Cheapest€104.13
- Catarinense Agencia de Viagens CA219006:4834h 2m16:50Mãe do Rio bus stationRodoviária de Franca
Door to door 34h 46mCO2 63.9 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee
Mãe do Rio to Franca bus
Buses from Mãe do Rio to Franca start at €118.98 and take 34h 46m at their fastest.
The Buses from Mãe do Rio to Franca starts at €118.98 and takes 34h 46m door to door, run by 1 operator over 2,365 km, with around 5 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 60 days before departure.
- 34h 46mDoor to door
- 34h 2mMoving
- €118.98From
- 63.9 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.
Fastest€131.08
- Catarinense Agencia de Viagens CA616307:305h 21m12:51Mãe do Rio bus stationTerminal Rodoviário de Açailândia
- Catarinense Agencia de Viagens CA517214:3126h 10m16:41Terminal Rodoviário de AçailândiaRodoviária de Franca
Changes at Açailândia, with 100 minutes between services and a walk of about 5 minutes.
Door to door 33h 55mCO2 63.9 kgChanges 1Changeable for a fee
Lowest CO2€128.88
- Real Maia Transportes Terrestres RM134607:304h 37m12:07Mãe do Rio bus stationItinga do Maranhão bus station
- Catarinense Agencia de Viagens CA122413:5028h 34m18:24Itinga do Maranhão bus stationRodoviária de Franca
Changes at Itinga do Maranhão, with 103 minutes between services and a walk of about 5 minutes.
Door to door 35h 38mCO2 63.8 kgChanges 1Changeable for a fee
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catarinense Agencia de Viagens | €104.13 | 31h 49m | 72 km/h | Changeable | Power outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi |
The bus gets you into Franca. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
Where to stay in Franca
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When to book Mãe do Rio to Franca
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €136.5890 days
- €73.8860 days
- €84.8845 days
- €109.6330 days
- €128.3321 days
- €168.4814 days
- €175.637 days
- €211.933 days
- €338.981 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €73.88.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 359 percent. The most expensive point is €338.98, 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.
- €143.73Sun
- €118.98Mon
- €129.98Tue
- €123.38Wed
- €199.28Thu
- €168.48Fri
- €174.53Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Franca
Bus
- Rodoviária de Franca
- Parada Chico Julio
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
- 20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 2,365 km against 2,056 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 Estreito, Açailândia, Imperatriz, Itinga do Maranhão. The gap between arriving and leaving is 60 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 16 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 Mãe do Rio at 06:48 and the last at 07:30, across 5 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Questions about Mãe do Rio to Franca
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 Mãe do Rio to Franca take?
The Coach from Mãe do Rio to Franca takes 34h 46m door to door, of which 34h 2m is spent moving. The route runs 2,365 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 Mãe do Rio to Franca cost?
The Coach from Mãe do Rio to Franca starts at €118.98 for one passenger, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare is €128.88. 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 Mãe do Rio to Franca?
1 operators run the Coach from Mãe do Rio to Franca: Catarinense Agencia de Viagens. 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 Mãe do Rio to Franca use?
The Coach from Mãe do Rio to Franca leaves from Mãe do Rio bus station and arrives at Rodoviária de Franca. 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 Mãe do Rio to Franca?
Fares for the Coach from Mãe do Rio to Franca bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €73.88. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 359 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Coach from Mãe do Rio to Franca produce?
The Coach from Mãe do Rio to Franca produces about 63.9 kg of CO2 per passenger over 2365 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 Mãe do Rio to Franca?
Operators on the Coach from Mãe do Rio to Franca publish Power outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi. That is what 1 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 34h 46m 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 Mãe do Rio to Franca on September 11, 2026: 2365 km of route against 2056 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €118.98, and 34h 46m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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