São Paulo to Foz do Iguaçu bus

Buses from São Paulo to Foz do Iguaçu start at €33.73 and take 11h 34m 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 São Paulo to Foz do Iguaçu starts at €33.73 and takes 11h 34m door to door, run by 3 operators over 834 km, with around 30 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 60 days before departure.

Checked September 16, 2026Priced for October 5, 2026One passenger, all fees included

  • 11h 34mDoor to door
  • 10h 50mMoving
  • €42.53 to €100.83From
  • 06:01 to 21:12First and last departure
  • 30Per day
  • 22.5 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.

€42.53 to €100.83 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.

Auto Viação Catarinense runs this service and does not sell it here. Bookaway takes the payment.

Buying this trip

Bookaway lists departures for São Paulo to Foz do Iguaçu on your date, and you pay on their side.

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Fares by date

What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.

Typical fares

  1. about €100.83Thu17
  2. about €78.28Fri18
  3. about €81.58Sat19
  4. about €61.23Sun20
  5. about €53.53Mon21
  6. about €51.88Tue22
  7. about €55.73Wed23
  8. about €56.28Thu24
  9. about €56.28Fri25
  10. about €53.53Sat26
  11. about €49.68Sun27
  12. about €43.08Mon28
  13. about €42.53Tue29
  14. about €45.28Wed30

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€33.73
  1. Auto Viação Catarinense AV231014:4012h 27m03:07Sao Paulo Jabaquara bus stationTerminal Rodoviário Urbano de Foz do Iguaçu

Door to door 13h 11mCO2 22.5 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.
OperatorFromFastest
Auto Viação Catarinense€33.7311h 36m
Brasil Sul Linhas Rodoviarias€35.3811h 34m
Nordeste Transportes€33.7311h 34m

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 São Paulo 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. €34.8390 days
  2. €32.0860 days
  3. €37.0345 days
  4. €37.0330 days
  5. €35.3821 days
  6. €45.2814 days
  7. €55.737 days
  8. €81.583 days
  9. €100.831 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €32.08.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 214 percent. The most expensive point is €100.83, 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.
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. €49.68Sun
  2. €43.08Mon
  3. €42.53Tue
  4. €45.28Wed
  5. €56.28Thu
  6. €56.28Fri
  7. €53.53Sat
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

São Paulo

Bus
  • Sao Paulo Jabaquara bus station
  • 8017-10

Foz do Iguaçu

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

What the journey looks like

How far it really runs
The route covers 834 km against 834 km in a straight line, a detour of 1 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves São Paulo at 06:01 and the last at 21:12, across 30 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 40m1h 30m3h 10m€70.35211.3 kg21
Coach11h 34m10h 50m44m€33.7322.5 kg30

Questions about São Paulo 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 São Paulo to Foz do Iguaçu take?

The Coach from São Paulo to Foz do Iguaçu takes 11h 34m door to door, of which 10h 50m is spent moving. The route runs 834 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 Paulo to Foz do Iguaçu cost?

The Coach from São Paulo to Foz do Iguaçu starts at €33.73 for one passenger, as of September 16, 2026. A typical fare is €42.81. 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 Paulo to Foz do Iguaçu?

3 operators run the Coach from São Paulo to Foz do Iguaçu: Auto Viação Catarinense, Brasil Sul Linhas Rodoviarias, Nordeste Transportes. Between them they file around 30 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 Paulo to Foz do Iguaçu use?

The Coach from São Paulo to Foz do Iguaçu leaves from Sao Paulo Jabaquara 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 São Paulo to Foz do Iguaçu?

Traveling from São Paulo to Foz do Iguaçu by Flight costs €70.35 and takes 4h 40m door to door, against 11h 34m 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 São Paulo to Foz do Iguaçu?

Fares for the Coach from São Paulo to Foz do Iguaçu bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €32.08. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 214 percent, measured on September 16, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.

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

The Coach from São Paulo to Foz do Iguaçu produces about 22.5 kg of CO2 per passenger over 834 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 São Paulo to Foz do Iguaçu?

Operators on the Coach from São Paulo to Foz do Iguaçu publish Power outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi. That is what 3 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 11h 34m 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 São Paulo to Foz do Iguaçu on September 16, 2026: 834 km of route against 834 km in a straight line, 30 services a day, 3 operators a cheapest fare of €33.73, and 11h 34m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

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