There are 3 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
14h 41mR$3,506–4,546Fly to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport, bus
cheapest- 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
23h 19mR$1,804–5,125Fly 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
28h 34mR$1,910–5,952
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Recife International Airport (REC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Recife is to fly and bus which costs R$ 1800 - R$ 5500 and takes 23h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Recife is to fly which takes 14h 41m and costs R$ 3500 - R$ 4600.
The distance between Athens and Recife is 8002 km.
It takes approximately 14h 41m to get from Athens to Recife, including transfers.
Recife is 6h behind Athens. It is currently 6:40 AM in Athens and 12:40 AM in Recife.
There are 1874+ 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.
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Recife International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,400–4,600
Flights from Athens International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Lisboa, Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,600–5,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport via Lisboa, Natal
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 57m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,500–4,700
- 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$1,400–4,600
Flights from Athens International Airport to Recife International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,000–5,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Porto, Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$2,300–6,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Lisboa, Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,600–5,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport via Madrid, Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,600–5,500
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Recife International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,600–5,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,600–6,000
- 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$50–75
- 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$60–100
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.br
Bus from Maceió to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$130–230
- 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$50–140
- 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$110–180
- Schedules at
- progressoonline.com.br
- Book at
- progressoonline.com.br
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