Rio de Janeiro to Monte Carmelo

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Rio de Janeiro to Monte Carmelo. From €40.33, fastest 10h 23m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Rio de Janeiro to Monte Carmelo costs €40.33 at the cheapest and takes 10h 23m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 743 km. Cheapest is by coach, fastest is by coach.

Checked September 12, 2026Priced for September 30, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
743 km
Fastest
10h 23m
Average
11h 12m
Services per day
5
Cheapest
€40.33
CO2 per passenger
20.1 kg
Door to door

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 30, 2026.

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
Coach11h 55m11h 11m44m€47.4820.1 kg5
  • 11h 55mFastest, by Coach
  • €47.48Cheapest, by Coach
  • 20.1 kgLowest CO2, by Coach
  • 743 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 30, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€40.33
  1. Expresso União EU480007:308h 47m16:17CajuRodoviária de Franca
  2. Viacao Continental de Transportes VC519017:503h 6m20:56Rodoviária de FrancaRodoviária

Changes at Franca, with 93 minutes between services and a walk of about 5 minutes.

Door to door 14h 10mCO2 22.1 kgChanges 1Changeable for a fee

Fastest€41.98
  1. Expresso União EU525306:4011h 11m17:51CajuRodoviária

Door to door 11h 55mCO2 20.1 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 Rio de Janeiro to Monte Carmelo
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Rio de Janeiro to Monte CarmeloSunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23ThuSep 24FriSep 25SatSep 26
Coach€112.38€77.18€59.58€57.93€76.08€58.48€70.03€55.73€51.33€49.68€47.48€57.93€66.73€60.13

Cheapest day: 2026-09-30 · €40.33

That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Monte Carmelo is not something we sell.

A hotel room

A room in Monte Carmelo for the night the bus gets in

Sort by distance from Rodoviária and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.

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Booking window

When to book Rio de Janeiro to Monte Carmelo

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

  1. €44.7390 days
  2. €27.6860 days
  3. €30.4345 days
  4. €32.6330 days
  5. €50.2321 days
  6. €60.1314 days
  7. €70.037 days
  8. €59.583 days
  9. €112.381 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €27.68.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 306 percent. The most expensive point is €112.38, 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.
€112.38€27.681371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.

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. €55.73Sun
  2. €51.33Mon
  3. €49.68Tue
  4. €47.48Wed
  5. €57.93Thu
  6. €58.48Fri
  7. €60.13Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €59.58Sep
  2. €43.08Oct
  3. €32.08Nov
  4. €38.13Dec
  5. €35.38Jan
  6. €31.53Feb

The route

Rio de JaneiroRio de JaneiroMonte CarmeloMonte Carmelo
The journey

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
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 743 km against 646 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 São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Campinas, Franca. The gap between arriving and leaving is 49 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 Rio de Janeiro at 06:40 and the last at 07:30, across 5 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Rio de Janeiro

Rail
  • Estação Penha
  • Estação Ramos
  • São Cristóvão
Bus
  • Caju
  • INTO
Air
  • GIG
  • SDU
Ferry
  • Charitas
  • Ilha Fiscal

Monte Carmelo

Bus
  • Rodoviária
Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
Expresso União€40.8810h 23m72 km/hChangeablePower outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest coach fare we sell on 2026-09-30, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€33.5083%
Taxes€3.358%
Supplier fees€1.494%
Our service fee€1.995%
Total you pay€40.33100%

Check-in is at three and you will be in Monte Carmelo well before then. Lockers are not something we run.

Left luggage lockers

Where to leave your bags in Monte Carmelo

Most of the points near Rodoviária open before the first train and close after the last one.

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Questions about Rio de Janeiro to Monte Carmelo

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 Rio de Janeiro to Monte Carmelo?

The fastest journey from Rio de Janeiro to Monte Carmelo takes 10h 23m door to door, of which 11h 11m is spent moving, on the coach. Most services take around 11h 12m, 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 Rio de Janeiro to Monte Carmelo?

The cheapest fare from Rio de Janeiro to Monte Carmelo is €40.33, checked on September 12, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €57.93. 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 Rio de Janeiro to Monte Carmelo?

The cheapest way from Rio de Janeiro to Monte Carmelo is by coach, at €47.48 for one passenger on September 30, 2026. That journey takes 11h 55m 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 Rio de Janeiro to Monte Carmelo?

Fares from Rio de Janeiro to Monte Carmelo bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €27.68. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 306 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 Rio de Janeiro to Monte Carmelo?

Wednesday is the cheapest day to depart from Rio de Janeiro to Monte Carmelo, at €47.48. 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 Rio de Janeiro to Monte Carmelo?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Rio de Janeiro to Monte Carmelo, at €31.53 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 Rio de Janeiro to Monte Carmelo?

1 operators sell services from Rio de Janeiro to Monte Carmelo across 1 mode: Expresso União. 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 Rio de Janeiro to Monte Carmelo?

20 percent of the services we sell from Rio de Janeiro to Monte Carmelo are direct. The rest connect at São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Campinas, Franca, with about 49 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 Rio de Janeiro to Monte Carmelo use?

Services from Rio de Janeiro to Monte Carmelo by coach leave from Caju and arrive at Rodoviária. 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 Rio de Janeiro to Monte Carmelo?

1 of the 1 operators we sell from Rio de Janeiro to Monte Carmelo 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 Rio de Janeiro to Monte Carmelo on September 12, 2026: 743 km of route against 646 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €40.33, and 10h 23m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

The trip is the easy half to plan. The days in Monte Carmelo are the half people leave until last.

A guided tour group

Day trips out of Monte Carmelo and across Brazil

Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Monte Carmelo, with free cancellation on most of it.

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