São Paulo · frequency scorecard · sampled 2026-08-19
São Paulo transit, by the numbers
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Frequent service reaches 82% of stops, and the typical midday wait is about 6 minutes. Weekend service holds up well, within 4% of a weekday. Service runs nearly around the clock.
Frequent service
82%
of 22,091 stops ≤15 min
Median headway
6 min
typical midday wait
Service span
27 hrs
first to last departure
Weekend change
-4%
Saturday vs weekday midday
Every stop, by frequency
Very frequent (≤7 min) 12,558
Frequent (8–15 min) 5,493
Moderate (16–30 min) 3,030
Infrequent (31–60 min) 782
Sparse (>60 min) 228
SPTrans (city buses; the same feed also republishes Metrô subway and CPTM commuter rail lines) GTFS · sampled 2026-08-19 weekday midday · generated 2026-08-17 · methodology