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
18h 20mR$1,435–5,239Fly Limón International Airport to Recife International Airport
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Recife International Airport (REC)plane LIO - REC
22hR$1,518–5,629Fly 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
19hR$1,676–6,090Taxi 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
19h 31mR$2,118–5,957Shuttle, bus to David, fly to Recife International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Paso Canoas
- Take the bus from Frontera to Davidbus
- Fly from David (DAV) to Recife International Airport (REC)plane DAV - REC
22h 18mR$6,466–12,475Ferry to Cobano, fly to Recife International Airport
- Take the ferry from Puntarenas to Paqueraferry
- Fly from Cobano (ACO) to Recife International Airport (REC)plane ACO - REC
24h 54mR$1,551–6,466
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Recife International Airport (REC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Recife is to fly which costs R$ 1400 - R$ 5500 and takes 18h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Recife is to fly which takes 18h 20m and costs R$ 1400 - R$ 5500.
The distance between Costa Rica and Recife is 5832 km.
It takes approximately 18h 20m to get from Costa Rica to Recife, including transfers.
Recife is 3h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 9:47 PM in Costa Rica and 12:47 AM in Recife.
There are 1919+ hotels available in Recife.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Recife, Brazil?
Southwest Airlines, Azul, and five other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Recife International Airport (REC) twice daily.
Airlines
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Recife International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R$3,000–8,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Recife International Airport via Fort Lauderdale, Belem
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$2,900–8,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Recife International Airport via Panama City, Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,300–5,500
Flights from Limón International Airport to Recife International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Panama City, Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,400–5,500
Flights from Limón International Airport to Recife International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Bogota, Belem
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,500–8,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Panama City, Belo Horizonte Confins
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,600–6,500
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Recife International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Panama City, Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,300–5,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Recife International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Bogota, Belem
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R$2,300–7,500
Flights from David to Recife International Airport via Panama City, Belo Horizonte Confins
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,200–8,500
Flights from David to Recife International Airport via Panama City, Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 47m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,000–8,000
Flights from Cobano to Recife International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Panama City, Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,400–5,500
Flights from Cobano to Recife International Airport via Liberia, Fort Lauderdale, Belem
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$3,000–8,500
Flights from Cobano to Recife International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Bogota, Belem
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,400–8,000
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Recife International Airport via Bogota, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,300–6,500
Flights from Limón International Airport to Recife International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Bogota, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,400–7,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Lima, Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,900–8,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Lima, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,600–8,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Recife International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Bogota, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$2,200–6,500
Flights from Cobano to Recife International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Bogota, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$2,400–7,000
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Panama City, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,500–6,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Lima, Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,900–8,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Lima, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,600–8,000
Flights from David to Recife International Airport via Panama City, Belo Horizonte Confins
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,200–8,500
Flights from David to Recife International Airport via Panama City, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 47m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$2,100–8,000
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Recife International Airport via Lima, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,400–7,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Lima, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,600–8,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Lima, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,900–8,500
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$40–70
- Book at
- viajetotal.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
- 1 800 715 1370
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from San José to Paso Canoas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- R$4,326
- Website
- RIDE CR
Bus from Frontera to David
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- R$67–72
- Schedules at
- Transporte Panamá Chiriqui Frontera
Ferry operators
- Phone
- + 506 2661 2084
- info@navieratambor.com
- Website
- Naviera Tambor
Ferry from Puntarenas to Paquera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R$6–141
- Schedules at
- Naviera Tambor
- Adult
- R$10
- Child
- R$6
- Moto
- R$42
- Bike
- R$28
- Car
- R$141
Other operators
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- R$750–900
Coopeheredia
- Phone
- +506 2262 6262
- Website
- coopeheredia.com
Coopemargarita
- Phone
- +506 2238 3838
- Website
- facebook.com
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