Salvador to Foz do Iguaçu bus

Buses from Salvador to Foz do Iguaçu start at €121.18 and take 38h 27m 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 Salvador to Foz do Iguaçu starts at €121.18 and takes 38h 27m door to door, run by 1 operator over 2,517 km, with around 5 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 21 days before departure.

Checked September 15, 2026Priced for October 5, 2026One passenger, all fees included

  • 38h 27mDoor to door
  • 37h 43mMoving
  • €121.18 to €305.98From
  • 06:08 to 14:21First and last departure
  • 5Per day
  • 68.0 kgCO2

First and last are taken from the services we sell on October 5, 2026. The return direction keeps its own timetable and is not these times reversed.

€121.18 to €305.98 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 €219.63Wed16
  2. about €305.98Thu17
  3. about €196.53Fri18
  4. about €220.18Sat19
  5. about €189.93Sun20
  6. about €182.23Mon21
  7. about €139.33Tue22
  8. about €155.83Wed23
  9. about €166.28Thu24
  10. about €165.73Fri25
  11. about €164.08Sat26
  12. about €162.98Sun27
  13. about €148.68Mon28
  14. about €121.18Tue29

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 October 5, 2026

Cheapest€95.88
  1. Empresa Gontijo de Transportes EG808414:2137h 46m04:07Estação PitubaTerminal Rodoviário Urbano de Foz do Iguaçu

Door to door 38h 30mCO2 68.0 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee

Fastest€125.03
  1. Kandango Transportes e Turismo KT717907:3020h 32m04:02Estação PitubaRodoviária
  2. Viação Garcia VG945804:5813h 24m18:22RodoviáriaTerminal Rodoviário Urbano de Foz do Iguaçu

Changes at Ribeirão Preto, with 56 minutes between services and a walk of about 5 minutes.

Door to door 35h 36mCO2 68.0 kgChanges 1Changeable 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
Empresa Gontijo de Transportes€95.8833h 20m72 km/hChangeablePower outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi
  • Empresa Gontijo de Transportes

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 Salvador 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. €112.9390 days
  2. €107.9860 days
  3. €108.5345 days
  4. €122.8330 days
  5. €100.2821 days
  6. €121.1814 days
  7. €139.337 days
  8. €196.533 days
  9. €219.631 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 21 days ahead, at €100.28.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 119 percent. The most expensive point is €219.63, 1 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. €162.98Sun
  2. €148.68Mon
  3. €121.18Tue
  4. €155.83Wed
  5. €166.28Thu
  6. €165.73Fri
  7. €164.08Sat
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

Salvador

Bus
  • Estação Pituba
  • Terminal Retiro

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
33% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 67% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 2,517 km against 2,189 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 Ribeirão Preto, Uberaba, Vitória da Conquista, Itaobim. The gap between arriving and leaving is 56 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 Salvador at 06:08 and the last at 14:21, across 5 departures The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.

Questions about Salvador 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 Salvador to Foz do Iguaçu take?

The Coach from Salvador to Foz do Iguaçu takes 38h 27m door to door, of which 37h 43m is spent moving. The route runs 2,517 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 Salvador to Foz do Iguaçu cost?

The Coach from Salvador to Foz do Iguaçu starts at €121.18 for one passenger, as of September 15, 2026. A typical fare is €125.03. 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 Salvador to Foz do Iguaçu?

1 operators run the Coach from Salvador to Foz do Iguaçu: Empresa Gontijo 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 Salvador to Foz do Iguaçu use?

The Coach from Salvador to Foz do Iguaçu leaves from Estação Pituba 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.

When should I book the Coach from Salvador to Foz do Iguaçu?

Fares for the Coach from Salvador to Foz do Iguaçu bottom out around 21 days ahead, at €100.28. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 119 percent, measured on September 15, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.

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

The Coach from Salvador to Foz do Iguaçu produces about 68.0 kg of CO2 per passenger over 2517 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 Salvador to Foz do Iguaçu?

Operators on the Coach from Salvador 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 38h 27m 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 Salvador to Foz do Iguaçu on September 15, 2026: 2517 km of route against 2189 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €121.18, and 38h 27m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

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