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)plane ATH - REC
17h 21mR$2,861–8,256Fly 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 54mR$1,583–5,749Fly 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 João Pessoa to Recife - TIPbus
35h 15mR$1,716–6,406Fly to Campina Grande, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Campina Grande (CPV)plane ATH - CPV
- Take the bus from Campina Grande to Caruarubus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Caruaru to Recife - TIPbus
28h 28mR$1,958–7,649Fly 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
23h 16mR$1,616–5,701
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Recife International Airport (REC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Recife is to fly and bus which costs R$ 1500 - R$ 6000 and takes 23h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Recife is to fly which takes 17h 21m and costs R$ 2800 - R$ 8500.
The distance between Athens and Recife is 8003 km.
It takes approximately 17h 21m to get from Athens to Recife, including transfers.
Recife is 5h behind Athens. It is currently 8:12 AM in Athens and 3:12 AM in Recife.
There are 1570+ hotels available in Recife.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Recife, Brazil?
Aegean Airlines, TAP Portugal, 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
- 15h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,300–4,800
Flights from Athens International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Lisboa, Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- 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$2,000–8,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Campina Grande via Lisboa, Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–6,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Greater Natal International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,400–5,500
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$1,500–5,500
- 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$1,900–6,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Madrid, Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$2,000–8,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Campina Grande via Madrid, Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,200–9,000
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$2,200–7,000
- 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$2,500–8,000
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Recife International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,600–6,500
Bus operators
Bus from João Pessoa to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R$45–100
- 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 Natal to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$60–90
- 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
- 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$35–45
- 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$95–120
- 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$30–75
- Schedules at
- clickbus.com.br
- Book at
- clickbus.com.br
- Executivo
- R$30–45
- Leito
- R$55–75
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