Cheapest€34.28
- Expresso Guanabara EG420806:1110h 8m16:19Terminal de Ônibus do Cidade VerdeRodoviária de Petrolina
Door to door 10h 52mCO2 20.8 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee
João Pessoa to Petrolina bus
Buses from João Pessoa to Petrolina start at €43.63 and take 10h 52m at their fastest.
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The Buses from João Pessoa to Petrolina starts at €43.63 and takes 10h 52m door to door, run by 1 operator over 771 km, with around 7 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 30 days before departure.
- 10h 52mDoor to door
- 10h 8mMoving
- €43.63 to €75.53From
- 06:11 to 17:02First and last departure
- 7Per day
- 20.8 kgCO2
First and last are taken from the services we sell on September 28, 2026. The return direction keeps its own timetable and is not these times reversed.
€43.63 to €75.53 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.
Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €75.53Mon14
- about €60.68Tue15
- about €70.03Wed16
- about €70.03Thu17
- about €71.13Fri18
- about €64.53Sat19
- about €60.68Sun20
- about €43.63Mon21
- about €46.93Tue22
- about €43.63Wed23
- about €52.43Thu24
- about €49.68Fri25
- about €54.08Sat26
- about €52.43Sun27
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 September 28, 2026
Fastest€67.83
- Empresa Auto Viação Progresso EA989307:301h 41m09:11Terminal de Ônibus do Cidade VerdeIstmo do Recife
- Azul A497310:081h 16m11:24Recife RECPetrolina PNZ
Changes at Recife, with 57 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.
Door to door 5h 51mCO2 164.4 kgChanges 1Fixed, no changes
Bus operators
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expresso Guanabara | €34.28 | 10h 45m | 72 km/h | Changeable | Power outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi |
The bus gets you into Petrolina. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Petrolina for the night the bus gets in
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When to book João Pessoa to Petrolina
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €42.5390 days
- €43.0860 days
- €28.7845 days
- €27.1330 days
- €39.2321 days
- €52.4314 days
- €60.687 days
- €70.033 days
- €75.531 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €27.13.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 178 percent. The most expensive point is €75.53, 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.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €52.43Sun
- €43.63Mon
- €46.93Tue
- €43.63Wed
- €52.43Thu
- €49.68Fri
- €54.08Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
João Pessoa
Bus
- Terminal de Ônibus do Cidade Verde
- TERMINAL - HEITEL SANTIAGO;Parada (final Heltel)
Petrolina
Bus
- Rodoviária de Petrolina
- Rodoviária de Juazeiro
What the journey actually looks like
- 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 771 km against 670 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 Milagres, Recife, Brejo Santo, Paulo Afonso. The gap between arriving and leaving is 57 minutes, of which about 5 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 João Pessoa at 06:11 and the last at 17:02, across 7 departures The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Questions about João Pessoa to Petrolina
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 João Pessoa to Petrolina take?
The Coach from João Pessoa to Petrolina takes 10h 52m door to door, of which 10h 8m is spent moving. The route runs 771 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 João Pessoa to Petrolina cost?
The Coach from João Pessoa to Petrolina starts at €43.63 for one passenger, as of September 13, 2026. A typical fare is €46.93. 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 João Pessoa to Petrolina?
1 operators run the Coach from João Pessoa to Petrolina: Expresso Guanabara. Between them they file around 7 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 João Pessoa to Petrolina use?
The Coach from João Pessoa to Petrolina leaves from Terminal de Ônibus do Cidade Verde and arrives at Rodoviária de Petrolina. 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 João Pessoa to Petrolina?
Fares for the Coach from João Pessoa to Petrolina bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €27.13. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 178 percent, measured on September 13, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Coach from João Pessoa to Petrolina produce?
The Coach from João Pessoa to Petrolina produces about 20.8 kg of CO2 per passenger over 771 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 João Pessoa to Petrolina?
Operators on the Coach from João Pessoa to Petrolina publish Power outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi. That is what 1 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 10h 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 João Pessoa to Petrolina on September 13, 2026: 771 km of route against 670 km in a straight line, 7 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €43.63, and 10h 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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