Travel to Recife
Every way to reach Recife: 2 modes compared, with fares.
Recife is reachable from 192 places across 8 countries by 2 modes, on services run by 24 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €10.07 and the fastest takes 2h 23m door to door. The nearest origin is 43 km away.
How people reach Recife
Every mode that actually calls at Recife, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | 358 | €10.07 | 2h 23m | 3,038 km | 13 |
| Flight | 62 | €31.41 | 3h 45m | 7,712 km | 11 |
- 192Places you can arrive from
- 192Places you can leave for
- 8Countries
- 24Operators
Recife sits on the water, which usually settles which side of town you want to wake up on. Rooms are not ours to sell.
Rooms within reach of Recife Central Station
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 24 | 6% | Ipojuca, 43 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 87 | 21% | Goianinha, 202 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 121 | 29% | Serrinha, 605 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 188 | 45% | Pirapora, 1502 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Recife that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 408 | 97% |
| Argentina | 2 | 0% |
| Germany | 2 | 0% |
| Panama | 2 | 0% |
| Portugal | 2 | 0% |
| United States | 2 | 0% |
| Spain | 1 | 0% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0% |
Stations, airports and ports in Recife
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Recife
- Recife Central Station
- Istmo do Recife
- TI Recife
- REC
- 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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The cheapest journeys into Recife
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| João Pessoa to Recife bus | €10.07 | 2h 23m | 104 km |
| Maceió to Recife bus | €13.38 | 3h 28m | 202 km |
| Natal to Recife bus | €16.13 | 4h 7m | 254 km |
| São Miguel dos Campos to Recife bus | €17.23 | 4h 24m | 234 km |
| Arapiraca to Recife bus | €19.43 | 4h 52m | 272 km |
| Aracaju to Recife bus | €22.73 | 5h 57m | 398 km |
| Propriá to Recife bus | €22.73 | 5h 46m | 322 km |
| Maceió to Recife flight | €31.41 | 3h 51m | 202 km |
| Caruaru to Recife flight | €31.41 | 3h 45m | 123 km |
| Campina Grande to Recife flight | €31.41 | 3h 47m | 143 km |
| Ribeira do Pombal to Recife bus | €33.18 | 8h 25m | 506 km |
| Salvador to Recife bus | €35.93 | 9h 31m | 675 km |
| Fortaleza to Recife bus | €36.48 | 9h 1m | 630 km |
| Natal to Recife flight | €36.72 | 3h 55m | 254 km |
| Feira de Santana to Recife bus | €41.43 | 10h 26m | 648 km |
| Teresina to Recife bus | €51.33 | 12h 2m | 935 km |
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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Popular trips to Recife
Common questions about Travel to Recife
How can I get to Recife?
Recife is reachable by 2 modes on our network, from 192 places, across 8 countries, on services run by 24 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Recife?
The cheapest way into Recife is by Coach, from €10.07 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 192 origins we sell into Recife over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Recife?
The fastest journey into Recife is by Coach, at 2h 23m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 43 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Recife have?
Recife has 6 named terminals on our network, including 1 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are Recife Central Station, REC. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Recife from within 200 km?
24 of the routes we sell into Recife start within 200 km. The nearest is Ipojuca, 43 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Recife in Brazil?
Recife connects to 192 places on our network across 8 countries, the furthest of them 7,712 km away in a straight line. Brazil routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
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 Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in Brazil
The wider region
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.
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