Cabo Frio to São João de Meriti runs about 5 times a day, with the first departure around 06:29 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €10.63, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 2h 53m over 159 km, on services run by 1 operator across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €10.63, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for October 5, 2026
€10.63
- 98%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Cabo Frio
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:29First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 5Services per day
- 20%Run direct
Departure times on this route
12Go lists the departures it sells between Cabo Frio and São João de Meriti.
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Riodoce runs this service and does not sell it here. Bookaway takes the payment.
Buying this trip
Bookaway lists departures for Cabo Frio to São João de Meriti 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
- about €18.88Mon21
- about €18.33Tue22
- about €19.97Wed23
- about €19.43Thu24
- about €18.33Fri25
- about €17.22Sat26
- about €16.13Sun27
- about €11.18Mon28
- about €13.93Tue29
- about €13.93Wed30
- about €14.48Thu1
- about €13.93Fri2
- about €15.03Sat3
- about €13.93Sun4
- about €10.63Mon5
- about €10.63Tue6
- about €11.18Wed7
- about €11.73Thu8
- about €11.18Fri9
- about €11.73Sat10
- about €10.63Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The bus gets you into São João de Meriti. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in São João de Meriti for the night the bus gets in
Sort by distance from Estação Pavuna/São João de Meriti and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.
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When to book Cabo Frio to São João de Meriti
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €14.4890 days
- €10.0860 days
- €10.6345 days
- €10.6330 days
- €10.6321 days
- €13.9314 days
- €16.137 days
- €19.973 days
- €18.881 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €10.08.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 98 percent. The most expensive point is €19.97, 3 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 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Cabo Frio to São João de Meriti and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
159 km
138 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs west.
Who lives at each end
238,438 → 466,536
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- 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 159 km against 138 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 Maricá, Itaboraí, Nova Friburgo, Juiz de Fora. The gap between arriving and leaving is 65 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 15 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.
Who runs this route
The bus gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Baggage storage near Estação Pavuna/São João de Meriti
Most of the points near Estação Pavuna/São João de Meriti open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Cabo Frio to São João de Meriti
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 Cabo Frio to São João de Meriti?
The fastest journey from Cabo Frio to São João de Meriti takes 2h 53m door to door, of which 2h 9m is spent moving, on the coach. Most services take around 3h 1m, 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 Cabo Frio to São João de Meriti?
The cheapest fare from Cabo Frio to São João de Meriti is €10.63, as of September 20, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €13.93. 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 Cabo Frio to São João de Meriti?
The cheapest way from Cabo Frio to São João de Meriti is by coach, at €10.63 for one passenger on October 5, 2026. That journey takes 2h 53m 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 Cabo Frio to São João de Meriti?
Fares from Cabo Frio to São João de Meriti bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €10.08. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 98 percent, measured on September 20, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Cabo Frio to São João de Meriti?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Cabo Frio to São João de Meriti, at €11.18. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 20, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Cabo Frio to São João de Meriti?
November is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Cabo Frio to São João de Meriti, at €10.07 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 Cabo Frio to São João de Meriti?
Riodoce publish service areas covering both Cabo Frio and São João de Meriti, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Cabo Frio to São João de Meriti?
20 percent of the services we sell from Cabo Frio to São João de Meriti are direct. The rest connect at Maricá, Itaboraí, Nova Friburgo, Juiz de Fora, with about 65 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 Cabo Frio to São João de Meriti use?
Services from Cabo Frio to São João de Meriti by coach leave from Cabo Frio bus station and arrive at Guadalupe. 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 Cabo Frio to São João de Meriti?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Cabo Frio to São João de Meriti 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
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, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Cabo Frio to São João de Meriti on September 20, 2026: 159 km of route against 138 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €10.63, and 2h 53m 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 São João de Meriti is somebody else's catalog.
Day trips out of São João de Meriti and across Brazil
Day trips that leave São João de Meriti in the morning and cover a good part of Brazil by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Cabo Frio reaches 45 places in 2 countries on services we hold, over distances from 41 to 2,932 km. São João de Meriti reaches 27 places in 1 countries, from 41 to 464 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Cabo Frio
- 45Places you can leave for
- 2Countries
- 10Operators
Arriving in São João de Meriti
Leaving São João de Meriti
- 27Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 10Operators