There are 6 ways to get from Costa Rica to Recife by plane, bus, taxi, shuttle, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Recife International Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Recife International Airport (REC)plane SJO - REC
17h 13mR$1,111–4,416Ferry to Cobano, fly to Recife International Airport
cheapest- Take the ferry from Puntarenas to Paqueraferry
- Fly from Cobano (ACO) to Recife International Airport (REC)plane ACO - REC
22h 29mR$1,093–4,933Fly Limón International Airport to Recife International Airport
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Recife International Airport (REC)plane LIO - REC
17h 35mR$1,360–5,573Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport, bus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA)plane SJO - JPA
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de João Pessoa to Recife - TIPbus
20h 25mR$1,406–5,723Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly to Recife International Airport
- Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQPtaxi
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Recife International Airport (REC)plane XQP - REC
17h 46mR$1,772–5,197Shuttle, bus to David, fly to Recife International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Uvita
- Take the bus from Uvita to Davidbus
- Fly from David (DAV) to Recife International Airport (REC)plane DAV - REC
27h 12mR$3,967–8,994
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Recife International Airport (REC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Recife is to fly which costs R$ 1100 - R$ 4500 and takes 17h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Recife is to fly which takes 17h 13m and costs R$ 1100 - R$ 4500.
The distance between Costa Rica and Recife is 5837 km.
It takes approximately 17h 13m to get from Costa Rica to Recife, including transfers.
Recife is 3h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 9:57 AM in Costa Rica and 12:57 PM in Recife.
There are 252+ hotels available in Recife.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Recife, Brazil?
LATAM Chile, Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., and four other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Recife International Airport (REC) 3 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Recife International Airport via Bogota, Belem
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,400–4,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Recife International Airport via Panama City, Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 34m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,100–4,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Recife International Airport via Fort Lauderdale, Belem
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$2,000–6,500
Flights from Limón International Airport to Recife International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Bogota, Belem
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–5,500
Flights from Limón International Airport to Recife International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Panama City, Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,300–5,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Lima, Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,300–7,500
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Recife International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Bogota, Belem
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,400–4,500
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Recife International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Panama City, Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,100–4,400
Flights from David to Recife International Airport via Panama City, Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 57m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,500–6,500
Flights from David to Recife International Airport via Panama City, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,600–6,500
Flights from David to Recife International Airport via Panama City, Belo Horizonte Confins
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 2m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,700–7,000
Flights from Cobano to Recife International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Bogota, Belem
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,300–4,200
Flights from Cobano to Recife International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Panama City, Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,000–4,100
Flights from Cobano to Recife International Airport via Liberia, Miami, Belem
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–5,500
Flights from Cobano to Recife International Airport via Liberia, Fort Lauderdale, Belem
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–6,000
Flights from Cobano to Recife International Airport via Quepos La Managua Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport, Bogota, Belem
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,300–4,200
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Recife International Airport via Lima, Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,000–6,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Panama City, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 24m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,300–5,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Lima, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,100–6,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Lima, Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,300–7,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Bogota, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,900–6,000
Flights from David to Recife International Airport via Panama City, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,600–6,500
Flights from David to Recife International Airport via Panama City, Belo Horizonte Confins
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,700–7,000
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Recife International Airport via Lima, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–6,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Lima, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,100–6,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Lima, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,300–7,000
Flights from Cobano to Recife International Airport via Liberia, Miami, Fortaleza
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–5,500
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Recife International Airport via Lima, Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,000–6,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Lima, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,100–6,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Lima, Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,300–7,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Bogota, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,900–6,000
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$45–70
- Book at
- viajetotal.com.br
- Phone
- 0800 042 4223
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- 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 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
- 1 800 715 1370
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from San José to Uvita
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- R$2,383
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2221 4214
- info@tracopacr.com
- Website
- tracopacr.com
Bus from Uvita to David
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R$65–85
- Schedules at
- tracopacr.com
- Colectivo
- R$65–85
Ferry operators
- Phone
- + 506 2661 2084
- info@navieratambor.com
- Website
- navieratambor.com
Ferry from Puntarenas to Paquera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R$6–126
- Schedules at
- navieratambor.com
- Adult
- R$9
- Child
- R$6
- Moto
- R$38
- Bike
- R$25
- Car
- R$126
Other operators
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- R$650–800
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