Gontijo

The main stations covered by Gontijo’s buses include:

• Salvador Bus Station
• Vitoria Bus Station
• Varzea da Palma
• Salgueiro
• Januaria
• Linhares
• Marilia
• Pirapora
• Porteirinha
• Santo Estevao Bus Station
• Janauba
• Iguatu Bus Station
• Cuiaba Bus Station
• Natal
• Mato Verde
• Terminal Turistico JK
• Boa Viagem
• Sobral Bus Station
• Montes Claros Bus Station
• Capim Grosso
• Lavras
• Corinto
• Sao Jose do Rio Preto
• Sao Paulo Bus Station
• Arcos
• Valenca Bus Station
• Sao Mateus Bus Station
• Catalao
• Recife Bus Station
• Passos Bus Station
• Juazeiro Nord Bus Station
• Alagoinhas Bus Station
• Santo Antonio de Jesus
• Governador Valadares Terminal
• Timoteo
• Petrolina Bus Station
• Salinas
• Sao Jose dos Campos
• Ouro Preto Bus Station
• Pimenta Bueno Bus Station
• New Rio Bus Station
• Terminal Rodoviario Joaquim Martins Lara
• Uberlandia Bus Station
• Juazeiro
• Araxa Bus Station
• Belo Horizonte Central
• Feira De Santana Bus Station
• Sao Francisco
• Formiga
• Nova Venecia Bus Station
• Bauru Bus Station
• Campos Altos
• Limeira Bus Station
• Vila Velha
• Aracaju
• Curitiba
• Joao Pessoa Bus Station
• Pontes e Lacerda
• Eunapolis
• Presidente Prudente
• Porto Velho Bus Station
• Tobias Barreto Bus Station
• Brasilia Bus Station
• Campo Grande Bus Station
• Araraquara Bus Station
• Taiobeiras
• Palmeira dos Indios
• Curvelo
• Anapolis Bus Station
• Sao Joao Evangelista
• Uberaba Bus Station
• Bocaiuva
• Ilheus Bus Station
• Teresina Bus Station
• Campinas Bus Station
• Cajazeiras Bus Station
• Juiz de Fora Bus Station
• Terminal Rodoviario de Betim
• Bom Jesus da Lapa
• Franca
• Carmo do Paranaiba
• Patos Minas Bus Station
• Vitoria da Conquista
• Betim
• Crateus
• Riachao do Jacuipe
• Arapiraca Bus Station
• Ribeirao Preto Bus Station
• Sao Joao del Rei Bus Station
• Sao Paulo Tiete Bus Station
• Itabuna Bus Station
• Campina Grande Bus Station
• Esplanada
• Alto Araguaia
• Fortaleza Bus Station
• Maceio Bus Station
• Itororo
• Porto Seguro Bus Station
• Maringa
• Teresopolis Bus Station
• Olimpia Bus Station
• Foz Do Iguacu
• Goiania Bus Station
• Oliveira
• Aracatuba Bus Station

Gontijo buses ply a number of routes and here is the list of some of the most popular ones:

