Cheapest€15.58
- Útil S-129706:403h 47m10:27GuadalupeCaraguatatuba bus station
Door to door 4h 31mCO2 8.9 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee
São João de Meriti to Caraguatatuba bus
Buses from São João de Meriti to Caraguatatuba start at €15.58 and take 4h 31m at their fastest.
Check dates and fares
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The Buses from São João de Meriti to Caraguatatuba starts at €15.58 and takes 4h 31m door to door, run by 1 operator over 262 km, with around 5 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 30 days before departure.
- 4h 31mDoor to door
- 3h 47mMoving
- €17.22 to €29.88From
- 06:40 to 07:30First and last departure
- 5Per day
- 8.9 kgCO2
First and last are taken from the services we sell on October 9, 2026. The return direction keeps its own timetable and is not these times reversed.
€17.22 to €29.88 for one passenger across the 14 departure dates priced here. The low end is one day, not every day. Typical for this corridor. The operator sets the price on the day.
Departure times on this route
12Go lists the departures it sells between São João de Meriti and Caraguatatuba.
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Útil runs this service and does not sell it here. Bookaway takes the payment.
Buying this trip
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €26.03Mon21
- about €23.83Tue22
- about €27.12Wed23
- about €29.33Thu24
- about €24.93Fri25
- about €29.88Sat26
- about €27.13Sun27
- about €17.22Mon28
- about €17.22Tue29
- about €21.63Wed30
- about €19.43Thu1
- about €22.18Fri2
- about €21.63Sat3
- about €19.97Sun4
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The cheapest and the fastest on October 9, 2026
Bus operators
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Útil | €15.58 | 4h 13m | 72 km/h | Changeable | Power outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi |
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A room in Caraguatatuba for the night the bus gets in
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When to book São João de Meriti to Caraguatatuba
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €17.2390 days
- €14.4860 days
- €12.2845 days
- €11.7330 days
- €17.2321 days
- €19.9714 days
- €27.137 days
- €27.123 days
- €26.031 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €11.73.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 131 percent. The most expensive point is €27.13, 7 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 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.
- €19.97Sun
- €17.22Mon
- €17.22Tue
- €21.63Wed
- €19.43Thu
- €22.18Fri
- €21.63Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
São João de Meriti
Bus
- Guadalupe
- Vila Militar
Caraguatatuba
Bus
- Caraguatatuba bus station
- Rodoviária de Caraguatatuba
What the journey looks like
- 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 262 km against 227 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 Ubatuba, Itaguaí, Angra dos Reis, Mangaratiba. The gap between arriving and leaving is 73 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 13 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 São João de Meriti at 06:40 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 São João de Meriti to Caraguatatuba
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 São João de Meriti to Caraguatatuba take?
The Coach from São João de Meriti to Caraguatatuba takes 4h 31m door to door, of which 3h 47m is spent moving. The route runs 262 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 São João de Meriti to Caraguatatuba cost?
The Coach from São João de Meriti to Caraguatatuba starts at €15.58 for one passenger, as of September 20, 2026. A typical fare is €20.52. 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 São João de Meriti to Caraguatatuba?
1 operators run the Coach from São João de Meriti to Caraguatatuba: Útil. 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 São João de Meriti to Caraguatatuba use?
The Coach from São João de Meriti to Caraguatatuba leaves from Guadalupe and arrives at Caraguatatuba 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.
When should I book the Coach from São João de Meriti to Caraguatatuba?
Fares for the Coach from São João de Meriti to Caraguatatuba bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €11.73. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 131 percent, measured on September 20, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Coach from São João de Meriti to Caraguatatuba produce?
The Coach from São João de Meriti to Caraguatatuba produces about 8.9 kg of CO2 per passenger over 262 km, which works out at roughly 34 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 São João de Meriti to Caraguatatuba?
Operators on the Coach from São João de Meriti to Caraguatatuba publish Power outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi. That is what 1 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 4h 31m 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.
Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labeled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for São João de Meriti to Caraguatatuba on September 20, 2026: 262 km of route against 227 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €15.58, and 4h 31m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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