Maceió to São Paulo bus

Buses from Maceió to São Paulo start at €93.13 and take 25h 39m at their fastest.

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The Buses from Maceió to São Paulo starts at €93.13 and takes 25h 39m door to door, run by 4 operators over 1,930 km, with around 48 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 60 days before departure.

Checked September 11, 2026Priced for September 29, 2026One passenger, all fees included

  • 25h 39mDoor to door
  • 24h 55mMoving
  • €93.13From
  • 52.1 kgCO2
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€78.28
  1. Empresa Gontijo de Transportes EG659511:5128h 27m16:18Terminal Rodoviário de MaceióSao Paulo Jabaquara bus station

Door to door 29h 11mCO2 52.1 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee

Carriers

Bus operators

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastest
Empresa Gontijo de Transportes€78.2825h 39m
JS Turismo€81.0325h 40m
Kandango Transportes e Turismo€78.2825h 41m
Viação€78.2825h 40m

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Booking window

When to book Maceió to São Paulo

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €100.2890 days
  2. €59.0360 days
  3. €64.5345 days
  4. €74.4330 days
  5. €92.0321 days
  6. €116.2314 days
  7. €144.287 days
  8. €145.933 days
  9. €210.831 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €59.03.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 257 percent. The most expensive point is €210.83, 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.
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. €111.83Sun
  2. €96.43Mon
  3. €93.13Tue
  4. €100.28Wed
  5. €126.68Thu
  6. €116.23Fri
  7. €120.08Sat
Terminals

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

São Paulo

Bus
  • Sao Paulo Jabaquara bus station
  • 8017-10
The journey

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 1,930 km against 1,930 km in a straight line, a detour of 1 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Maceió at 06:12 and the last at 21:22, across 48 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
The alternatives

Buses against the other ways to make this journey

The same corridor, door to door, with every mode that runs it.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Flight6h 5m2h 55m3h 10m€187.76488.8 kg24
Coach25h 39m24h 55m44m€93.1352.1 kg48

Questions about Maceió to São Paulo

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 São Paulo take?

The Coach from Maceió to São Paulo takes 25h 39m door to door, of which 24h 55m is spent moving. The route runs 1,930 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 São Paulo cost?

The Coach from Maceió to São Paulo starts at €93.13 for one passenger, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare is €93.13. 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 São Paulo?

4 operators run the Coach from Maceió to São Paulo: Empresa Gontijo de Transportes, JS Turismo, Kandango Transportes e Turismo, Viação. Between them they file around 48 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 São Paulo use?

The Coach from Maceió to São Paulo leaves from Terminal Rodoviário de Maceió and arrives at Sao Paulo Jabaquara bus station. 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 São Paulo?

Traveling from Maceió to São Paulo by Flight costs €187.76 and takes 6h 5m door to door, against 25h 39m 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 São Paulo?

Fares for the Coach from Maceió to São Paulo bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €59.03. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 257 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.

How much CO2 does the Coach from Maceió to São Paulo produce?

The Coach from Maceió to São Paulo produces about 52.1 kg of CO2 per passenger over 1930 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 São Paulo?

Operators on the Coach from Maceió to São Paulo publish Power outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi. That is what 4 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 25h 39m 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 São Paulo on September 11, 2026: 1930 km of route against 1930 km in a straight line, 48 services a day, 4 operators, a cheapest fare of €93.13, and 25h 39m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

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