São José dos Campos to Caratinga runs about 24 times a day, with the first departure around 06:35 and the last around 20:06. One passenger pays between €25.48 and €32.63, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 8h 50m over 622 km, on services run by 4 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 4 operators and 1 way of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares
€25.48 to €32.63
- 140%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving São José dos Campos
No operator has filed a timetable for this direction yet, so the first and last departure below follow the pattern of the corridor. Read them as the shape of the service day rather than as times to turn up for.
- 06:35First departure
- 20:06Last departure
- 24Services per day
- 100%Run direct
Emtram Empresa de Transportes Macaubense runs this service and does not sell it here. Bookaway takes the payment.
Buying this trip
Bookaway lists departures for São José dos Campos to Caratinga 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 €60.13Wed16
- about €65.63Thu17
- about €61.23Fri18
- about €51.33Sat19
- about €46.93Sun20
- about €40.88Mon21
- about €41.43Tue22
- about €34.83Wed23
- about €43.63Thu24
- about €39.78Fri25
- about €40.88Sat26
- about €38.13Sun27
- about €33.73Mon28
- about €32.63Tue29
- about €30.43Wed30
- about €33.73Thu1
- about €32.63Fri2
- about €32.63Sat3
- about €29.88Sun4
- about €26.58Mon5
- about €25.48Tue6
Based on what this route has cost recently. The operator sets the price on the day, and the live fare is confirmed when you book.
The bus gets you into Caratinga. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Caratinga for the night the bus gets in
Sort by distance from Caratinga station and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.
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When to book São José dos Campos to Caratinga
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €27.1390 days
- €26.5860 days
- €27.6845 days
- €29.3330 days
- €25.4821 days
- €32.6314 days
- €41.437 days
- €61.233 days
- €60.131 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 21 days ahead, at €25.48.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 140 percent. The most expensive point is €61.23, 3 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 21 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 21 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to São José dos Campos to Caratinga 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
622 km
541 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services actually take. The bearing runs north-east.
Who lives at each end
727,078 → 90,687
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
How we know
Observed
Every operator on this corridor is named in a carrier record.
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 622 km against 541 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Who runs this route
Caratinga is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Baggage storage near Caratinga station
Most of the points near Caratinga station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about São José dos Campos to Caratinga
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 dos Campos to Caratinga?
The fastest journey from São José dos Campos to Caratinga takes 8h 50m door to door, of which 8h 10m is spent moving, on the coach. Most services take around 9h 28m, 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 dos Campos to Caratinga?
The cheapest fare from São José dos Campos to Caratinga is €25.48, as of September 15, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €44.18. 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 dos Campos to Caratinga?
The cheapest way from São José dos Campos to Caratinga is by coach, at €32.63 for one passenger on October 6, 2026. That journey takes 8h 54m 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 dos Campos to Caratinga?
Fares from São José dos Campos to Caratinga bottom out around 21 days before departure, at €25.48. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 140 percent, measured on September 15, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for São José dos Campos to Caratinga?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from São José dos Campos to Caratinga, at €32.63. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 15, 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 dos Campos to Caratinga?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from São José dos Campos to Caratinga, at €22.73 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 dos Campos to Caratinga?
4 operators sell services from São José dos Campos to Caratinga across 1 mode: Emtram Empresa de Transportes Macaubense, Expresso União, JS Turismo, Transportadora Turistica Suzano. 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 dos Campos to Caratinga?
Every service we sell from São José dos Campos to Caratinga is direct, with around 24 departures a day and a fastest journey of 8h 50m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.
Which station or terminal do services from São José dos Campos to Caratinga use?
Services from São José dos Campos to Caratinga by coach leave from Eco and arrive at Terminal Rodoviário Carlos Alberto de Matos. 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 dos Campos to Caratinga?
4 of the 4 operators we sell from São José dos Campos to Caratinga 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 shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for São José dos Campos to Caratinga on September 15, 2026: 622 km of route against 541 km in a straight line, 24 services a day, 4 operators a cheapest fare of €25.48, and 8h 50m 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 Caratinga is somebody else's catalog.
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The two ends, compared
São José dos Campos reaches 222 places in 1 countries on services we hold, over distances from 49 to 2,304 km. Caratinga reaches 107 places in 1 countries, from 82 to 1,829 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving São José dos Campos
- 222Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 31Operators
Arriving in Caratinga
Leaving Caratinga
- 107Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 10Operators