There are 5 ways to get from Athens to Recife by plane, car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Recife International Airport
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Recife International Airport (REC)plane ATH - REC
18h 26mR$3,460–6,564Fly to Greater Natal International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Greater Natal International Airport (NAT)plane ATH - NAT
- Take the bus from Natal to Recife - TIPbus
23h 29mR$1,432–4,628Fly to Campina Grande, drive
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Campina Grande (CPV)plane ATH - CPV
- Drive from Campina Grande (CPV) to Recife - TIPcar
24h 59mR$1,845–6,195Fly to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA)plane ATH - JPA
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de João Pessoa to Recife - TIPbus
36h 48mR$1,530–5,035Fly to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ)plane ATH - MCZ
- Take the bus from Maceió to Recife - TIPbus
24h 43mR$1,560–5,020
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Recife International Airport (REC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Recife is to fly and bus which costs R$ 1400 - R$ 4700 and takes 23h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Recife is to fly which takes 18h 26m and costs R$ 3400 - R$ 7000.
The distance between Athens and Recife is 8003 km.
It takes approximately 18h 26m to get from Athens to Recife, including transfers.
Recife is 5h behind Athens. It is currently 10:09 PM in Athens and 5:09 PM in Recife.
There are 1821+ hotels available in Recife.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Recife, Brazil?
Iberia, Aegean Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Recife International Airport (REC) twice daily.
Airlines
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Recife International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$4,100–6,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Campina Grande via Lisboa, Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R$1,700–6,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Campina Grande via Madrid, Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,000–7,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Lisboa, Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,400–4,800
Flights from Athens International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Madrid, Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,600–6,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport via Lisboa, Greater Natal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,400–4,800
Flights from Athens International Airport to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport via Lisboa, Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R$1,400–4,800
Flights from Athens International Airport to Greater Natal International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,200–4,300
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Athens International Airport to Recife International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,900–6,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Campina Grande via Madrid, Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,000–8,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Madrid, Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,600–6,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport via Madrid, Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,100–6,500
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Athens International Airport to Campina Grande via Madrid, Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 27m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,400–7,500
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Recife International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,500–5,500
Bus operators
- Phone
- 0800 085 8282
- sac@viajetotal.com.br
- Website
- viajetotal.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de João Pessoa to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R$45–70
- Book at
- viajetotal.com.br
- Phone
- 0800 042 4223
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de João Pessoa to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$45–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.br
Bus from Maceió to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$100–190
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.br
Bus from Natal to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$110–200
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de João Pessoa to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$45–140
- Schedules at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Book at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Phone
- 0800 009 7325
- sarc@realalagoas.com.br
- Website
- realalagoas.com.br
Bus from Maceió to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- R$100–140
- Schedules at
- realalagoas.com.br
- Book at
- realalagoas.com.br
- Phone
- +55 800 766 9000
- Website
- progressoonline.com.br
Bus from Maceió to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R$100–160
- Schedules at
- progressoonline.com.br
- Book at
- progressoonline.com.br
Bus from Natal to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R$100–160
- Schedules at
- progressoonline.com.br
- Book at
- progressoonline.com.br
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