Crato: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Crato is a city of 139,027 people in Brazil (Ceará), 430 m (1,411 ft) above sea level.
Key facts
Daylight in Crato runs from about 11 h 44 min a day in late June to 12 h 35 min in late December (computed for -7.23° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
No airport with scheduled passenger service sits within 100 km of Crato in the OurAirports register, so flying in means a longer transfer from the nearest served city.
Buses to Crato · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Campina Grande, 389 km — buses · car rental
- Petrolina, 269 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Caruaru, 396 km — buses · car rental
- Caucaia, 398 km — buses · car rental
- Juazeiro do Norte, 11 km
- Mossoró, 322 km — buses · car rental
- Juazeiro, 270 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Maracanaú, 383 km — buses · car rental
- Garanhuns, 369 km — buses · car rental
- Paulo Afonso, 275 km — buses · car rental · tours
Common questions
How big is Crato?
About 139,027 people live in Crato (GeoNames).
What time zone is Crato in?
America/Fortaleza, currently UTC-3.
What currency is used in Crato?
The Real (BRL). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Crato?
Campina Grande (389 km), Petrolina (269 km), Caruaru (396 km), Caucaia (398 km), Juazeiro do Norte (11 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.