Cheapest€22.73
- Expresso Guanabara EG542918:377h 17m01:54Terminal Rodoviário de Teresina - Lucídio PortelaTerminal Rodoviário de Fortaleza Engenheiro João Tomé
Door to door 8h 1mCO2 13.4 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee
Teresina to Fortaleza bus
Buses from Teresina to Fortaleza start at €26.58 and take 7h 13m at their fastest.
The Buses from Teresina to Fortaleza starts at €26.58 and takes 7h 13m door to door, run by 5 operators over 496 km, with around 40 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 60 days before departure.
- 7h 13mDoor to door
- 6h 29mMoving
- €26.58From
- 13.4 kgCO2
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Bus operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest |
|---|---|---|
| Cooperativa de Transporte Rodoviario de Passageiros, Servicos e Tecnologia - Buscoop | €23.28 | 7h 13m |
| Expresso Guanabara | €22.73 | 7h 14m |
| Expresso Satélite Norte | €22.73 | 7h 13m |
| Manoel Barbosa Lima | €23.28 | 7h 13m |
| Real Maia Transportes Terrestres | €23.28 | 7h 13m |
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When to book Teresina to Fortaleza
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €26.5890 days
- €18.8860 days
- €18.8845 days
- €19.4330 days
- €26.5821 days
- €33.7314 days
- €41.437 days
- €39.233 days
- €52.431 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €18.88.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 178 percent. The most expensive point is €52.43, 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.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €31.53Sun
- €27.13Mon
- €26.58Tue
- €28.23Wed
- €35.93Thu
- €32.08Fri
- €33.73Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Teresina
Bus
- Terminal Rodoviário de Teresina - Lucídio Portela
- Terminal/Parada Final do Jardim Europa
Fortaleza
Bus
- Terminal Rodoviário de Fortaleza Engenheiro João Tomé
- Terminal Lagoa
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 496 km against 496 km in a straight line, a detour of 0 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Teresina at 06:03 and the last at 20:50, across 40 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Buses against the other ways to make this journey
The same corridor, door to door, with every mode that runs it.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 4h 15m | 1h 5m | 3h 10m | €57.37 | 125.7 kg | 6 |
| Coach | 7h 13m | 6h 29m | 44m | €26.58 | 13.4 kg | 40 |
Questions about Teresina to Fortaleza
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 Teresina to Fortaleza take?
The Coach from Teresina to Fortaleza takes 7h 13m door to door, of which 6h 29m is spent moving. The route runs 496 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 Teresina to Fortaleza cost?
The Coach from Teresina to Fortaleza starts at €26.58 for one passenger, checked on September 12, 2026. A typical fare is €26.86. 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 Teresina to Fortaleza?
5 operators run the Coach from Teresina to Fortaleza: Cooperativa de Transporte Rodoviario de Passageiros, Servicos e Tecnologia - Buscoop, Expresso Guanabara, Expresso Satélite Norte, Manoel Barbosa Lima, Real Maia Transportes Terrestres. Between them they file around 40 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 Teresina to Fortaleza use?
The Coach from Teresina to Fortaleza leaves from Terminal Rodoviário de Teresina - Lucídio Portela and arrives at Terminal Rodoviário de Fortaleza Engenheiro João Tomé. 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 Teresina to Fortaleza?
Traveling from Teresina to Fortaleza by Flight costs €57.37 and takes 4h 15m door to door, against 7h 13m 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 Teresina to Fortaleza?
Fares for the Coach from Teresina to Fortaleza bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €18.88. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 178 percent, measured on September 12, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Coach from Teresina to Fortaleza produce?
The Coach from Teresina to Fortaleza produces about 13.4 kg of CO2 per passenger over 496 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 Teresina to Fortaleza?
Operators on the Coach from Teresina to Fortaleza publish Power outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi. That is what 5 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 7h 13m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Teresina to Fortaleza on September 12, 2026: 496 km of route against 496 km in a straight line, 40 services a day, 5 operators, a cheapest fare of €26.58, and 7h 13m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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