--- title: "Santos Cruise Port" url: https://cruisello.com/destinations/south-america/santos description: "Brazil's coffee port and Pelé's hometown" --- # Santos 🇧🇷 · Brazil · South America > "Brazil's coffee port and Pelé's hometown" ## At a Glance - **Avg. Ships/Day:** 1.2 - **Avg. Time in Port:** 10.3h - **Departure Sailings:** 186 - **Visiting Sailings:** 365 - **Cruise Lines:** 4 ## Peak Season Busiest months: Mar (133 sailings), Dec (130 sailings), Feb (107 sailings) ## About Santos Santos is the busiest port in South America and sits on the coast of São Paulo state. The city's beachfront garden, running along seven kilometres of sand, holds the Guinness record for the longest in the world. The historic centre, with its cobbled streets and early 20th-century buildings, was the centre of Brazil's coffee trade, and the Coffee Museum in the old stock exchange building tells that story. The Pelé Museum, in the same neighbourhood, covers the career of the city's most famous resident. The Monte Serrat funicular climbs a forested hill for views of the port and the coastline. Seafood restaurants near the fish market serve fresh catches, and bolinho de bacalhau (salt cod fritters) is a popular snack. The city connects to São Paulo by highway, about an hour's drive. The Brazilian real is the currency. Santos is walkable near the centre and beachfront; taxis cover the rest. ## Quick Facts - **Currency:** BRL (Brazilian Real) - **Language:** Portuguese - **Timezone:** America/Sao_Paulo (UTC-3) - **Tipping:** 10% service charge usually included ## Location Coordinates: -23.9680, -46.3021 - [Open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/cruise+terminal+Santos/@-23.96798,-46.30213,13z) - [Open in Apple Maps](https://maps.apple.com/?q=cruise%20terminal%20Santos&ll=-23.96798,-46.30213&z=13) ## Things to Do in Santos Top-rated shore excursions that fit a typical ~10h port call. Prices are starting prices per person. | Tour | Rating | Duration | Fits Port Day | From | Provider | |------|------|------|------|------|------| | [Visit to the King of Coffee](https://cruisello.com/gogogo/excursion/1132331e-37be-4dcd-9595-c7c790c19838.md?via=markdown) | 4.9★ (213) | 0h 20m | ✓ | €4 | Viator | | [Santos Overview – The Best Sights: Half-Day Private Tour (Santos City Pick-up)](https://cruisello.com/gogogo/excursion/29db7646-08db-47bd-a4ad-4e63402fe0fd.md?via=markdown) | 5★ (33) | 6h | ✓ | €172 | Viator | | [Shore Excursion - The Best of Santos - 6 hours - Private](https://cruisello.com/gogogo/excursion/89445213-7611-4924-8dac-779d6cfe0732.md?via=markdown) | 5★ (14) | 6h | ✓ | €281 | Viator | | [7-Hour Shared Group Santos Tour : Mont Serrat, Coffee Museum and Sightseeing](https://cruisello.com/gogogo/excursion/87120d50-5247-4934-8b61-00f41704546b.md?via=markdown) | 4.9★ (81) | 7h | – | €81 | Viator | | [City Tour in Santos - Histories, Memories and Culture of Santos](https://cruisello.com/gogogo/excursion/aaa247a1-a227-4e1a-8946-7c7b4d81181b.md?via=markdown) | 4.7★ (7) | 6h | ✓ | €235 | Viator | | [Santos - Walk the Largest Beach Garden in the World](https://cruisello.com/gogogo/excursion/0adcb55a-4e40-454d-96df-d9978043f3ff.md?via=markdown) | 4.6★ (5) | 4h | ✓ | €145 | Viator | | [Rappelling at Costão Beach](https://cruisello.com/gogogo/excursion/6c5a1a75-5dc0-4f6d-8686-878527fc91cb.md?via=markdown) | 5★ (4) | 1h | ✓ | €15 | Viator | | [São Paulo Major Tourist Attractions Private Tour: 8-Hour (Santos City Pick-up)](https://cruisello.com/gogogo/excursion/de935534-f637-40c8-85e6-99cd82c7c57f.md?via=markdown) | 4.6★ (45) | 8h | – | €279 | Viator | | [Shore Excursion "Santos City" with All Entrance Fees Included - Monte Serrat](https://cruisello.com/gogogo/excursion/3250f7f1-73cc-416b-bb4b-009196bd13b0.md?via=markdown) | 4.2★ (5) | 6h | ✓ | €250 | Viator | | [Full Day Shared City Tour in Santos Guaranteed Departure](https://cruisello.com/gogogo/excursion/1cfce360-44ff-4c17-97ae-10e0b9db88c1.md?via=markdown) | 4.2★ (10) | 8h | – | €108 | Viator | | [Private Sao Paulo Shore Excursion from Santos Port (8h)](https://cruisello.com/gogogo/excursion/4389959a-ba3f-4895-9ee6-7b9bf7fe2dfe.md?via=markdown) | 5★ (6) | 8h | – | €300 | Viator | | [Best of São Paulo pickup Santos drop-off Sao Paulo/Hotel/Airport](https://cruisello.com/gogogo/excursion/ebc7e4fe-7d6a-4d8c-bb87-b6805e8c452b.md?via=markdown) | 4.8★ (5) | 8h | – | €363 | Viator | Total review count and overall rating based on Viator and Tripadvisor reviews. ## Nearby Ports - [Ilhabela](https://cruisello.com/destinations/south-america/ilhabela.md): 53 nm - [Angra dos Reis](https://cruisello.com/destinations/south-america/angra-dos-reis.md): 124 nm - [Ilha Grande](https://cruisello.com/destinations/south-america/ilha-grande.md): 128 nm ## Cruise Lines Serving This Port - [AIDA Cruises](https://cruisello.com/cruise-lines/aida-cruises.md) - [Costa Cruises](https://cruisello.com/cruise-lines/costa-cruises.md) - [Holland America Line](https://cruisello.com/cruise-lines/holland-america-line.md) - [MSC Cruises](https://cruisello.com/cruise-lines/msc-cruises.md) ## Cheapest Available Sailing **[View this cruise →](https://cruisello.com/cruises/carioca-sprint-rio-to-santos~MSC-VIRTUOSA-20261201-1.md)** - **Price:** €51 per person (€102 total for 2 guests) - **Cruise Line:** [MSC Cruises](https://cruisello.com/cruise-lines/msc-cruises.md) - **Ship:** [MSC Virtuosa](https://cruisello.com/cruise-lines/msc-cruises/msc-virtuosa.md) - **Duration:** 1 night - **Departure:** 2026-12-01 - **Itinerary:** Carioca Sprint – Rio to Santos ## Featured Cruises from Santos Prices are per person, two sharing, in the fare's own currency. | Cruise | Ship | Line | Departure | Nights | Price | |------|------|------|------|------|------| | [Coastal Escape – Ilha Grande & Ilhabela](https://cruisello.com/cruises/coastal-escape-ilha-grande-ilhabela~MSC-MUSICA-20261116-4.md) | MSC Musica | MSC Cruises | 2026-11-16 | 4 | €465 | | [Silk Road to the Tropics – Marseille](https://cruisello.com/cruises/silk-road-to-the-tropics-marseille~COSTA-DIADEMA-20261101-24.md) | Costa Diadema | Costa Cruises | 2026-11-01 | 24 | €1,923 | | [Atlantic Drift – Southampton to Salvador](https://cruisello.com/cruises/atlantic-drift-southampton-to-salvador~MSC-VIRTUOSA-20261107-25.md) | MSC Virtuosa | MSC Cruises | 2026-11-07 | 25 | €2,246 | ## Browse Cruises - [Cruises departing from Santos](https://cruisello.com/cruises.md?departurePorts=santos) (186 sailings) - [All cruises visiting Santos](https://cruisello.com/cruises.md?stopoverPorts=santos) (551 sailings) ## Browse - [South America cruises](https://cruisello.com/destinations/south-america.md) - [All Destinations](https://cruisello.com/destinations.md) - [All Cruises](https://cruisello.com/cruises.md)