Cheapest€16.13
- Auto Viação Cruzeiro AV647518:294h 26m22:55Terminal de Vans de ArapiracaIstmo do Recife
Door to door 5h 10mCO2 8.5 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee
Traveling from Arapiraca to Recife costs €16.13 at the cheapest and takes 4h 52m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 3 operators. The route covers 313 km. Cheapest is by Coach, fastest is by Coach.
At a glance
- Distance
- 313 km
- Fastest
- 4h 52m
- Average
- 5h 12m
- Services per day
- 16
- Cheapest
- €16.13
- CO2 per passenger
- 8.5 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 28, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | 4h 58m | 4h 14m | 44m | €18.33 | 8.5 kg | 16 |
- 4h 58mFastest, by Coach
- €18.33Cheapest, by Coach
- 8.5 kgLowest CO2, by Coach
- 313 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€16.68
- Empresa Auto Viação Progresso EA946318:424h 14m22:56Terminal de Vans de ArapiracaIstmo do Recife
Door to door 4h 58mCO2 8.5 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee
Lowest CO2€21.07
- Viação Progresso VP800507:301h 39m09:09Terminal de Vans de ArapiracaTerminal Rodoviário
- JS Turismo JS906410:403h 9m13:49Terminal RodoviárioIstmo do Recife
Changes at União dos Palmares, with 91 minutes between services and a walk of about 5 minutes.
Door to door 7h 3mCO2 8.4 kgChanges 1Changeable for a fee
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
No live timetable for this trip yet.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Arapiraca to Recife | FriSep 11 | SatSep 12 | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | €31.53 | €33.73 | €25.48 | €22.18 | €22.18 | €23.83 | €23.28 | €24.93 | €22.18 | €21.08 | €18.33 | €18.33 | €19.43 | €20.53 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €16.13
Recife is big enough that where you sleep decides what the days look like. We sell the seat, not the room.
Rooms within reach of Recife Central Station
Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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When to book Arapiraca to Recife
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €16.6890 days
- €12.8360 days
- €15.5845 days
- €16.1330 days
- €19.4321 days
- €20.5314 days
- €23.287 days
- €25.483 days
- €31.531 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €12.83.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 146 percent. The most expensive point is €31.53, 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.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €21.08Sun
- €18.33Mon
- €18.33Tue
- €19.43Wed
- €20.53Thu
- €24.93Fri
- €22.18Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €22.18Sep
- €16.68Oct
- €15.58Nov
- €15.03Dec
- €15.03Jan
- €13.38Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 75% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 25% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 313 km against 272 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Maceió, Ipojuca, Caruaru, União dos Palmares. The gap between arriving and leaving is 46 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 20 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Arapiraca at 06:29 and the last at 18:42, across 16 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Arapiraca
Bus
- Terminal de Vans de Arapiraca
- Rodoviária de Arapiraca
Recife
Rail
- Recife Central Station
Bus
- Istmo do Recife
- TI Recife
Air
- REC
Ferry
- Terminal Marítimo de Passageiros do Recife
- Cais da Jaqueira
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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Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From |
|---|---|
| Auto Viação Cruzeiro | €16.13 |
| Empresa Auto Viação Progresso | €16.13 |
| Expresso São Luiz | €16.68 |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €11.50 | 71% |
| Taxes | €1.15 | 7% |
| Supplier fees | €1.49 | 9% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 12% |
| Total you pay | €16.13 | 100% |
A day in Recife hauling a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.
Baggage storage near Recife Central Station
Most of the points near Recife Central Station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Arapiraca 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 it take to get from Arapiraca to Recife?
The fastest journey from Arapiraca to Recife takes 4h 52m door to door, of which 4h 14m is spent moving, on the Coach. Most services take around 5h 12m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Arapiraca to Recife?
The cheapest fare from Arapiraca to Recife is €16.13, checked on September 28, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €24.38. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Arapiraca to Recife?
The cheapest way from Arapiraca to Recife is by Coach, at €18.33 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 4h 58m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Arapiraca to Recife?
Fares from Arapiraca to Recife bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €12.83. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 146 percent, measured on September 28, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Arapiraca to Recife?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Arapiraca to Recife, at €18.33. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 28, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Arapiraca to Recife?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Arapiraca to Recife, at €13.38 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Arapiraca to Recife?
3 operators sell services from Arapiraca to Recife across 1 modes: Auto Viação Cruzeiro, Empresa Auto Viação Progresso, Expresso São Luiz. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Arapiraca to Recife?
75 percent of the services we sell from Arapiraca to Recife are direct. The rest connect at Maceió, Ipojuca, Caruaru, União dos Palmares, with about 46 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Arapiraca to Recife use?
Services from Arapiraca to Recife by Coach leave from Terminal de Vans de Arapiraca and arrive at Istmo do Recife. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Arapiraca to Recife?
3 of the 3 operators we sell from Arapiraca to Recife allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
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, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Arapiraca to Recife on September 10, 2026: 313 km of route against 272 km in a straight line, 16 services a day, 3 operators, a cheapest fare of €16.13, and 4h 52m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Recife a set of days out that do not start at a station. We do not sell those either.
What to book in Recife before you go
The tickets worth having in advance, because the line at the door is usually the whole morning.
See Recife on CivitatisOr browse GetYourGuide
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