There are 5 ways to get from Athens to Recife by plane, bus, or car
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
17h 29mR$3,658–6,062Fly 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
24h 12mR$1,830–5,326Fly 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
41h 1mR$1,853–5,768Fly 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
25h 42mR$2,138–6,683Fly 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 51mR$1,958–5,728
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Recife International Airport (REC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Recife is to fly and bus which costs R$ 1800 - R$ 5500 and takes 24h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Recife is to fly which takes 17h 29m and costs R$ 3600 - R$ 6500.
The distance between Athens and Recife is 8002 km.
It takes approximately 17h 29m to get from Athens to Recife, including transfers.
Recife is 6h behind Athens. It is currently 12:40 PM in Athens and 6:40 AM in Recife.
There are 267+ hotels available in Recife.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Recife, Brazil?
Iberia, TAP Portugal, and two other airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Recife International Airport (REC) once daily.
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Recife International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$3,900–6,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Lisboa, Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 5m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,700–5,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Madrid, Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,700–6,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,900–7,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Madrid, Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 12m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,000–6,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Campina Grande via Lisboa, Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$2,000–6,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Campina Grande via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R$2,100–8,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Campina Grande via Madrid, Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 12m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,300–7,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Campina Grande via Madrid, Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,000–7,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport via Lisboa, Greater Natal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–5,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Greater Natal International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,600–5,000
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Athens International Airport to Recife International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,700–5,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Madrid, Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,700–6,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,900–7,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Madrid, Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 12m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,000–6,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Campina Grande via Madrid, Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,000–7,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport via Madrid, Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,700–7,000
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Athens International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,900–7,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Madrid, Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 12m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,000–6,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Campina Grande via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R$2,100–8,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Campina Grande via Madrid, Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 12m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,300–7,000
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Recife International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,400–5,500
- 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
- https://www.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$50–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.br
Bus from Maceió to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$110–190
- 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$40–140
- 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$100–170
- 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$110–180
- Schedules at
- progressoonline.com.br
- Book at
- progressoonline.com.br
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