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João Pessoa to Santa Maria da Boa Vista

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from João Pessoa to Santa Maria da Boa Vista. From €32.63, fastest 9h 27m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

João Pessoa to Santa Maria da Boa Vista runs about 5 times a day, with the first departure around 06:39 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €32.63, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 9h 27m over 665 km, on services run by 1 operator across 1 mode.

Checked September 20, 2026Priced for October 6, 2026One passenger, all fees included

What one seat costs

Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €32.63, so there is no spread to show.

Typical fares · Priced for October 6, 2026

€32.63

  • 170%Moves across the booking window

When it runs, leaving João Pessoa

Typical first and last departure on this corridor.

  • 06:39First departure
  • 07:30Last departure
  • 5Services per day
  • 20%Run direct

Departure times on this route

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Empresa Auto Viação Progresso 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

  1. about €71.68Mon21
  2. about €58.48Tue22
  3. about €65.08Wed23
  4. about €72.78Thu24
  5. about €59.58Fri25
  6. about €58.48Sat26
  7. about €61.23Sun27
  8. about €48.03Mon28
  9. about €40.33Tue29
  10. about €42.53Wed30
  11. about €46.93Thu1
  12. about €54.63Fri2
  13. about €46.93Sat3
  14. about €37.58Sun4
  15. about €36.48Mon5
  16. about €32.63Tue6
  17. about €35.38Wed7
  18. about €36.48Thu8
  19. about €34.28Fri9
  20. about €39.78Sat10
  21. about €42.53Sun11

Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.

The bus gets you into Santa Maria da Boa Vista. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.

A hotel room

A room in Santa Maria da Boa Vista for the night the bus gets in

Sort by distance from Rodoviária de Santa Maria da Boa Vista and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.

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Booking window

When to book João Pessoa to Santa Maria da Boa Vista

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €41.9890 days
  2. €34.8360 days
  3. €26.5845 days
  4. €29.3330 days
  5. €42.5321 days
  6. €37.5814 days
  7. €61.237 days
  8. €65.083 days
  9. €71.681 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €26.58.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 170 percent. The most expensive point is €71.68, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€71.68€26.58137142130456090

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 45 days ahead. You are inside that window.

This corridor, specifically

Facts that apply to João Pessoa to Santa Maria da Boa Vista 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

665 km

578 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs west.

Who lives at each end

817,51142,782

Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.

The route

BrazilRecifeRecifeMaceióMaceióNatalNatalCampina GrandeCampina GrandePetrolinaPetrolinaCaruaruCaruaruJuazeiro do NorteJuazeiro do NorteArapiracaArapiracaCabo de Santo AgostinhoCabo de Santo AgostinhoGaranhunsGaranhunsIgarassuIgarassuPaulo AfonsoPaulo AfonsoIguatuIguatuRio LargoRio LargoAraripinaAraripinaBelo JardimBelo JardimJoão PessoaJoão PessoaSanta Maria da Boa VistaSanta Maria da Boa VistaMap data: Natural Earth, GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)Map data: Natural Earth, GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
The journey

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 665 km against 578 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 Paulo Afonso, Barro, Brejo Santo, União dos Palmares. The gap between arriving and leaving is 60 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 16 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

Santa Maria da Boa Vista is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near Rodoviária de Santa Maria da Boa Vista

Most of the points near Rodoviária de Santa Maria da Boa Vista open before the first train and close after the last one.

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Questions about João Pessoa to Santa Maria da Boa Vista

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 João Pessoa to Santa Maria da Boa Vista?

The fastest journey from João Pessoa to Santa Maria da Boa Vista takes 9h 27m door to door, of which 8h 53m is spent moving, on the coach. Most services take around 10h 8m, 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 João Pessoa to Santa Maria da Boa Vista?

The cheapest fare from João Pessoa to Santa Maria da Boa Vista is €32.63, as of September 20, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €47.48. 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 João Pessoa to Santa Maria da Boa Vista?

The cheapest way from João Pessoa to Santa Maria da Boa Vista is by coach, at €32.63 for one passenger on October 6, 2026. That journey takes 9h 37m 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 João Pessoa to Santa Maria da Boa Vista?

Fares from João Pessoa to Santa Maria da Boa Vista bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €26.58. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 170 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 João Pessoa to Santa Maria da Boa Vista?

Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from João Pessoa to Santa Maria da Boa Vista, at €40.33. 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 João Pessoa to Santa Maria da Boa Vista?

November is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from João Pessoa to Santa Maria da Boa Vista, at €27.13 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 João Pessoa to Santa Maria da Boa Vista?

1 operators sell services from João Pessoa to Santa Maria da Boa Vista across 1 mode: Empresa Auto Viação Progresso. 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 João Pessoa to Santa Maria da Boa Vista?

20 percent of the services we sell from João Pessoa to Santa Maria da Boa Vista are direct. The rest connect at Paulo Afonso, Barro, Brejo Santo, União dos Palmares, with about 60 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 João Pessoa to Santa Maria da Boa Vista use?

Services from João Pessoa to Santa Maria da Boa Vista by coach leave from Terminal de Ônibus do Cidade Verde and arrive at Rodoviária de Santa Maria da Boa Vista. 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 João Pessoa to Santa Maria da Boa Vista?

1 of the 1 operators we sell from João Pessoa to Santa Maria da Boa Vista 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.

Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.

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 João Pessoa to Santa Maria da Boa Vista on September 20, 2026: 665 km of route against 578 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €32.63, and 9h 27m 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 Santa Maria da Boa Vista is somebody else's catalog.

A guided tour group

Day trips out of Santa Maria da Boa Vista and across Brazil

Day trips that leave Santa Maria da Boa Vista in the morning and cover a good part of Brazil by evening.

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The two ends, compared

João Pessoa reaches 193 places in 1 countries on services we hold, over distances from 52 to 3,112 km. Santa Maria da Boa Vista reaches 40 places in 1 countries, from 173 to 1,821 km.

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Leaving João Pessoa

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  • 1Countries
  • 13Operators

Arriving in Santa Maria da Boa Vista

Leaving Santa Maria da Boa Vista

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  • 1Countries
  • 2Operators

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