Cheapest€15.58
- Empresa Gontijo de Transportes EG265306:103h 58m10:08Terminal Rodoviário de MaceióTerminal de Ônibus do Cidade Verde
Door to door 4h 42mCO2 8.1 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee
Maceió to João Pessoa bus
Buses from Maceió to João Pessoa start at €17.78 and take 4h 42m at their fastest.
The Buses from Maceió to João Pessoa starts at €17.78 and takes 4h 42m door to door, run by 4 operators over 299 km, with around 24 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 60 days before departure.
- 4h 42mDoor to door
- 3h 58mMoving
- €17.78From
- 8.1 kgCO2
The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 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 |
|---|---|
 Empresa Gontijo de Transportes | €15.58 |
| Expresso São Luiz | €15.58 |
| JS Turismo | €16.13 |
| Kandango Transportes e Turismo | €16.13 |
The bus gets you into João Pessoa. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
Where to stay in João Pessoa
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When to book Maceió to João Pessoa
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €18.3390 days
- €12.8360 days
- €12.8345 days
- €14.4830 days
- €16.6821 days
- €18.3314 days
- €21.087 days
- €21.633 days
- €32.081 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €12.83.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 150 percent. The most expensive point is €32.08, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 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.
- €20.53Sun
- €18.33Mon
- €17.78Tue
- €18.33Wed
- €22.18Thu
- €18.33Fri
- €21.63Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Maceió
Bus
- Terminal Rodoviário de Maceió
- Rotary Bus Terminal
João Pessoa
Bus
- Terminal de Ônibus do Cidade Verde
- TERMINAL - HEITEL SANTIAGO;Parada (final Heltel)
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 299 km against 299 km in a straight line, a detour of 0 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Maceió at 06:10 and the last at 20:10, across 24 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 | 3h 59m | 49m | 3h 10m | €37.31 | 75.8 kg | 4 |
| Coach | 4h 42m | 3h 58m | 44m | €17.78 | 8.1 kg | 24 |
Questions about Maceió to João Pessoa
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 Maceió to João Pessoa take?
The Coach from Maceió to João Pessoa takes 4h 42m door to door, of which 3h 58m is spent moving. The route runs 299 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 Maceió to João Pessoa cost?
The Coach from Maceió to João Pessoa starts at €17.78 for one passenger, checked on September 28, 2026. A typical fare is €18.33. 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 Maceió to João Pessoa?
4 operators run the Coach from Maceió to João Pessoa: Empresa Gontijo de Transportes, Expresso São Luiz, JS Turismo, Kandango Transportes e Turismo. Between them they file around 24 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 Maceió to João Pessoa use?
The Coach from Maceió to João Pessoa leaves from Terminal Rodoviário de Maceió and arrives at Terminal de Ônibus do Cidade Verde. 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 Maceió to João Pessoa?
Traveling from Maceió to João Pessoa by Flight costs €37.31 and takes 3h 59m door to door, against 4h 42m 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 Maceió to João Pessoa?
Fares for the Coach from Maceió to João Pessoa bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €12.83. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 150 percent, measured on September 28, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Coach from Maceió to João Pessoa produce?
The Coach from Maceió to João Pessoa produces about 8.1 kg of CO2 per passenger over 299 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 Maceió to João Pessoa?
Operators on the Coach from Maceió to João Pessoa publish Power outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi. That is what 4 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 4h 42m 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 Maceió to João Pessoa on September 11, 2026: 299 km of route against 299 km in a straight line, 24 services a day, 4 operators, a cheapest fare of €17.78, and 4h 42m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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Things to do in João Pessoa
Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of João Pessoa, with free cancellation on most of it.
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