Cheapest€73.33
- JS Turismo JS225614:4824h 43m15:31CajuTerminal Rodoviário de Ribeira do Pombal
Door to door 25h 27mCO2 44.4 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee
Rio de Janeiro to Ribeira do Pombal bus
Buses from Rio de Janeiro to Ribeira do Pombal start at €81.03 and take 22h 39m at their fastest.
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The Buses from Rio de Janeiro to Ribeira do Pombal starts at €81.03 and takes 22h 39m door to door, run by 2 operators over 1,645 km, with around 8 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 45 days before departure.
- 22h 39mDoor to door
- 21h 55mMoving
- €81.03 to €147.58From
- 06:10 to 14:52First and last departure
- 8Per day
- 44.4 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.
€81.03 to €147.58 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 €147.58Mon14
- about €125.03Tue15
- about €144.83Wed16
- about €142.63Thu17
- about €125.58Fri18
- about €130.53Sat19
- about €121.73Sun20
- about €84.33Mon21
- about €81.03Tue22
- about €96.43Wed23
- about €107.98Thu24
- about €99.73Fri25
- about €108.53Sat26
- about €107.43Sun27
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€97.53
- Empresa Gontijo de Transportes EG238806:1021h 55m04:05CajuTerminal Rodoviário de Ribeira do Pombal
Door to door 22h 39mCO2 44.4 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee
Bus operators
| Operator | From | Fastest |
|---|---|---|
 Empresa Gontijo de Transportes | €73.88 | 22h |
| JS Turismo | €73.33 | 22h 2m |
The bus gets you into Ribeira do Pombal. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Ribeira do Pombal for the night the bus gets in
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When to book Rio de Janeiro to Ribeira do Pombal
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €85.4390 days
- €86.5360 days
- €57.9345 days
- €58.4830 days
- €73.8821 days
- €107.4314 days
- €121.737 days
- €144.833 days
- €147.581 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €57.93.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 155 percent. The most expensive point is €147.58, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 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.
- €107.43Sun
- €84.33Mon
- €82.13Tue
- €96.43Wed
- €107.98Thu
- €99.73Fri
- €108.53Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
Rio de Janeiro
Bus
- Caju
- INTO
Ribeira do Pombal
Bus
- Terminal Rodoviário de Ribeira do Pombal
What the journey actually looks like
- Direct or connecting
- 50% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 50% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 1,645 km against 1,430 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 Muriaé, Feira de Santana, Leopoldina, Além Paraíba. The gap between arriving and leaving is 52 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 18 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 Rio de Janeiro at 06:10 and the last at 14:52, across 8 departures The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Questions about Rio de Janeiro to Ribeira do Pombal
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 Rio de Janeiro to Ribeira do Pombal take?
The Coach from Rio de Janeiro to Ribeira do Pombal takes 22h 39m door to door, of which 21h 55m is spent moving. The route runs 1,645 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 Rio de Janeiro to Ribeira do Pombal cost?
The Coach from Rio de Janeiro to Ribeira do Pombal starts at €81.03 for one passenger, as of September 13, 2026. A typical fare is €94.23. 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 Rio de Janeiro to Ribeira do Pombal?
2 operators run the Coach from Rio de Janeiro to Ribeira do Pombal: Empresa Gontijo de Transportes, JS Turismo. Between them they file around 8 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 Rio de Janeiro to Ribeira do Pombal use?
The Coach from Rio de Janeiro to Ribeira do Pombal leaves from Caju and arrives at Terminal Rodoviário de Ribeira do Pombal. 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 Rio de Janeiro to Ribeira do Pombal?
Fares for the Coach from Rio de Janeiro to Ribeira do Pombal bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €57.93. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 155 percent, measured on September 13, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Coach from Rio de Janeiro to Ribeira do Pombal produce?
The Coach from Rio de Janeiro to Ribeira do Pombal produces about 44.4 kg of CO2 per passenger over 1645 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 Rio de Janeiro to Ribeira do Pombal?
Operators on the Coach from Rio de Janeiro to Ribeira do Pombal publish Power outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi. That is what 2 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 22h 39m 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 Rio de Janeiro to Ribeira do Pombal on September 13, 2026: 1645 km of route against 1430 km in a straight line, 8 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €81.03, and 22h 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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