Fastest€223.16
- Azul A728115:512h 50m18:41Rio de Janeiro SDURecife REC
Door to door 6hCO2 475.0 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Rio de Janeiro to Recife flight
Flights from Rio de Janeiro to Recife start at €185.99 and take 6h at their fastest.
The Flights from Rio de Janeiro to Recife starts at €185.99 and takes 6h door to door, run by 3 operators over 1,931 km, with around 15 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 45 days before departure.
- 6hDoor to door
- 2h 50mMoving
- €185.99From
- 475.0 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.
Airlines
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From |
|---|---|
 Azul | €158.26 |
 Sky Express | €165.93 |
| TAM Brazilian Airlines | €157.67 |
That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Recife is not something we sell.
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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.
- €91.4890 days
- €65.6360 days
- €62.8845 days
- €63.4330 days
- €91.4821 days
- €116.2314 days
- €145.387 days
- €148.683 days
- €194.331 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €62.88.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 209 percent. The most expensive point is €194.33, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 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
- €116.23Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Rio de Janeiro
Air
- GIG
- SDU
Recife
Air
- REC
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 1,931 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 06:15 and the last at 19:21, across 15 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Flights 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 Flight from Rio de Janeiro to Recife take?
The Flight from Rio de Janeiro to Recife takes 6h door to door, of which 2h 50m is spent moving. The route runs 1,931 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 Flight from Rio de Janeiro to Recife cost?
The Flight from Rio de Janeiro to Recife starts at €185.99 for one passenger, checked on September 12, 2026. A typical fare is €197.79. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Flight from Rio de Janeiro to Recife?
3 operators run the Flight from Rio de Janeiro to Recife: Azul, Sky Express, TAM Brazilian Airlines. Between them they file around 15 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 Flight from Rio de Janeiro to Recife use?
The Flight from Rio de Janeiro to Recife leaves from Rio de Janeiro SDU and arrives at Recife REC. Allow about 3h 10m 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 Flight the best way from Rio de Janeiro to Recife?
Traveling from Rio de Janeiro to Recife by Coach costs €90.38 and takes 25h 3m door to door, against 6h by Flight. 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 Flight from Rio de Janeiro to Recife?
Fares for the Flight from Rio de Janeiro to Recife bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €62.88. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 209 percent, measured on September 12, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Flight from Rio de Janeiro to Recife produce?
The Flight from Rio de Janeiro to Recife produces about 475.0 kg of CO2 per passenger over 1931 km, which works out at roughly 246 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.
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 12, 2026: 1931 km of route against 1874 km in a straight line, 15 services a day, 3 operators, a cheapest fare of €185.99, and 6h door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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REC is not in Recife, and the drive in from it is the part of the trip nobody plans. We sell the flight and stop at the terminal door.
Getting from REC into Recife?
A price agreed before you fly, a driver at arrivals, and a car big enough for the bags.
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