Campinas relocation guide
Getting around Campinas
The ordinary card and QR ticket have different transfer rules. Choose the payment method before pricing a journey with connections.
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The short answer
Campinas's ordinary Bilhete Único fare is US$1.20 (R$6), while a QR ticket costs US$1.30 (R$6.50) without integration. The card supports two transfers within two hours, with a free first transfer and a small charge for the second. Buses do not accept cash onboard. Confirm the actual line, direction and operating times for your address before using a sales-post schedule as a travel plan.
- Ordinary card. US$1.20 (R$6) before its transfer rules.
- QR ticket. US$1.30 (R$6.50) without integration.
- Second transfer. US$0.10 (R$0.50) within the card's two-hour window.
Which payment option should you use?
Published municipal fares
| Product | Fare | Important condition |
|---|---|---|
| Ordinary Bilhete Único | US$1.20R$6 | Individual and nontransferable. |
| First card transfer | Free | Within the two-hour integration window. |
| Second card transfer | US$0.10R$0.50 | Within the same two-hour window. |
| QR ticket | US$1.30R$6.50 | No integration. |
| Circular Centro with card | US$0.83R$4.15 | Specific published service, not a universal city fare. |
Source 1
Cash can recharge the card at the operator's office, but buses do not accept it onboard. The first card is free. A replacement costs one current fare and is published as taking two business days.1
Arrange the card and check the line
| Contact | Published details | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Transurc | Rua Onze de Agosto 757, Centro. Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. | Card registration and cash recharge. +55 19 3731 2600 or 0800 014 0204. |
| Emdec | 118, option 3. WhatsApp +55 19 3731 2910. | Ask about the actual line and current operation. |
Source 1
The card page asks for CPF and RG. Ask Transurc which foreign identity documents it accepts before visiting. Terminal sales-post hours are not bus operating hours. No current airport fare or full timetable is established here.1
Test the journey before the lease
Use the exact home entrance and destination. The map covers selected central streets, while Barão Geraldo, Unicamp and Viracopos sit outside it. Compare the starting areas, the school address and care destinations before committing through the rental proposal.2,
Questions people ask
Can I pay cash on a Campinas bus?
No. The ordinary card page says buses do not accept cash onboard. You can use cash to recharge at the Transurc office.
Does the QR fare include transfers?
No. The published US$1.30 (R$6.50) QR fare has no integration. The ordinary card follows a separate transfer rule.
How does the ordinary card transfer window work?
It allows two integrations within two hours. The first is free and the second costs US$0.10 (R$0.50). Confirm the actual journey with Emdec if its sequence is unusual.
Are terminal sales-post hours the bus timetable?
No. They describe card service hours. Ask about the actual line, direction and day of travel.
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Sources and how we check them
Sources and how we check them10 sources
Every figure on this page comes from the official or primary source listed here. We checked them in . Rules and prices change, so confirm anything important with the source before you act on it.
- Emdec, ordinary Bilhete Único and 2026 fares (opens in a new tab)
- Unicamp Hospital de Clínicas, referral and specialties (opens in a new tab)
- Escola Americana de Campinas, current admissions (opens in a new tab)
- CNES, Campinas facility 2079798 detail and registry status (opens in a new tab)
- Unicamp Hospital de Clínicas, patient contacts (opens in a new tab)
- Escola Americana de Campinas, school and contact details (opens in a new tab)
- OpenStreetMap, central Campinas original frame 3 (opens in a new tab)
- OpenStreetMap, central Campinas original frame 4 (opens in a new tab)
- OpenStreetMap, central Campinas original frame 1 (opens in a new tab)
- OpenStreetMap, central Campinas original frame 2 (opens in a new tab)