Cheapest€78.28
- JS Turismo JS185708:5324h 51m09:44CajuIstmo do Recife
Door to door 25h 35mCO2 50.6 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee
Rio de Janeiro to Recife bus
Buses from Rio de Janeiro to Recife start at €90.38 and take 25h 3m at their fastest.
The Buses from Rio de Janeiro to Recife starts at €90.38 and takes 25h 3m door to door, run by 2 operators over 1,874 km, with around 14 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 60 days before departure.
- 25h 3mDoor to door
- 24h 19mMoving
- €90.38From
- 50.6 kgCO2
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Bus operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest |
|---|---|---|
 Empresa Gontijo de Transportes | €81.58 | 24h 58m |
| JS Turismo | €78.28 | 24h 57m |
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Rooms within reach of Recife Central Station
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When to book Rio de Janeiro to Recife
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €98.6390 days
- €60.6860 days
- €62.8845 days
- €72.2330 days
- €87.6321 days
- €121.7314 days
- €143.737 days
- €148.133 days
- €209.731 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €60.68.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 246 percent. The most expensive point is €209.73, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €107.98Sun
- €97.53Mon
- €90.38Tue
- €98.63Wed
- €123.38Thu
- €121.73Fri
- €116.78Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Rio de Janeiro
Bus
- Caju
- INTO
Recife
Bus
- Istmo do Recife
- TI Recife
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 1,874 km against 1,874 km in a straight line, a detour of 2 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Rio de Janeiro at 06:34 and the last at 20:03, across 14 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Buses against the other ways to make this journey
The same corridor, door to door, with every mode that runs it.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 6h | 2h 50m | 3h 10m | €185.99 | 475.0 kg | 15 |
| Coach | 25h 3m | 24h 19m | 44m | €90.38 | 50.6 kg | 14 |
Questions about Rio de Janeiro to Recife
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does the Coach from Rio de Janeiro to Recife take?
The Coach from Rio de Janeiro to Recife takes 25h 3m door to door, of which 24h 19m is spent moving. The route runs 1,874 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.
How much does the Coach from Rio de Janeiro to Recife cost?
The Coach from Rio de Janeiro to Recife starts at €90.38 for one passenger, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare is €94.78. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Coach from Rio de Janeiro to Recife?
2 operators run the Coach from Rio de Janeiro to Recife: Empresa Gontijo de Transportes, JS Turismo. Between them they file around 14 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Coach from Rio de Janeiro to Recife use?
The Coach from Rio de Janeiro to Recife leaves from Caju and arrives at Istmo do Recife. Allow about 44m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
Is the Coach the best way from Rio de Janeiro to Recife?
Traveling from Rio de Janeiro to Recife by Flight costs €185.99 and takes 6h door to door, against 25h 3m by Coach. Which is better depends on whether the money or the hours matter more on this trip. The comparison table on this page shows every mode side by side.
When should I book the Coach from Rio de Janeiro to Recife?
Fares for the Coach from Rio de Janeiro to Recife bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €60.68. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 246 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Coach from Rio de Janeiro to Recife produce?
The Coach from Rio de Janeiro to Recife produces about 50.6 kg of CO2 per passenger over 1874 km, which works out at roughly 27 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.
What is provided on board the Coach from Rio de Janeiro to Recife?
Operators on the Coach from Rio de Janeiro to Recife publish Power outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi. That is what 2 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 25h 3m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Rio de Janeiro to Recife on September 11, 2026: 1874 km of route against 1874 km in a straight line, 14 services a day, 2 operators, a cheapest fare of €90.38, and 25h 3m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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