Balsas to São José do Rio Preto bus

Buses from Balsas to São José do Rio Preto start at €75.53 and take 26h 5m at their fastest.

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A stunning aerial view showcasing São José do Rio Pardo's scenic landscape.

The Buses from Balsas to São José do Rio Preto starts at €75.53 and takes 26h 5m door to door, run by 1 operator over 1,749 km, with around 5 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 45 days before departure.

Checked September 18, 2026Priced for October 7, 2026One passenger, all fees included

  • 26h 5mDoor to door
  • 25h 21mMoving
  • €99.18 to €211.38From
  • 06:31 to 07:30First and last departure
  • 5Per day
  • 47.2 kgCO2

First and last are taken from the services we sell on October 7, 2026. The return direction keeps its own timetable and is not these times reversed.

€99.18 to €211.38 for one passenger across the 14 departure dates priced here. The low end is one day, not every day. Worked out from this corridor rather than held for anybody. The operator sets the price on the day.

Lopestur-lopes Turismo e Transportes runs this service and does not sell it here. Bookaway takes the payment.

Buying this trip

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Fares by date

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

Typical fares

  1. about €211.38Sat19
  2. about €165.73Sun20
  3. about €148.13Mon21
  4. about €111.83Tue22
  5. about €115.13Wed23
  6. about €148.13Thu24
  7. about €131.63Fri25
  8. about €111.83Sat26
  9. about €104.13Sun27
  10. about €99.18Mon28
  11. about €99.18Tue29
  12. about €107.98Wed30
  13. about €132.18Thu1
  14. about €120.63Fri2

Based on what this route has cost recently. The operator sets the price on the day, and the live fare is confirmed when you book.

Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on October 7, 2026

Cheapest€75.53
  1. Leal & Transporte Agencia de Viagem e Turismo LT882207:3016h 40m00:10Balsas bus stationSantos Dumont
  2. VTR Transporte Rodoviário de Passageiros VT696501:178h 49m10:06Santos DumontEstação Rodoviária

Changes at Valparaíso de Goiás, with 67 minutes between services and a walk of about 5 minutes.

Door to door 27h 20mCO2 47.2 kgChanges 1Changeable for a fee

Fastest€95.33
  1. Lopestur-lopes Turismo e Transportes LT540706:3125h 21m07:52Balsas bus stationEstação Rodoviária

Door to door 26h 5mCO2 47.2 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee

Lowest CO2€94.78
  1. Lopestur-lopes Turismo e Transportes LT659507:3021h 51m05:21Balsas bus stationRodoviária de Monte Alegre de Minas
  2. Lopestur-lopes Turismo e Transportes LT528307:033h 31m10:34Rodoviária de Monte Alegre de MinasEstação Rodoviária

Changes at Monte Alegre de Minas, with 102 minutes between services and a walk of about 5 minutes.

Door to door 27h 48mCO2 47.2 kgChanges 1Changeable for a fee

Carriers

Bus operators

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
Lopestur-lopes Turismo e Transportes€79.9323h 22m72 km/hChangeablePower outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi

The bus gets you into São José do Rio Preto. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.

A hotel room

A room in São José do Rio Preto for the night the bus 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 Balsas 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. €106.3390 days
  2. €67.2860 days
  3. €60.6845 days
  4. €75.5330 days
  5. €83.2321 days
  6. €120.6314 days
  7. €131.637 days
  8. €148.133 days
  9. €211.381 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €60.68.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 248 percent. The most expensive point is €211.38, 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.
Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €104.13Sun
  2. €99.18Mon
  3. €99.18Tue
  4. €107.98Wed
  5. €132.18Thu
  6. €120.63Fri
  7. €111.83Sat
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

São José do Rio Preto

Bus
  • Estação Rodoviária
  • Brentur Fretamento de ônibus
The journey

What the journey looks like

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 1,749 km against 1,521 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 Valparaíso de Goiás, Frutal, Monte Alegre de Minas, Brasília. The gap between arriving and leaving is 67 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.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Balsas at 06:31 and the last at 07:30, across 5 departures The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.

Questions about Balsas to São José do Rio Preto

The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 the Coach from Balsas to São José do Rio Preto take?

The Coach from Balsas to São José do Rio Preto takes 26h 5m door to door, of which 25h 21m is spent moving. The route runs 1,749 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.

How much does the Coach from Balsas to São José do Rio Preto cost?

The Coach from Balsas to São José do Rio Preto starts at €75.53 for one passenger, as of September 18, 2026. A typical fare is €94.22. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.

Who runs the Coach from Balsas to São José do Rio Preto?

1 operators run the Coach from Balsas to São José do Rio Preto: Lopestur-lopes Turismo e Transportes. Between them they file around 5 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.

Which terminal does the Coach from Balsas to São José do Rio Preto use?

The Coach from Balsas to São José do Rio Preto leaves from Balsas bus station and arrives at Estação Rodoviária. Allow about 44m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.

When should I book the Coach from Balsas to São José do Rio Preto?

Fares for the Coach from Balsas to São José do Rio Preto bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €60.68. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 248 percent, measured on September 18, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.

How much CO2 does the Coach from Balsas to São José do Rio Preto produce?

The Coach from Balsas to São José do Rio Preto produces about 47.2 kg of CO2 per passenger over 1749 km, which works out at roughly 27 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.

What is provided on board the Coach from Balsas to São José do Rio Preto?

Operators on the Coach from Balsas to São José do Rio Preto publish Power outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi. That is what 1 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 26h 5m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.

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 shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.

Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Balsas to São José do Rio Preto on September 18, 2026: 1749 km of route against 1521 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €75.53, and 26h 5m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

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