz de ForaSerraSerraMaringáMaringáBauruBauruBetimBetimCascavelCascavelFrancaFrancaUberabaUberabaMogi das CruzesMogi das CruzesSão PauloSão PauloSão José do Rio PretoSão José do Rio PretoMap data: Natural Earth, GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)Map data: Natural Earth, GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
The journey

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 427 km against 414 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Ribeirão Preto, Poços de Caldas, Pouso Alegre, Campinas. The gap between arriving and leaving is 64 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 15 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 taxi rank outside an airport terminal

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 flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.

Left luggage lockers

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 São Paulo 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 São Paulo to São José do Rio Preto?

The fastest journey from São Paulo to São José do Rio Preto takes 4h 7m door to door, of which 57m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 4h 10m, 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 Paulo to São José do Rio Preto?

The cheapest fare from São Paulo to São José do Rio Preto is €27.68, as of 20 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €65.93. 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 Paulo to São José do Rio Preto?

The cheapest way from São Paulo to São José do Rio Preto is by flight, at €41.44 for one passenger on 5 October 2026. That journey takes 4h 7m 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 Paulo to São José do Rio Preto?

Fares from São Paulo to São José do Rio Preto bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €21.63. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 211 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 Paulo to São José do Rio Preto?

Wednesday is the cheapest day to depart from São Paulo to São José do Rio Preto, at €33.73. 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 Paulo to São José do Rio Preto?

December is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from São Paulo to São José do Rio Preto, at €26.03 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 Paulo to São José do Rio Preto?

TAM Brazilian Airlines publish service areas covering both São Paulo and São José do Rio Preto, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.

Is there a direct service from São Paulo to São José do Rio Preto?

50 percent of the services we sell from São Paulo to São José do Rio Preto are direct. The rest connect at Ribeirão Preto, Poços de Caldas, Pouso Alegre, Campinas, with about 64 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 Paulo to São José do Rio Preto use?

Services from São Paulo to São José do Rio Preto by flight leave from São Paulo/Guarulhos-Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport GRU and arrive at Prof. Eribelto Manoel Reino State Airport SJP. Allow about 3h 10m 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 Paulo to São José do Rio Preto?

0 of the 1 operators we sell from São Paulo 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.

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 São Paulo to São José do Rio Preto on 20 September 2026: 427 km of route against 414 km in a straight line, 8 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €27.68, and 4h 7m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

The flight is the simple part. What you do once you are in São José do Rio Preto is somebody else's catalogue.

A guided tour group

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

São Paulo reaches 802 places in 35 countries on services we hold, over distances from 42 to 12,226 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 São Paulo

  • 802Places you can leave for
  • 35Countries
  • 119Operators

Arriving in São José do Rio Preto

Leaving São José do Rio Preto

  • 191Places you can leave for
  • 1Countries
  • 26Operators

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