There are 5 ways to get from Melbourne to Recife by plane or bus
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Fly to Recife International Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Recife International Airport (REC)MEL - REC
26h 28mR$3,572–11,267Fly to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA)MEL - JPA
- Take the bus from João Pessoa to Recife - TIP
31h 32mR$4,127–12,417Fly to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ)MEL - MCZ
- Take the bus from Maceió to Recife - TIP
32h 48mR$4,027–12,212Fly to Caruaru, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Caruaru (CAU)MEL - CAU
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Caruaru to Recife - TIP
45h 2mR$6,116–20,090Fly to Greater Natal International Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Greater Natal International Airport (NAT)MEL - NAT
- Take the bus from Natal to Recife - TIP
36h 11mR$3,994–12,260
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Recife International Airport (REC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Recife is to fly which costs R$ 3500 - R$ 12000 and takes 26h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Recife is to fly which takes 26h 28m and costs R$ 3500 - R$ 12000.
The distance between Melbourne and Recife is 14958 km.
It takes approximately 26h 28m to get from Melbourne to Recife, including transfers.
Recife is 14h behind Melbourne. It is currently 6:22 PM in Melbourne and 4:22 AM in Recife.
There are 1599+ hotels available in Recife.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Recife, Brazil?
LATAM Chile, Gol Transportes Aéreos, and Azul fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Recife International Airport (REC) twice daily.
Airlines
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Recife International Airport via Santiago, Belo Horizonte Confins
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$3,500–11,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Santiago, Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$4,100–12,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport via Santiago, Belo Horizonte Confins
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$3,900–12,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Caruaru via Santiago, Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R$6,000–19,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Caruaru via Santiago, Brasilia, Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$6,000–19,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Caruaru via Sydney, Santiago, Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R$6,500–20,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Caruaru via Santiago, Belo Horizonte Confins, Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R$6,000–19,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Greater Natal International Airport via Santiago, Belo Horizonte Confins
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$3,800–12,000
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Recife International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R$3,500–11,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Recife International Airport via Santiago, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$3,500–11,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Santiago, Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$4,100–12,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Santiago, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$4,000–12,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport via Santiago, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$3,900–12,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Greater Natal International Airport via Santiago, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$3,800–12,000
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Recife International Airport via Santiago, Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$3,500–11,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Santiago, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R$4,000–12,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Santiago, Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$4,100–12,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport via Santiago, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$3,900–12,000
Bus operators
Bus from João Pessoa to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R$40–100
- Schedules at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Book at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
Bus from Maceió to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$95–140
- Schedules at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Book at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Leito
- R$130–200
- Executivo
- R$95–140
- 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 Maceió to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$55–80
- 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 (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$38–42
- Schedules at
- progressoonline.com.br
- Book at
- 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
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$30–50
- Schedules at
- clickbus.com.br
- Book at
- clickbus.com.br
- Convencional
- R$34–39
- Executivo
- R$30–50
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