Porto Alegre to Foz do Iguaçu bus

Buses from Porto Alegre to Foz do Iguaçu start at €33.73 and take 8h 33m at their fastest.

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A breathtaking view of the river and landscape in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil, under a vibrant sky.

The Buses from Porto Alegre to Foz do Iguaçu starts at €33.73 and takes 8h 33m door to door, run by 1 operator over 598 km, with around 5 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 21 days before departure.

Checked September 14, 2026Priced for September 29, 2026One passenger, all fees included

  • 8h 33mDoor to door
  • 7h 49mMoving
  • €33.73 to €80.48From
  • 06:10 to 14:23First and last departure
  • 5Per day
  • 16.1 kgCO2

First and last are taken from the services we sell on September 29, 2026. The return direction keeps its own timetable and is not these times reversed.

€33.73 to €80.48 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

  1. about €67.28Tue15
  2. about €51.33Wed16
  3. about €80.48Thu17
  4. about €47.48Fri18
  5. about €63.98Sat19
  6. about €55.18Sun20
  7. about €40.33Mon21
  8. about €33.73Tue22
  9. about €34.28Wed23
  10. about €46.93Thu24
  11. about €39.78Fri25
  12. about €48.58Sat26
  13. about €43.08Sun27
  14. about €40.88Mon28

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.

Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026

Cheapest€27.13
  1. Unesul de Transportes UT597706:107h 49m13:59Bus StationTerminal Rodoviário Urbano de Foz do Iguaçu

Door to door 8h 33mCO2 16.1 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee

Carriers

Bus operators

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
Unesul de Transportes€27.138h 33m72 km/hChangeablePower outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi

The bus gets you into Foz do Iguaçu. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.

A hotel room

A room in Foz do Iguaçu for the night the bus gets in

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Booking window

When to book Porto Alegre to Foz do Iguaçu

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

  1. €38.1390 days
  2. €29.8860 days
  3. €29.8845 days
  4. €28.7830 days
  5. €27.1321 days
  6. €40.8814 days
  7. €40.337 days
  8. €80.483 days
  9. €67.281 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 21 days ahead, at €27.13.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 197 percent. The most expensive point is €80.48, 3 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 21 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. €43.08Sun
  2. €40.33Mon
  3. €33.73Tue
  4. €34.28Wed
  5. €46.93Thu
  6. €39.78Fri
  7. €48.58Sat
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

Porto Alegre

Bus
  • Bus Station
  • Terminal Cairú

Foz do Iguaçu

Bus
  • Terminal Rodoviário Urbano de Foz do Iguaçu
  • MD Tour Bus/Freight Company
The journey

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 598 km against 598 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 Dionísio Cerqueira, Passo Fundo, São Miguel d'Oeste, Palmitos. The gap between arriving and leaving is 55 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 Porto Alegre at 06:10 and the last at 14:23, across 5 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

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
Flight4h 22m1h 12m3h 10m€62.09151.5 kg2
Coach8h 33m7h 49m44m€33.7316.1 kg5

Questions about Porto Alegre to Foz do Iguaçu

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 Porto Alegre to Foz do Iguaçu take?

The Coach from Porto Alegre to Foz do Iguaçu takes 8h 33m door to door, of which 7h 49m is spent moving. The route runs 598 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 Porto Alegre to Foz do Iguaçu cost?

The Coach from Porto Alegre to Foz do Iguaçu starts at €33.73 for one passenger, as of September 14, 2026. A typical fare is €35.38. 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 Porto Alegre to Foz do Iguaçu?

1 operators run the Coach from Porto Alegre to Foz do Iguaçu: Unesul de Transportes. 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 Porto Alegre to Foz do Iguaçu use?

The Coach from Porto Alegre to Foz do Iguaçu leaves from Bus Station and arrives at Terminal Rodoviário Urbano de Foz do Iguaçu. 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 Porto Alegre to Foz do Iguaçu?

Traveling from Porto Alegre to Foz do Iguaçu by Flight costs €62.09 and takes 4h 22m door to door, against 8h 33m 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 Porto Alegre to Foz do Iguaçu?

Fares for the Coach from Porto Alegre to Foz do Iguaçu bottom out around 21 days ahead, at €27.13. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 197 percent, measured on September 14, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.

How much CO2 does the Coach from Porto Alegre to Foz do Iguaçu produce?

The Coach from Porto Alegre to Foz do Iguaçu produces about 16.1 kg of CO2 per passenger over 598 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 Porto Alegre to Foz do Iguaçu?

Operators on the Coach from Porto Alegre to Foz do Iguaçu publish Power outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi. That is what 1 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 8h 33m 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 Porto Alegre to Foz do Iguaçu on September 14, 2026: 598 km of route against 598 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €33.73, and 8h 33m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

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