There are 5 ways to get from Athens to Recife by plane 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)ATH - REC
18h 26mR$2,964–4,959Fly to Greater Natal International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Greater Natal International Airport (NAT)ATH - NAT
- Take the bus from Natal to Recife - TIP
23h 29mR$1,686–5,752Fly to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA)ATH - JPA
- Take the bus from João Pessoa to Recife - TIP
34h 50mR$1,719–6,409Fly to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ)ATH - MCZ
- Take the bus from Maceió to Recife - TIP
23h 16mR$1,719–6,204Fly to Campina Grande, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Campina Grande (CPV)ATH - CPV
- Take the bus from Campina Grande to Caruaru
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Caruaru to Recife - TIP
28h 28mR$1,761–7,152
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Recife International Airport (REC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Recife is to fly and bus which costs R$ 1600 - R$ 6000 and takes 23h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Recife is to fly which takes 18h 26m and costs R$ 2900 - R$ 5000.
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 4:08 AM in Athens and 11:08 PM in Recife.
There are 1599+ 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
- 18h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,400–5,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Lisboa, Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,600–6,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Madrid, Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$2,000–8,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport via Lisboa, Greater Natal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,600–6,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport via Lisboa, Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,600–6,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Campina Grande via Lisboa, Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,600–6,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Greater Natal International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,500–5,500
- 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$2,000–6,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Madrid, Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$2,000–8,500
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$2,300–6,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Campina Grande via Madrid, Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,000–8,500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,900–7,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Campina Grande via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R$2,000–7,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Campina Grande via Madrid, Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 27m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,200–7,500
- 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$2,200–7,500
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Recife International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,700–7,500
Bus operators
Bus from João Pessoa to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R$40–100
- Schedules at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Book at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
Bus from Maceió to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$95–140
- Schedules at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Book at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Leito
- R$130–200
- Executivo
- R$95–140
- Phone
- 0800 085 8282
- sac@viajetotal.com.br
- Website
- viajetotal.com.br
Bus from João Pessoa to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R$55–310
- Book at
- viajetotal.com.br
- Executivo
- R$220–310
- Leito
- R$140–200
- Phone
- 0800 042 4223
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.com.br
Bus from João Pessoa to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$30–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.br
Bus from Maceió to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$55–80
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.br
Bus from Natal to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$60–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.br
- Phone
- +55 800 766 9000
- Website
- progressoonline.com.br
Bus from Campina Grande to Caruaru
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$45–60
- Schedules at
- progressoonline.com.br
- Book at
- progressoonline.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Caruaru to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R$38–42
- 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$100–120
- Schedules at
- progressoonline.com.br
- Book at
- progressoonline.com.br
- Phone
- +55 (81) 3722-1611
- sac@caruaruense.com.br
- Website
- caruaruense.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Caruaru to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R$40
- Schedules at
- caruaruense.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Caruaru to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$40–55
- Book at
- expressosaoluiz.com.br
- Executivo
- R$40–55
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Caruaru to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R$60–1,000
- Schedules at
- expressoguanabara.com.br
- Leito
- R$160–1,000
- Executivo
- R$60–550
- Phone
- +55 (81) 2101-9000
- Website
- viacaocruzeiro.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Caruaru to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- R$30–50
- Schedules at
- clickbus.com.br
- Book at
- clickbus.com.br
- Convencional
- R$34–39
- Executivo
- R$30–50
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