Cheapest€53.53
- Empresa Gontijo de Transportes EG627512:4519h 56m08:41Rodoviária de Cruz das AlmasCaju
Door to door 20h 40mCO2 37.8 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee
Cruz das Almas to Rio de Janeiro bus
Buses from Cruz das Almas to Rio de Janeiro start at €53.53 and take 18h 52m at their fastest.
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The Buses from Cruz das Almas to Rio de Janeiro starts at €53.53 and takes 18h 52m door to door, run by 1 operator over 1,400 km, with around 9 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 30 days before departure.
- 18h 52mDoor to door
- 18h 8mMoving
- €68.38 to €128.88From
- 06:47 to 19:38First and last departure
- 9Per day
- 37.8 kgCO2
First and last are taken from the services we sell on October 6, 2026. The return direction keeps its own timetable and is not these times reversed.
€68.38 to €128.88 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.
Empresa Gontijo de Transportes runs this service and does not sell it here. Bookaway takes the payment.
Buying this trip
Bookaway lists departures for Cruz das Almas to Rio de Janeiro 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 €128.88Sun20
- about €105.78Mon21
- about €93.68Tue22
- about €94.23Wed23
- about €120.08Thu24
- about €125.58Fri25
- about €92.58Sat26
- about €81.58Sun27
- about €70.03Mon28
- about €73.33Tue29
- about €73.33Wed30
- about €85.43Thu1
- about €91.48Fri2
- about €68.38Sat3
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.
The cheapest and the fastest on October 6, 2026
Fastest€89.83
- Viacao Aguia Branca S A VA987607:3014h 22m21:52Rodoviária de Cruz das AlmasTerminal Itacibá
- Azul A360022:431h 1m23:44Vitória VIXRio de Janeiro GIG
Changes at Vitória, with 51 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.
Door to door 18h 11mCO2 131.0 kgChanges 1Fixed, no changes
Bus operators
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Empresa Gontijo de Transportes | €53.53 | 18h 51m | 72 km/h | Changeable | Power outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi |
The bus gets you into Rio de Janeiro. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Rio de Janeiro for the night the bus gets in
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When to book Cruz das Almas to Rio de Janeiro
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €69.4890 days
- €50.2360 days
- €52.4345 days
- €49.6830 days
- €78.8321 days
- €68.3814 days
- €92.587 days
- €93.683 days
- €128.881 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €49.68.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 159 percent. The most expensive point is €128.88, 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.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €81.58Sun
- €70.03Mon
- €73.33Tue
- €73.33Wed
- €85.43Thu
- €91.48Fri
- €78.83Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
Cruz das Almas
Bus
- Rodoviária de Cruz das Almas
Rio de Janeiro
Bus
- Caju
- INTO
What the journey looks like
- Direct or connecting
- 56% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 44% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 1,400 km against 1,217 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 Vitória, Estância, Tobias Barreto, Lagarto. The gap between arriving and leaving is 51 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 18 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 Cruz das Almas at 06:47 and the last at 19:38, across 9 departures The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Questions about Cruz das Almas to Rio de Janeiro
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 Cruz das Almas to Rio de Janeiro take?
The Coach from Cruz das Almas to Rio de Janeiro takes 18h 52m door to door, of which 18h 8m is spent moving. The route runs 1,400 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 Cruz das Almas to Rio de Janeiro cost?
The Coach from Cruz das Almas to Rio de Janeiro starts at €53.53 for one passenger, as of September 19, 2026. A typical fare is €76.08. 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 Cruz das Almas to Rio de Janeiro?
1 operators run the Coach from Cruz das Almas to Rio de Janeiro: Empresa Gontijo de Transportes. Between them they file around 9 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 Cruz das Almas to Rio de Janeiro use?
The Coach from Cruz das Almas to Rio de Janeiro leaves from Rodoviária de Cruz das Almas and arrives at Caju. 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 Cruz das Almas to Rio de Janeiro?
Fares for the Coach from Cruz das Almas to Rio de Janeiro bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €49.68. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 159 percent, measured on September 19, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Coach from Cruz das Almas to Rio de Janeiro produce?
The Coach from Cruz das Almas to Rio de Janeiro produces about 37.8 kg of CO2 per passenger over 1400 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 Cruz das Almas to Rio de Janeiro?
Operators on the Coach from Cruz das Almas to Rio de Janeiro publish Power outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi. That is what 1 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 18h 52m 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 Cruz das Almas to Rio de Janeiro on September 19, 2026: 1400 km of route against 1217 km in a straight line, 9 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €53.53, and 18h 52m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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