Cheapest€30.43
- Expresso Guanabara EG858606:089h 25m15:33Terminal Rodoviário de Fortaleza Engenheiro João ToméTerminal Rodoviario do São Luís
Door to door 10h 9mCO2 17.6 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee
Fortaleza to São Luís bus
Buses from Fortaleza to São Luís start at €37.58 and take 9h 17m at their fastest.
The Buses from Fortaleza to São Luís starts at €37.58 and takes 9h 17m door to door, run by 1 operator over 653 km, with around 5 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 30 days before departure.
- 9h 17mDoor to door
- 8h 33mMoving
- €37.58From
- 17.6 kgCO2
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Bus operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expresso Guanabara | €30.43 | 9h 14m | 72 km/h | Changeable | Power outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi |
The bus gets you into São Luís. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
Where to stay in São Luís
Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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When to book Fortaleza to São Luís
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €48.0390 days
- €37.0360 days
- €24.9345 days
- €23.8330 days
- €35.3821 days
- €38.1314 days
- €48.037 days
- €49.133 days
- €59.031 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €23.83.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 148 percent. The most expensive point is €59.03, 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.
- €38.13Sun
- €37.58Mon
- €39.78Tue
- €37.58Wed
- €53.53Thu
- €47.48Fri
- €45.83Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Fortaleza
Bus
- Terminal Rodoviário de Fortaleza Engenheiro João Tomé
- Terminal Lagoa
São Luís
Bus
- Terminal Rodoviario do São Luís
- Terminal Praia Grande
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 43% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 57% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 653 km against 653 km in a straight line, a detour of 1 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Teresina, Campo Maior, Piripiri, Parnaíba. The gap between arriving and leaving is 56 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 17 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 Fortaleza at 06:08 and the last at 14:21, across 5 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Buses against the other ways to make this journey
The same corridor, door to door, with every mode that runs it.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 4h 32m | 1h 22m | 3h 10m | €73.89 | 165.6 kg | 2 |
| Coach | 9h 17m | 8h 33m | 44m | €37.58 | 17.6 kg | 5 |
Questions about Fortaleza to São Luís
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 Fortaleza to São Luís take?
The Coach from Fortaleza to São Luís takes 9h 17m door to door, of which 8h 33m is spent moving. The route runs 653 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 Fortaleza to São Luís cost?
The Coach from Fortaleza to São Luís starts at €37.58 for one passenger, checked on September 13, 2026. A typical fare is €39.23. 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 Fortaleza to São Luís?
1 operators run the Coach from Fortaleza to São Luís: Expresso Guanabara. 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 Fortaleza to São Luís use?
The Coach from Fortaleza to São Luís leaves from Terminal Rodoviário de Fortaleza Engenheiro João Tomé and arrives at Terminal Rodoviario do São Luís. 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.
Is the Coach the best way from Fortaleza to São Luís?
Traveling from Fortaleza to São Luís by Flight costs €73.89 and takes 4h 32m door to door, against 9h 17m by Coach. Which is better depends on whether the money or the hours matter more on this trip. The comparison table on this page shows every mode side by side.
When should I book the Coach from Fortaleza to São Luís?
Fares for the Coach from Fortaleza to São Luís bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €23.83. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 148 percent, measured on September 13, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Coach from Fortaleza to São Luís produce?
The Coach from Fortaleza to São Luís produces about 17.6 kg of CO2 per passenger over 653 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 Fortaleza to São Luís?
Operators on the Coach from Fortaleza to São Luís publish Power outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi. That is what 1 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 9h 17m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Fortaleza to São Luís on September 13, 2026: 653 km of route against 653 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €37.58, and 9h 17m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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The trip is the easy half to plan. The days in São Luís are the half people leave until last.
Things to do in São Luís
Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of São Luís, with free cancellation on most of it.
See São Luís on CivitatisOr browse GetYourGuide
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