There are 2 ways to get from Barcelona to Recife by plane or train
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Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport
best- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Recife International Airport (REC)plane BCN - REC
14h 13mR$2,419–4,440Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Recife International Airport (REC)plane MAD - REC
15h 9mR$2,263–6,404
Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Recife International Airport (REC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Barcelona to Recife is to train and fly which costs R$ 2200 - R$ 6500 and takes 15h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Barcelona to Recife is to fly which takes 14h 13m and costs R$ 2400 - R$ 4500.
The distance between Barcelona and Recife is 6700 km.
It takes approximately 14h 13m to get from Barcelona to Recife, including transfers.
Recife is 4h behind Barcelona. It is currently 6:39 AM in Barcelona and 2:39 AM in Recife.
There are 1464+ hotels available in Recife.
What companies run services between Barcelona, Spain and Recife, Brazil?
TAP Portugal, Iberia, and three other airlines fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Recife International Airport (REC) 3 times a day.
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Recife International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$950–3,500
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Recife International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,400–4,500
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Recife International Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,400–4,600
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,100–4,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Recife International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,700–5,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Recife International Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,100–4,100
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Recife International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$950–3,500
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Recife International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,700–5,000
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Recife International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,000–4,200
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Recife International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,000–6,500
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,100–4,500
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Recife International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,000–6,500
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Recife International Airport via Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,300–4,500
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R$500–900
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R$420–700
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$340–550
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R$390–700
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
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