There are 5 ways to get from Fortaleza to Rio Grande by plane, bus, or car
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Fly, bus
best- Fly from Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) to Pelotas (PET)plane FOR - PET
- Take the bus from Pelotas to Rio Grandebus
10h 24mR$1,795–6,240Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Fortaleza Bus Station to Tietê Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Tietê Bus Terminal to Terminal Rodoviário de Pelotasbus
- Take the bus from Pelotas to Rio Grandebus
3d 14hR$1,677–2,685Bus via Goiânia
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Fortaleza Eng. João Thomé to Goiâniabus
- Take the bus from Goiânia to Osóriobus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Osório to Terminal Rodoviário de Porto Alegrebus
- Take the bus from Rodoviária de Porto Alegre to Pelotasbus
- Take the bus from Pelotas to Rio Grandebus
2d 22hR$1,705–4,101Drive 4,300.1 km
- Drive from Fortaleza to Rio Grandecar 4,300.1 km
2d 9hR$2,216–3,200Bus via Criciúma
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Fortaleza Eng. João Thomé to Estação Rodoviária de Goiâniabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Goiânia to Estação Rodoviária de Criciúmabus
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Criciúma to Terminal Rodoviário de Porto Alegrebus
- Take the bus from Rodoviária de Porto Alegre to Pelotasbus
- Take the bus from Pelotas to Rio Grandebus
4d 1hR$1,743–2,765
Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) to Pelotas (PET) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Fortaleza to Rio Grande is to bus via Criciúma which costs R$ 1700 - R$ 2800 and takes 4 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from Fortaleza to Rio Grande is to fly and bus which takes 10h 24m and costs R$ 1800 - R$ 6500.
No, there is no direct bus from Fortaleza to Rio Grande. However, there are services departing from Terminal Rodoviário de Fortaleza Eng. João Thomé and arriving at Rio Grande via Goiânia, Terminal Rodoviário de Osório, Rodoviária de Porto Alegre and Pelotas. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 22h.
The distance between Fortaleza and Rio Grande is 3502 km. The road distance is 4300.1 km.
The best way to get from Fortaleza to Rio Grande without a car is to bus via Goiânia which takes 2 days 22h and costs R$ 1700 - R$ 4100.
It takes approximately 10h 24m to get from Fortaleza to Rio Grande, including transfers.
Fortaleza to Rio Grande bus services, operated by Guanabara, depart from Terminal Rodoviário de Fortaleza Eng. João Thomé station.
Fortaleza to Rio Grande bus services, operated by Guanabara, arrive at Goiânia station.
Yes, the driving distance between Fortaleza to Rio Grande is 4300 km. It takes approximately 2 days 9h to drive from Fortaleza to Rio Grande.
There are 107+ hotels available in Rio Grande.
What companies run services between Fortaleza, Brazil and Rio Grande, Brazil?
You can take a bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Fortaleza Eng. João Thomé to Rio Grande via Goiânia, Osório, Terminal Rodoviário de Osório, Rodoviária de Porto Alegre, and Pelotas in around 2d 22h.
