Buses to Canoa Quebrada and Aracati
Fortaleza
Beaches
Canoa Quebrada
Buses linking Fortaleza an Aracati leave from the main Bus Station in Fortaleza.
Photo: Viação Guanabara
The only company which goes all the way from Fortaleza to Canoa Quebrada is Viação São Benedito (no website). Telephones are (085) 32721232 in Fortaleza and (088) 34212020 in Aracati.
Two other companies, Guanabara and Nordeste (see links to websites below), go as far as Aracati only. From there, you must take a taxi or a collective van to Canoa Quebrada, about 12 km away from Aracati.
The distance between Fortaleza and Aracati is about 160 km, all in paved roads; the trip takes between three and four hours. Buses from São Benedito are older and slower; buses from Guanabara and Nordeste have air conditioned.
See time tables:
| Viação São Benedito | Guanabara | Nordeste |
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Fortaleza > Canoa Quebrada 08:30 h 13:40 h 15:40 h |
Fortaleza > Aracati 7:00 h 12:00 h 18:30 h |
Fortaleza > Aracati 8:00 h 13:00 h 18:00 h |
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Canoa Quebrada > Fortaleza 06:00 h 14:30 h 17:30 h |
Aracati > Fortaleza 6:15 h 8:00 h 11:30 h 16:40 h |
Aracati > Fortaleza 6:30 h 9:30 h 11:40 h 14:00 h 14:40 h 19:30 h 20:30 h |
The Nordeste company also operates buses running from Natal to Fortaleza, which stop in Aracati.