There are 5 ways to get from Lisbon to Recife by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Lisbon-Portela Airport to Recife International Airport
best- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Recife International Airport (REC)plane LIS - REC
11h 15mR$2,216–7,242Train to Faro Airport, fly to Recife International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Lisboa Oriente to Farotrain
- Fly from Faro Airport (FAO) to Recife International Airport (REC)plane FAO - REC
17h 2mR$1,081–4,574Fly Lisbon-Portela Airport to Caruaru, bus
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Caruaru (CAU)plane LIS - CAU
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Caruaru to Recife - TIPbus
23h 14mR$1,960–9,065Fly Lisbon-Portela Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport, bus
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA)plane LIS - JPA
- Take the bus from João Pessoa to Recife - TIPbus
21h 34mR$4,371–8,892Train to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, fly to Recife International Airport
- Take the train from Lisboa Oriente to Porto Campanhatrain
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Recife International Airport (REC)plane OPO - REC
14h 39mR$2,483–7,017
Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Recife International Airport (REC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lisbon to Recife is to train and fly which costs R$ 1000 - R$ 4600 and takes 17h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Lisbon to Recife is to fly which takes 11h 15m and costs R$ 2200 - R$ 7500.
The distance between Lisbon and Recife is 5876 km.
It takes approximately 11h 15m to get from Lisbon to Recife, including transfers.
Recife is 3h behind Lisbon. It is currently 3:35 PM in Lisbon and 12:35 PM in Recife.
There are 1570+ hotels available in Recife.
What companies run services between Lisbon, Portugal and Recife, Brazil?
TAP Portugal, Gol Transportes Aéreos, and two other airlines fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Recife International Airport (REC) 4 times a day.
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,200–7,000
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Recife International Airport via Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,200–7,000
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Recife International Airport via Fortaleza
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,200–7,000
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Caruaru via Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R$1,900–8,000
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Caruaru via Salvador, Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,200–8,500
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Caruaru via Natal, Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,000–8,000
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Caruaru via Fortaleza, Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,000–8,000
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Caruaru via Belem, Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R$2,300–9,000
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,200–4,900
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,400–5,500
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Natal, Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,300–5,000
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Fortaleza, Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,300–5,500
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,100–4,200
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Recife International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,100–4,200
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Recife International Airport via Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,900–6,000
Flights from Faro Airport to Recife International Airport via Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,000–4,100
Flights from Faro Airport to Recife International Airport via Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,600–5,500
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,200–7,000
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Recife International Airport via Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,200–7,000
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Recife International Airport via Fortaleza
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,200–7,000
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,200–4,900
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,700–6,500
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Natal, Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,300–5,000
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Fortaleza, Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,300–5,500
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Recife International Airport via Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,900–6,000
Flights from Faro Airport to Recife International Airport via Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,000–4,100
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R$1,700–6,500
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Natal, Maceio
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,300–5,500
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Recife International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,200–5,500
Flights from Faro Airport to Recife International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R$1,300–5,500
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Recife International Airport via Fortaleza
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R$2,200–7,000
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- cp.pt
Train from Lisboa Oriente to Porto Campanha
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R$65–300
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en
Train from Lisboa Oriente to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$75–170
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en
- 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
- Phone
- +55 800 766 9000
- Website
- 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 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
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
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