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport to Pelotas via Sao Paulo Congonhas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R$1,700–6,500
Flights from Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport to Pelotas via Salvador, Sao Paulo Congonhas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,700–6,500
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport to Pelotas via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,500–7,500
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport to Pelotas via Sao Paulo Viracopos, Porto Alegre
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,700–7,500
- Phone
- +55 53 3278 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- expressoembaixador.com.br
Bus from Pelotas to Rio Grande
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R$26
- Schedules at
- expressoembaixador.com.br
Bus from Rodoviária de Porto Alegre to Pelotas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R$124
- Schedules at
- expressoembaixador.com.br
Bus from Pelotas to Rio Grande
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R$26
- Schedules at
- expressoembaixador.com.br
Bus from Pelotas to Rio Grande
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R$26
- Schedules at
- expressoembaixador.com.br
Bus from Rodoviária de Porto Alegre to Pelotas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R$124
- Schedules at
- expressoembaixador.com.br
Bus from Pelotas to Rio Grande
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R$26
- Schedules at
- expressoembaixador.com.br
- Phone
- +55 51 3722-9700
- [email protected]
- Website
- onibus.saojoaotransportes.com.br
Bus from Pelotas to Rio Grande
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$30–45
- Schedules at
- onibus.saojoaotransportes.com.br
- Book at
- saojoao.passagensweb.com.br
Bus from Pelotas to Rio Grande
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$30–45
- Schedules at
- onibus.saojoaotransportes.com.br
- Book at
- saojoao.passagensweb.com.br
Bus from Pelotas to Rio Grande
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$30–45
- Schedules at
- onibus.saojoaotransportes.com.br
- Book at
- saojoao.passagensweb.com.br
Bus from Pelotas to Rio Grande
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$30–45
- Schedules at
- onibus.saojoaotransportes.com.br
- Book at
- saojoao.passagensweb.com.br
- Phone
- +55 800 728 1992
- [email protected]
- Website
- expressoguanabara.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Fortaleza Eng. João Thomé to Goiânia
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R$800–1,600
- Schedules at
- expressoguanabara.com.br
- Phone
- +55 800 085 8830
- [email protected]
- Website
- realexpresso.com.br
Bus from Goiânia to Osório
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R$700–2,300
- Schedules at
- realexpresso.com.br
- Book at
- realexpresso.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Osório to Terminal Rodoviário de Porto Alegre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R$35–60
- Schedules at
- realexpresso.com.br
- Book at
- realexpresso.com.br
- Phone
- +55 43 99919 2354
- [email protected]
- Website
- santoanjo.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Osório to Terminal Rodoviário de Porto Alegre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R$55–80
- Schedules at
- santoanjo.com.br
- Book at
- santoanjo.com.br
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Criciúma to Terminal Rodoviário de Porto Alegre
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R$150–230
- Schedules at
- santoanjo.com.br
- Book at
- santoanjo.com.br
- Phone
- +55 84 3205-6161
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Osório to Terminal Rodoviário de Porto Alegre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R$40–60
- Website
- https://viacaonordeste.queropassagem.com.br/
- Website
- https://www.clickbus.com.br/viacao/nordeste
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Criciúma to Terminal Rodoviário de Porto Alegre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$85–160
- Website
- https://viacaonordeste.queropassagem.com.br/
- Website
- https://www.clickbus.com.br/viacao/nordeste
- Phone
- 800 045 5050
- Website
- eucatur.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Osório to Terminal Rodoviário de Porto Alegre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$40–60
- Schedules at
- eucatur.com.br
- Book at
- eucatur.com.br
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Criciúma to Terminal Rodoviário de Porto Alegre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$60–160
- Schedules at
- eucatur.com.br
- Book at
- eucatur.com.br
- Phone
- 0800 728 0044
- Website
- gontijo.com.br
Bus from Fortaleza Bus Station to Tietê Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R$1,100–1,800
- Schedules at
- gontijo.com.br
- Phone
- 0800 881 0144
- [email protected]
- Website
- nspenha.com.br
Bus from Tietê Bus Terminal to Terminal Rodoviário de Pelotas
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R$550–900
- Schedules at
- nspenha.com.br
- Book at
- nspenha.com.br
- Phone
- 0800 707 3838
- [email protected]
- Website
- satelitenorte.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Fortaleza Eng. João Thomé to Estação Rodoviária de Goiânia
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R$1,000–1,700
- Book at
- satelitenorte.queropassagem.com.br
- Phone
- 0800 433 2324
- [email protected]
- Website
- viacaonova.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Goiânia to Estação Rodoviária de Criciúma
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R$460–700
- Schedules at
- viacaonova.com.br
- Book at
- viacaonova.com.br
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Criciúma to Terminal Rodoviário de Porto Alegre
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$65–100
- Schedules at
- viacaonova.com.br
- Book at
- viacaonova.com.br
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