How to get to Barro Alto, Goiás: car and bus

Barro Alto lies in north-central Goiás, between Goianésia and Uruaçu, and you get there by road. The main links are the BR-080 federal highway, which passes through town, and the GO-080 state highway from Goianésia. The most convenient airports with commercial flights are usually Brasília and Goiânia.

Approximate driving distances

These distances were calculated by routing with OpenStreetMap data (OSRM) in October 2026. They are approximate: they vary with your starting point, route and roadworks.

Detailed guides: from Brasília and from Goiânia.

By bus

AGR (Agência Goiana de Regulação) publishes the timetables of intercity lines. For Barro Alto it lists two lines run by Auto Viação Goianésia:

• Goiânia – Barro Alto (conventional line no. 01.053-00);
• Goianésia – Barro Alto (line no. 01.1071-00).

Timetables are in the files on the AGR page listed in the sources and may change — check before travelling. From Brasília, travellers usually take a bus to Goianésia or Goiânia and connect, or drive.

Arriving in town

• The urban area is small and easy to drive around. The centre has the Praça dos Três Poderes, home to the City Hall and the Municipal Council.
• The nickel plant is in the countryside, south-west of town, accessed via the GO-565 off the GO-080. If you are going there for work, follow the company’s access instructions.
• We found no official address for a bus terminal; ask the bus company where passengers board and alight.

Road tips

• Fill up before long stretches and carry water.
• In the rainy season (November to March), take extra care on dirt roads and in fog.
• Animals on the road are common in rural areas, especially at night.
• Emergencies on the road: 190 (Military Police), 192 (ambulance, SAMU) and 193 (Fire Brigade).