São Joaquim da Barra to Piripiri runs about 5 times a day, with the first departure around 06:16 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €84.88, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 29h 28m over 2,218 km, on services run by 1 operator across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €84.88, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for October 6, 2026
€84.88
- 168%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving São Joaquim da Barra
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:16First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 5Services per day
- 20%Run direct
Departure times on this route
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Norte Sul Transportes e Turismo runs this service and does not sell it here. Bookaway takes the payment.
Buying this trip
Bookaway lists departures for São Joaquim da Barra to Piripiri 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 €198.18Mon21
- about €175.08Tue22
- about €188.83Wed23
- about €189.93Thu24
- about €184.43Fri25
- about €175.63Sat26
- about €171.23Sun27
- about €121.72Mon28
- about €111.83Tue29
- about €140.43Wed30
- about €139.33Thu1
- about €154.18Fri2
- about €142.63Sat3
- about €117.88Sun4
- about €98.63Mon5
- about €84.88Tue6
- about €91.48Wed7
- about €117.33Thu8
- about €104.67Fri9
- about €106.88Sat10
- about €116.23Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The bus gets you into Piripiri. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.

A room in Piripiri for the night the bus gets in
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When to book São Joaquim da Barra to Piripiri
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €123.3890 days
- €92.0360 days
- €82.1345 days
- €73.8830 days
- €116.2321 days
- €117.8814 days
- €171.237 days
- €188.833 days
- €198.181 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €73.88.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 168 percent. The most expensive point is €198.18, 1 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.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 30 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to São Joaquim da Barra to Piripiri 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
2,218 km
1,929 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north.
Who lives at each end
48,558 → 63,787
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 2,218 km against 1,929 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 Altos, Campo Maior, Uberaba, Teresina. The gap between arriving and leaving is 54 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 17 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
Piripiri is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Baggage storage near Terminal Rodoviário Luiz Meneses
Most of the points near Terminal Rodoviário Luiz Meneses open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about São Joaquim da Barra to Piripiri
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 Joaquim da Barra to Piripiri?
The fastest journey from São Joaquim da Barra to Piripiri takes 29h 28m door to door, of which 32h 2m is spent moving, on the coach. Most services take around 31h 29m, 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 Joaquim da Barra to Piripiri?
The cheapest fare from São Joaquim da Barra to Piripiri is €84.88, as of September 20, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €142.63. 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 Joaquim da Barra to Piripiri?
The cheapest way from São Joaquim da Barra to Piripiri is by coach, at €84.88 for one passenger on October 6, 2026. That journey takes 32h 46m 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 Joaquim da Barra to Piripiri?
Fares from São Joaquim da Barra to Piripiri bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €73.88. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 168 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 Joaquim da Barra to Piripiri?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from São Joaquim da Barra to Piripiri, at €111.83. 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 Joaquim da Barra to Piripiri?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from São Joaquim da Barra to Piripiri, at €78.28 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 Joaquim da Barra to Piripiri?
1 operators sell services from São Joaquim da Barra to Piripiri across 1 mode: Norte Sul Transportes e 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 Joaquim da Barra to Piripiri?
20 percent of the services we sell from São Joaquim da Barra to Piripiri are direct. The rest connect at Altos, Campo Maior, Uberaba, Teresina, with about 54 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 Joaquim da Barra to Piripiri use?
Services from São Joaquim da Barra to Piripiri by coach leave from Terminal Rodoviário José Alves Pereira and arrive at Terminal Rodoviário Luiz Meneses. 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 Joaquim da Barra to Piripiri?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from São Joaquim da Barra to Piripiri 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 Joaquim da Barra to Piripiri on September 20, 2026: 2218 km of route against 1929 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €84.88, and 29h 28m 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 Piripiri is somebody else's catalog.

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The two ends, compared
São Joaquim da Barra reaches 49 places in 1 countries on services we hold, over distances from 93 to 2,108 km. Piripiri reaches 111 places in 1 countries, from 75 to 3,023 km.
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Leaving São Joaquim da Barra
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- 1Countries
- 4Operators
Arriving in Piripiri
Leaving Piripiri
- 111Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 10Operators