São José do Rio Preto to Alto Araguaia runs about 24 times a day, with the first departure around 06:07 and the last around 21:18. One passenger pays between €26.58 and €29.88, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 9h 8m over 645 km, on services run by 2 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 2 operators and 1 way of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for October 6, 2026
€26.58 to €29.88
- 156%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving São José do Rio Preto
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:07First departure
- 21:18Last departure
- 24Services per day
- 83%Run direct
Departure times on this route
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Empresa de Transportes Andorinha runs this service and does not sell it here. Bookaway takes the payment.
Buying this trip
Bookaway lists departures for São José do Rio Preto to Alto Araguaia 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 €59.58Mon21
- about €50.78Tue22
- about €53.53Wed23
- about €54.63Thu24
- about €51.33Fri25
- about €52.43Sat26
- about €49.13Sun27
- about €34.28Mon28
- about €34.28Tue29
- about €35.38Wed30
- about €41.98Thu1
- about €38.68Fri2
- about €39.23Sat3
- about €37.58Sun4
- about €28.23Mon5
- about €26.58Tue6
- about €29.33Wed7
- about €34.83Thu8
- about €32.08Fri9
- about €33.18Sat10
- about €31.53Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The bus gets you into Alto Araguaia. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Alto Araguaia for the night the bus gets in
Sort by distance from Terminal Rodoviário de Alto Araguaia and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.
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When to book São José do Rio Preto to Alto Araguaia
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €34.2890 days
- €29.3360 days
- €23.2845 days
- €23.2830 days
- €31.5321 days
- €37.5814 days
- €49.137 days
- €53.533 days
- €59.581 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €23.28.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 156 percent. The most expensive point is €59.58, 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.
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 José do Rio Preto to Alto Araguaia and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
1 hours behind on arrival. You land earlier than the journey suggests.
The shape of it
645 km
561 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-west.
Who lives at each end
480,393 → 17,657
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
- 83% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 17% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 645 km against 561 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 Cassilândia, Aparecida do Taboado, Votuporanga, Mineiros. The gap between arriving and leaving is 45 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 20 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
Alto Araguaia 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 de Alto Araguaia
Most of the points near Terminal Rodoviário de Alto Araguaia open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about São José do Rio Preto to Alto Araguaia
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 José do Rio Preto to Alto Araguaia?
The fastest journey from São José do Rio Preto to Alto Araguaia takes 9h 8m door to door, of which 8h 32m is spent moving, on the coach. Most services take around 9h 46m, 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 José do Rio Preto to Alto Araguaia?
The cheapest fare from São José do Rio Preto to Alto Araguaia is €26.58, as of September 20, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €45.28. 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 José do Rio Preto to Alto Araguaia?
The cheapest way from São José do Rio Preto to Alto Araguaia is by coach, at €26.58 for one passenger on October 6, 2026. That journey takes 9h 16m 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 José do Rio Preto to Alto Araguaia?
Fares from São José do Rio Preto to Alto Araguaia bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €23.28. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 156 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 José do Rio Preto to Alto Araguaia?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from São José do Rio Preto to Alto Araguaia, at €34.28. 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 José do Rio Preto to Alto Araguaia?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from São José do Rio Preto to Alto Araguaia, at €23.83 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 José do Rio Preto to Alto Araguaia?
2 operators sell services from São José do Rio Preto to Alto Araguaia across 1 mode: Empresa de Transportes Andorinha, Expresso Itamarati. 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 José do Rio Preto to Alto Araguaia?
83 percent of the services we sell from São José do Rio Preto to Alto Araguaia are direct. The rest connect at Cassilândia, Aparecida do Taboado, Votuporanga, Mineiros, with about 45 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 José do Rio Preto to Alto Araguaia use?
Services from São José do Rio Preto to Alto Araguaia by coach leave from Estação Rodoviária and arrive at Terminal Rodoviário de Alto Araguaia. 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 José do Rio Preto to Alto Araguaia?
2 of the 2 operators we sell from São José do Rio Preto to Alto Araguaia 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 José do Rio Preto to Alto Araguaia on September 20, 2026: 645 km of route against 561 km in a straight line, 24 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €26.58, and 9h 8m 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 Alto Araguaia is somebody else's catalog.
Day trips out of Alto Araguaia and across Brazil
Day trips that leave Alto Araguaia in the morning and cover a good part of Brazil by evening.
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The two ends, compared
São José do Rio Preto reaches 191 places in 1 countries on services we hold, over distances from 76 to 2,264 km. Alto Araguaia reaches 116 places in 1 countries, from 76 to 2,339 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving São José do Rio Preto
- 191Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 26Operators
Arriving in Alto Araguaia
Leaving Alto Araguaia
- 116Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 13Operators