There are 5 ways to get from Barcelona to Recife by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Recife International Airport
best- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Recife International Airport (REC)plane BCN - REC
14h 38mR$2,636–4,434Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA)plane BCN - JPA
- Take the bus from João Pessoa to Recife - TIPbus
23h 32mR$1,291–4,984Train to Valencia Airport, fly to Recife International Airport
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Estació del Nordtrain
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Recife International Airport (REC)plane VLC - REC
17h 43mR$3,072–4,526Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly to Recife International Airport
- 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
14h 44mR$2,407–6,537Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Greater Natal International Airport, bus
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Greater Natal International Airport (NAT)plane BCN - NAT
- Take the bus from Natal to Recife - TIPbus
21h 21mR$3,358–7,227
Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Recife International Airport (REC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Barcelona to Recife is to fly and bus which costs R$ 1200 - R$ 5000 and takes 23h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Barcelona to Recife is to fly which takes 14h 38m and costs R$ 2600 - R$ 4500.
The distance between Barcelona and Recife is 6700 km.
It takes approximately 14h 38m to get from Barcelona to Recife, including transfers.
Recife is 4h behind Barcelona. It is currently 6:31 AM in Barcelona and 2:31 AM in Recife.
There are 1533+ 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) 4 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Recife International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,700–4,000
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Recife International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,400–4,800
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Recife International Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- R$1,500–4,900
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Lisboa, Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,200–4,600
Flights from Valencia Airport to Recife International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,100–4,400
Flights from Valencia Airport to Recife International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,600–5,500
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,200–4,200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Recife International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,900–5,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Recife International Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,200–4,200
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Greater Natal International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,000–4,000
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Greater Natal International Airport via Lisboa, Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,000–4,100
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Recife International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,700–4,000
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Lisboa, Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,200–4,600
Flights from Valencia Airport to Recife International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,100–4,400
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Recife International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,900–5,000
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Greater Natal International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,000–4,000
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Greater Natal International Airport via Lisboa, Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,000–4,100
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Recife International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,100–4,700
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Recife International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,100–7,000
Flights from Valencia Airport to Recife International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,300–5,500
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,100–4,900
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Recife International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,100–7,000
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,500–8,000
Train operators
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Estació del Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R$140–400
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R$300–410
- Website
- https://www.renfe.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
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R$210–850
- 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
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R$220–650
- 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 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$180–370
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
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
- 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
- Phone
- +55 800 766 9000
- Website
- progressoonline.com.br
Bus from Natal to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R$100–120
- Schedules at
- progressoonline.com.br
- Book at
- progressoonline.com.br
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