There are 4 ways to get from Athens to Recife by plane or bus
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Fly to Recife International Airport
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Recife International Airport (REC)plane ATH - REC
16h 54mR$3,758–6,062Fly 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 17mR$1,940–5,836Fly 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
31h 51mR$1,953–5,768Fly 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$1,957–6,231
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Recife International Airport (REC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Recife is to fly and bus which costs R$ 1900 - R$ 6000 and takes 24h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Recife is to fly which takes 16h 54m and costs R$ 3700 - R$ 6500.
The distance between Athens and Recife is 8002 km.
It takes approximately 16h 54m to get from Athens to Recife, including transfers.
Recife is 6h behind Athens. It is currently 5:09 PM in Athens and 11:09 AM in Recife.
There are 1858+ 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) twice daily.
Airlines
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Recife International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$4,000–4,900
Flights from Athens International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Lisboa, Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 32m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–5,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Madrid, Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–6,500
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 Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport via Lisboa, Greater Natal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–6,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Greater Natal International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,700–5,500
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Athens International Airport to Recife International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$4,000–4,900
Flights from Athens International Airport to Recife International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–6,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Lisboa, Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–5,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Madrid, Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–6,500
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 Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport via Madrid, Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,100–7,500
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Recife International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R$1,500–5,500
- 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
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$40–65
- 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$110–200
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.br
Bus from Natal to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$120–210
- 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$100–150
- 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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