Cheapest€24.38
- Expresso Guanabara EG727106:117h 44m13:55Terminal Rodoviário Prefeito César LealTerminal Rodoviário de Fortaleza Engenheiro João Tomé
Door to door 8h 28mCO2 14.2 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee
Traveling from Altos to Fortaleza costs €24.38 at the cheapest and takes 7h 38m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 2 operators. The route covers 527 km. Cheapest is by coach, fastest is by coach.
At a glance
- Distance
- 527 km
- Fastest
- 7h 38m
- Average
- 8h 11m
- Services per day
- 12
- Cheapest
- €24.38
- CO2 per passenger
- 14.2 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 28, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | 7h 45m | 7h 1m | 44m | €28.23 | 14.2 kg | 12 |
- 7h 45mFastest, by Coach
- €28.23Cheapest, by Coach
- 14.2 kgLowest CO2, by Coach
- 527 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€28.78
- Expresso Guanabara EG930414:227h 1m21:23Terminal Rodoviário Prefeito César LealTerminal Rodoviário de Fortaleza Engenheiro João Tomé
Door to door 7h 45mCO2 14.2 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Checking the live timetables.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Altos to Fortaleza | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 | FriSep 25 | SatSep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | €58.48 | €41.98 | €41.43 | €39.78 | €49.13 | €48.58 | €45.28 | €34.28 | €29.33 | €28.23 | €30.43 | €37.03 | €35.38 | €41.43 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €24.38
That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Fortaleza is not something we sell.
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When to book Altos to Fortaleza
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €28.2390 days
- €19.9860 days
- €19.9845 days
- €19.9830 days
- €28.2321 days
- €41.4314 days
- €45.287 days
- €41.433 days
- €58.481 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €19.98.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 193 percent. The most expensive point is €58.48, 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.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 30 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €34.28Sun
- €29.33Mon
- €28.23Tue
- €30.43Wed
- €37.03Thu
- €35.38Fri
- €41.43Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €41.43Sep
- €26.58Oct
- €24.38Nov
- €24.38Dec
- €22.73Jan
- €19.43Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 67% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 33% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 527 km against 458 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 Timon, Piripiri, Codó, Mossoró. The gap between arriving and leaving is 48 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 19 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 Altos at 06:11 and the last at 18:50, across 12 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Altos
Bus
- Terminal Rodoviário Prefeito César Leal
Fortaleza
Rail
- Estação Ferroviária João Felipe
Bus
- Terminal Rodoviário de Fortaleza Engenheiro João Tomé
- Terminal Lagoa
Air
- FOR
Ferry
- Maritime Passenger Terminal
Landing at FOR after the trains have stopped is the case this solves. We do not run cars.
Getting from FOR into Fortaleza
Settled in advance, so the ride into Fortaleza costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.
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Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From |
|---|---|
| Expresso Guanabara | €24.38 |
| Real Maia Transportes Terrestres | €24.93 |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €19.00 | 78% |
| Taxes | €1.90 | 8% |
| Supplier fees | €1.49 | 6% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 8% |
| Total you pay | €24.38 | 100% |
A day in Fortaleza hauling a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.
Baggage storage near Estação Ferroviária João Felipe
Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Questions about Altos 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 it take to get from Altos to Fortaleza?
The fastest journey from Altos to Fortaleza takes 7h 38m door to door, of which 7h 1m is spent moving, on the coach. Most services take around 8h 11m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Altos to Fortaleza?
The cheapest fare from Altos to Fortaleza is €24.38, checked on September 12, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €40.33. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Altos to Fortaleza?
The cheapest way from Altos to Fortaleza is by coach, at €28.23 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 7h 45m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Altos to Fortaleza?
Fares from Altos to Fortaleza bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €19.98. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 193 percent, measured on September 12, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Altos to Fortaleza?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Altos to Fortaleza, at €28.23. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 12, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Altos to Fortaleza?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Altos to Fortaleza, at €19.43 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Altos to Fortaleza?
2 operators sell services from Altos to Fortaleza across 1 mode: Expresso Guanabara, Real Maia Transportes Terrestres. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Altos to Fortaleza?
67 percent of the services we sell from Altos to Fortaleza are direct. The rest connect at Timon, Piripiri, Codó, Mossoró, with about 48 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Altos to Fortaleza use?
Services from Altos to Fortaleza by coach leave from Terminal Rodoviário Prefeito César Leal and arrive at Terminal Rodoviário de Fortaleza Engenheiro João Tomé. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Altos to Fortaleza?
2 of the 2 operators we sell from Altos to Fortaleza allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
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, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Altos to Fortaleza on September 12, 2026: 527 km of route against 458 km in a straight line, 12 services a day, 2 operators, a cheapest fare of €24.38, and 7h 38m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The bus is the simple part. What you do once you are in Fortaleza is somebody else's catalog.
Anything to book in Fortaleza before you go?
Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Fortaleza, with free cancellation on most of it.
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