São Gonçalo to Santa Cruz do Sul runs about 4 times a day, with the first departure around 06:48 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €57.38, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 18h 49m over 1,389 km, on services run by 1 operator across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €57.38, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for October 5, 2026
€57.38
- 118%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving São Gonçalo
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:48First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 4Services per day
- 25%Run direct
Departure times on this route
12Go lists the departures it sells between São Gonçalo and Santa Cruz do Sul.
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JS Turismo runs this service and does not sell it here. Bookaway takes the payment.
Buying this trip
Bookaway lists departures for São Gonçalo to Santa Cruz do Sul 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 €122.83Mon21
- about €114.58Tue22
- about €129.98Wed23
- about €119.53Thu24
- about €105.78Fri25
- about €120.08Sat26
- about €108.53Sun27
- about €94.78Mon28
- about €89.28Tue29
- about €95.33Wed30
- about €103.03Thu1
- about €98.23Fri2
- about €88.18Sat3
- about €80.48Sun4
- about €57.38Mon5
- about €59.58Tue6
- about €67.83Wed7
- about €77.18Thu8
- about €75.53Fri9
- about €70.58Sat10
- about €66.73Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The bus gets you into Santa Cruz do Sul. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Santa Cruz do Sul for the night the bus gets in
Sort by distance from Antiga Estação Férrea de Santa Cruz do Sul and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.
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When to book São Gonçalo to Santa Cruz do Sul
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €77.1890 days
- €60.6860 days
- €65.6345 days
- €59.5830 days
- €66.7321 days
- €80.4814 days
- €108.537 days
- €129.983 days
- €122.831 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €59.58.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 118 percent. The most expensive point is €129.98, 3 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to São Gonçalo to Santa Cruz do Sul 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
1,389 km
1,208 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south-west.
Who lives at each end
285,439 → 138,270
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 1,389 km against 1,208 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 Rio de Janeiro, Caçapava, Taubaté, São José dos Campos. The gap between arriving and leaving is 53 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 18 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 Antiga Estação Férrea de Santa Cruz do Sul
Most of the points near Antiga Estação Férrea de Santa Cruz do Sul open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about São Gonçalo to Santa Cruz do Sul
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 São Gonçalo to Santa Cruz do Sul?
The fastest journey from São Gonçalo to Santa Cruz do Sul takes 18h 49m door to door, of which 18h 5m is spent moving, on the coach. Most services take around 19h 57m, 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 São Gonçalo to Santa Cruz do Sul?
The cheapest fare from São Gonçalo to Santa Cruz do Sul is €57.38, as of September 20, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €99.73. 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 São Gonçalo to Santa Cruz do Sul?
The cheapest way from São Gonçalo to Santa Cruz do Sul is by coach, at €57.38 for one passenger on October 5, 2026. That journey takes 18h 49m 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 São Gonçalo to Santa Cruz do Sul?
Fares from São Gonçalo to Santa Cruz do Sul bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €59.58. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 118 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 São Gonçalo to Santa Cruz do Sul?
Sunday is the cheapest day to depart from São Gonçalo to Santa Cruz do Sul, at €80.48. 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 São Gonçalo to Santa Cruz do Sul?
November is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from São Gonçalo to Santa Cruz do Sul, at €57.38 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 São Gonçalo to Santa Cruz do Sul?
1 operators sell services from São Gonçalo to Santa Cruz do Sul across 1 mode: JS Turismo. 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 São Gonçalo to Santa Cruz do Sul?
20 percent of the services we sell from São Gonçalo to Santa Cruz do Sul are direct. The rest connect at Rio de Janeiro, Caçapava, Taubaté, São José dos Campos, with about 53 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 São Gonçalo to Santa Cruz do Sul use?
Services from São Gonçalo to Santa Cruz do Sul by coach leave from Alcântara and arrive at Estação Rodoviária de Santa Cruz do Sul. 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 São Gonçalo to Santa Cruz do Sul?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from São Gonçalo to Santa Cruz do Sul 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 São Gonçalo to Santa Cruz do Sul on September 20, 2026: 1389 km of route against 1208 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €57.38, and 18h 49m 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 Cruz do Sul is somebody else's catalog.
Day trips out of Santa Cruz do Sul and across Brazil
Day trips that leave Santa Cruz do Sul in the morning and cover a good part of Brazil by evening.
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The two ends, compared
São Gonçalo reaches 74 places in 1 countries on services we hold, over distances from 16 to 2,072 km. Santa Cruz do Sul reaches 107 places in 1 countries, from 93 to 3,122 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving São Gonçalo
- 74Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 4Operators
Arriving in Santa Cruz do Sul
Leaving Santa Cruz do Sul
- 107Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 7Operators