• Belo Horizonte - Minas Gerais
• Sao Paulo - Belo Horizonte
• Sao Paulo - Salvador
• Sao Paulo - Recife
• Minas Gerais - Belo Horizonte
• Belo Horizonte - Sao Paulo
• Belo Horizonte - Salvador
• Salvador - Belo Horizonte
• Belo Horizonte - Recife
• Belo Horizonte - Natal
• Recife - Belo Horizonte
• Recife - Sao Paulo
• Belo Horizonte - Porto Seguro
• Curitiba - Belo Horizonte
• Salvador - Sao Paulo
• Sao Paulo - Fortaleza
• Belo Horizonte - Foz do Iguacu
• Belo Horizonte - Curitiba
• Natal - Salvador
• Natal - Belo Horizonte
• Sao Paulo - Porto Seguro
• Fortaleza - Sao Paulo
• Salvador - Natal
• Porto Seguro - Sao Paulo
• Natal - Sao Paulo
• Sao Paulo - Natal
• Sao Paulo - Minas Gerais
• Foz do Iguacu - Belo Horizonte
• Natal - Aracaju
• Aracaju - Natal
• Aracaju - Sao Paulo
• Belo Horizonte - Maceio
• Campo Grande - Belo Horizonte
• Sao Paulo - Aracaju
• Belo Horizonte - Campo Grande
• Sao Paulo - Cuiaba
• Aracaju - Belo Horizonte
• Minas Gerais - Sao Paulo
• Belo Horizonte - Aracaju
• Cuiaba - Sao Paulo
• Sao Paulo - Maceio
• Belo Horizonte - Governador Valadares
• Porto Seguro - Rio de Janeiro
• Uberlandia - Rondonia
• Sao Paulo - Vitoria da Conquista
• Passos - Bauru
• Campinas - Belo Horizonte
• Brasilia - Porto Seguro
• Rio de Janeiro - Itabuna
• Belo Horizonte - Ilheus
• Uberlandia - Araxa
• Natal - Rio de Janeiro
• Minas Gerais - Vitoria
• Belo Horizonte - Patos de Minas
• Aracaju - Montes Claros
• Joao Pessoa - Maceio
• Goiania - Chapada Diamantina
• Araxa - Uberlandia
• Montes Claros - Limeira
• Bauru - Belo Horizonte
• Sao Jose do Rio Preto - Belo Horizonte
• Sao Jose do Rio Preto - Recife
• Brasilia - Catalao
• Belo Horizonte - Feira de Santana
• Maringa - Belo Horizonte
• Bahia - Feira de Santana
• Rio de Janeiro - Goiania
• Rio de Janeiro - Bahia
• Belo Horizonte - Linhares
• Linhares - Sao Paulo
• Montes Claros - Petrolina
• Sao Paulo - Jequie
• Belo Horizonte - Cuiaba
• Uberlandia - Juiz de Fora
• Salvador - Campina Grande
• Uberaba - Barretos
• Natal - Maceio
• Itabuna - Sao Paulo
• Minas Gerais - Vila Velha
• Porto Velho - Cuiaba
• Joao Pessoa - Rio de Janeiro
• Cuiaba - Porto Velho
• Sao Paulo - Montes Claros
• Cuiaba - Belo Horizonte
• Sao Paulo - Ceara
• Rio de Janeiro - Recife
• Belo Horizonte - Goiania
• Montes Claros - Sao Jose do Rio Preto
• Ilheus - Belo Horizonte
• Petrolina - Sao Paulo
• Belo Horizonte - Bauru
• Sao Paulo - Sobral
• Uberlandia - Belo Horizonte
• Sete Lagoas - Belo Horizonte
• Campinas - Rondonopolis
• Montes Claros - Belo Horizonte
• Campinas - Salvador
• Maceio - Belo Horizonte
• Sao Paulo - Chapada Diamantina
• Itabuna - Rio de Janeiro

One of the best things about bus travel is that you can almost tailor-make your trip adjusting it to your requirements for privacy and comfort. Different classes and types of buses cater to the different needs of travellers. The cheapest trips are normally offered by standard-class buses. They may be called local, express or ordinary. These are a good choice for shorter trips. Sleepers or VIP coaches are good both for longer and overnight trips. They may offer berths or wide soft reclining seats, sometimes with built-in massage options, blankets, soft drinks, and snacks, or more substantial meals on board or during toilet or refuelling stops. Travelling by night buses allows you to save on a hotel room, but to ensure the most comfortable ride do choose the class of your bus wisely. Prices always depend on the distance you ride and the type of coach. For some, even shorter trips, it is worth investing some extra money and buying a seat on a VIP bus as it can save you twice as much time as you spend travelling by an ordinary bus.

Pros of Bus Travel

• Bus is the best choice to get to destinations that are not connected by rail or planes. The network of buses often covers almost the whole country, and their routes are well and long-established.
• Opposite to air travel and sometimes rail travel, taking a bus does not require arriving at the bus station much in advance. Check-in, even on international routes, does not take much time. Luggage allowances are usually very traveller-friendly, and the fee for extra luggage, if limits are set, is normally not very high.
• Bus tickets can be more affordable compared to air or fast train tickets. There is always a choice of ticket classes for all pockets. Cheaper standard options may be a bit slow and do not offer top comfort, but anyway acceptable and bring you to your destination. On longer routes, toilets or toilet stops as well as snacks, water, and sometimes toiletries and blankets are almost always included in the price.
• If you are ready to spend more, some VIP coaches offer seating comparable to business class on a plane with wide soft reclining seats, blankets, fewer passengers, and many other perks to make your trip a pleasant journey.

Cons of Bus Travel

• Newer intercity bus terminals are very often located out of the city close to bigger highways to allow buses to avoid city congestion. Unfortunately, it may create extra challenges for travellers, too. Getting to such a terminal may be a problem as in some destinations there are restrictions on vehicles allowed to enter the terminal, and you will have to use special carriers to get there. This results in higher costs as prices may be inflated. Also do calculate extra time if you are travelling during rush hours, especially if you are not familiar with the traffic situation at your starting point.
• Buses are probably the means of transport which runs out of schedule more often than trains or planes. They are heavily dependent on the road situation which sometimes can be unpredictable – accidents, road construction works, detours, etc. This is especially true for travels during weekends, high season, or national holidays. Do keep this in mind and do not plan tight connections.
• Travelling on certain routes or during the most popular periods may require advanced booking. Bear in mind that it is not always possible to show up at the bus station and hop on the next bus – tickets may well be all sold out, so organize your trip accordingly.