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Belém to Recife

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Belém to Recife. From €73.88, fastest 5h 45m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Belém to Recife costs €73.88 at the cheapest and takes 5h 45m door to door at the fastest, across 2 modes and 2 operators. The route covers 1,698 km. Cheapest is by Coach, fastest is by Flight.

Checked September 9, 2026Priced for September 30, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
1,698 km
Fastest
5h 45m
Average
16h 42m
Services per day
9
Cheapest
€73.88
CO2 per passenger
197.2 kg
Door to door

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 30, 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Flight5h 49m2h 39m3h 10m€170.65425.1 kg2
Coach23h 17m22h 33m44m€78.8345.3 kg7
  • 5h 49mFastest, by Flight
  • €78.83Cheapest, by Coach
  • 45.3 kgLowest CO2, by Coach
  • 1,698 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 30, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€73.88
  1. Expresso Guanabara EG966706:2425h 10m07:34Terminal Rodoviário de BelémIstmo do Recife

Door to door 25h 54mCO2 45.3 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee

Fastest€204.28
  1. Azul A907806:432h 39m09:22Belém BELRecife REC

Door to door 5h 49mCO2 425.1 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

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 Belém to Recife
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Belém to RecifeThuSep 10FriSep 11SatSep 12SunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23
Coach€189.93€158.03€137.68€133.83€119.53€104.13€96.98€119.53€124.48€132.18€120.08€85.98€103.58€78.83
Flight€416.09€380.69€327.00€240.27€244.40€216.67€220.21€230.83€237.91€211.36€247.35€217.26€170.65€193.66

Cheapest day: 2026-09-30 · €73.88

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A hotel room

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Booking window

When to book Belém to Recife

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €74.4390 days
  2. €62.8860 days
  3. €71.1345 days
  4. €68.9330 days
  5. €73.8821 days
  6. €78.8314 days
  7. €96.987 days
  8. €137.683 days
  9. €189.931 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €62.88.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 202 percent. The most expensive point is €189.93, 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.
€189.93€62.881371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €120.08Sun
  2. €85.98Mon
  3. €103.58Tue
  4. €78.83Wed
  5. €119.53Thu
  6. €124.48Fri
  7. €132.18Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €104.13Sep
  2. €78.28Oct
  3. €72.23Nov
  4. €70.03Dec
  5. €71.13Jan
  6. €58.48Feb

The route

BelémBelémRecifeRecife
The journey

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
56% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 44% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 1,698 km against 1,678 km in a straight line, a detour of 1 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Miranda do Norte, Sousa, Santa Luzia do Paruá, Zé Doca. The gap between arriving and leaving is 56 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 17 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 Belém at 06:43 and the last at 14:02, across 2 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Belém

Bus
  • Terminal Rodoviário de Belém
  • Terminal da Ufra
Air
  • BEL
Ferry
  • Balsa Belém-Barcarena
  • Terminal Fluvial Turístico de Belém

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.

A taxi stand outside an airport terminal

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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Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
Azul€158.855h 45m740 km/hFixed fareNot published
Expresso Guanabara€73.8822h 31m72 km/hChangeablePower outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest Coach fare we sell on 2026-09-30, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€64.0087%
Taxes€6.409%
Supplier fees€1.492%
Our service fee€1.993%
Total you pay€73.88100%

The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.

Left luggage lockers

Somewhere to drop the bags in Recife?

Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.

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Questions about Belém 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 Belém to Recife?

The fastest journey from Belém to Recife takes 5h 45m door to door, of which 2h 39m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 16h 42m, 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 Belém to Recife?

The cheapest fare from Belém to Recife is €73.88, checked on September 30, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €142.63. 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 Belém to Recife?

The cheapest way from Belém to Recife is by Coach, at €78.83 for one passenger on September 30, 2026. That journey takes 23h 17m 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.

What is the fastest way to get from Belém to Recife?

The fastest way from Belém to Recife is by Flight, at 5h 49m door to door. Only 2h 39m of that is spent moving; the remaining 3h 10m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €170.65.

When should I book Belém to Recife?

Fares from Belém to Recife bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €62.88. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 202 percent, measured on September 30, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Belém to Recife?

Wednesday is the cheapest day to depart from Belém to Recife, at €78.83. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 30, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Belém to Recife?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Belém to Recife, at €58.48 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 Belém to Recife?

2 operators sell services from Belém to Recife across 2 modes: Azul, Expresso Guanabara. 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 Belém to Recife?

56 percent of the services we sell from Belém to Recife are direct. The rest connect at Miranda do Norte, Sousa, Santa Luzia do Paruá, Zé Doca, with about 56 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

How much CO2 does the journey from Belém to Recife produce?

Traveling from Belém to Recife by Coach produces about 45.3 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Flight produces about 425.1 kg, roughly 9 times as much for one passenger.

Which station or terminal do services from Belém to Recife use?

Services from Belém to Recife by Flight leave from Belém BEL and arrive at Recife REC. Allow about 3h 10m 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 Belém to Recife?

1 of the 2 operators we sell from Belém 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 Belém to Recife on September 9, 2026: 1698 km of route against 1678 km in a straight line, 9 services a day, 2 operators, a cheapest fare of €73.88, and 5h 45m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

The trip is the easy half to plan. The days in Recife are the half people leave until last.

A guided tour group

Anything to book in Recife before you go?

Day trips that leave Recife in the morning and cover a good part of Brazil by evening.

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