There are 8 ways to get from Montevideo to Recife by plane, bus, car, shuttle, or car ferry
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Fly Carrasco International Airport to Recife International Airport
best- Fly from Carrasco International Airport (MVD) to Recife International Airport (REC)plane MVD - REC
8h 24mR$1,071–2,351Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tres Cruces to Terminal Rodoviário Rita Mariabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário Rita Maria to Tietê Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Tietê Bus Terminal to Recife - TIPbus
2d 20hR$1,857–3,458Drive 4,513.6 km
- Drive from Montevideo to Recifecar 4,513.6 km
2d 10hR$3,961–5,721Fly Carrasco International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport, bus
- Fly from Carrasco International Airport (MVD) to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA)plane MVD - JPA
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de João Pessoa to Recife - TIPbus
12h 16mR$1,444–2,868Shuttle to Punta Del Este Airport, fly to Recife International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Montevideo to Punta Del Este Airport
- Fly from Punta Del Este Airport (PDP) to Recife International Airport (REC)plane PDP - REC
14h 39mCar ferry to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery, fly to Recife International Airport
- Take the car ferry from Puerto Montevideo to Puerto Maderocarferry
- Fly from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery (AEP) to Recife International Airport (REC)plane AEP - REC
11h 21mR$1,331–3,340Fly Carrasco International Airport to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport, bus
- Fly from Carrasco International Airport (MVD) to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ)plane MVD - MCZ
- Take the bus from Maceió to Recife - TIPbus
14h 56mR$1,267–2,204Bus via Pelotas
- Take the bus from Terminal Tres Cruces to Pelotasbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Pelotas to Tietê Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Tietê Bus Terminal to Recife Bus Stationbus
3d 13hR$1,872–3,045
Carrasco International Airport (MVD) to Recife International Airport (REC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Montevideo to Recife is to fly which costs R$ 1000 - R$ 2400 and takes 8h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Montevideo to Recife is to fly which takes 8h 24m and costs R$ 1000 - R$ 2400.
No, there is no direct bus from Montevideo to Recife. However, there are services departing from Terminal Tres Cruces and arriving at Recife - TIP via Terminal Rodoviário Rita Maria and Tietê Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 20h.
The distance between Montevideo and Recife is 3703 km. The road distance is 4513.6 km.
The best way to get from Montevideo to Recife without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 20h and costs R$ 1800 - R$ 3500.
It takes approximately 8h 24m to get from Montevideo to Recife, including transfers.
Montevideo to Recife bus services, operated by TTL - Transporte Turismo, depart from Terminal Tres Cruces station.
The best way to get from Montevideo to Recife is to fly which takes 8h 24m and costs R$ 1000 - R$ 2400. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs R$ 1800 - R$ 3500 and takes 2 days 20h.
Montevideo to Recife bus services, operated by TTL - Transporte Turismo, arrive at Terminal Rodoviário Rita Maria station.
Yes, the driving distance between Montevideo to Recife is 4514 km. It takes approximately 2 days 10h to drive from Montevideo to Recife.
What companies run services between Montevideo, Uruguay and Recife, Brazil?
Azul, Gol Transportes Aéreos, and LATAM Chile fly from Carrasco International Airport (MVD) to Recife International Airport (REC) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal Tres Cruces to Recife - TIP via Terminal Rodoviário Rita Maria and Tietê Bus Terminal in around 2d 20h.
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Recife International Airport via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,000–2,700
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,100–4,100
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,100–4,100
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$900–2,900
Flights from Punta Del Este Airport to Recife International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,700–6,000
Flights from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery to Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$950–2,500
Flights from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery to Recife International Airport via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R$950–2,500
Flights from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery to Recife International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$950–2,500
Flights from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery to Recife International Airport via Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$950–2,500
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,000–2,100
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,000–2,100
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport via Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$750–2,600
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Recife International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,100–2,500
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,300–2,500
Flights from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery to Recife International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,100–2,700
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,300–1,900
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,000–1,500
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Recife International Airport via Belo Horizonte Confins
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,000–1,500
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$900–2,900
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,100–4,100
Flights from Punta Del Este Airport to Recife International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,000–8,500
Flights from Punta Del Este Airport to Recife International Airport via Porto Alegre
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,000–8,500
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport via Belo Horizonte Confins
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,200–5,500
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport via Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$750–2,600
- Website
- aerolineas.com.ar
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,100–4,100
Flights from Punta Del Este Airport to Recife International Airport via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–6,500
Flights from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery to Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$950–2,500
Flights from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery to Recife International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$950–2,500
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery to Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,100–2,600
- Phone
- +55 4004-5001
- sac@autoviacao1001.com.br
- Website
- autoviacao1001.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário Rita Maria to Tietê Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R$340–650
- Schedules at
- autoviacao1001.com.br
- Book at
- autoviacao1001.com.br
- Phone
- 0800 645 9007
- fretamento@unesul.com.br
- Website
- ttl.com.br
Bus from Terminal Tres Cruces to Terminal Rodoviário Rita Maria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- R$700–950
- Schedules at
- ttl.com.br
- Book at
- ttl.com.br
- Phone
- +55 800-470-470
- sac@catarinense.com.br
- Website
- catarinense.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário Rita Maria to Tietê Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R$280–460
- Schedules at
- catarinense.com.br
- Book at
- catarinense.com.br
- Phone
- 0800 770 3603
- Website
- wemobi.me
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário Rita Maria to Tietê Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- R$130–220
- Schedules at
- wemobi.me
Bus from Tietê Bus Terminal to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R$1,000–1,900
- Schedules at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Book at
- viacaocatedral.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
- 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$50–75
- Book at
- viajetotal.com.br
- Phone
- 0800 042 4223
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.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$55–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.br
Bus from Maceió to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$130–220
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.br
- Phone
- +598 9484 5671
Shuttle from Montevideo to Punta Del Este Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Phone
- 0800 009 7325
- sarc@realalagoas.com.br
- Website
- realalagoas.com.br
Bus from Maceió to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- R$100–150
- Schedules at
- realalagoas.com.br
- Book at
- realalagoas.com.br
- Phone
- +55 800 766 9000
- Website
- progressoonline.com.br
Bus from Maceió to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R$110–180
- Schedules at
- progressoonline.com.br
- Book at
- progressoonline.com.br
- Phone
- +598 2 402 5164
- comercial@ega.com.uy
- Website
- ega.com.uy
Bus from Terminal Tres Cruces to Pelotas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R$360–600
- Schedules at
- ega.com.uy
- Book at
- reservadirecta.sittnet.net
- Semileito
- R$360–430
- Leito
- R$500–600
- Phone
- 0800 881 0144
- atendimento@nspenha.com.br
- Website
- nspenha.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Pelotas to Tietê Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R$550–850
- Schedules at
- nspenha.com.br
- Book at
- nspenha.com.br
- Phone
- 0800 728 0044
- Website
- gontijo.com.br
Bus from Tietê Bus Terminal to Recife Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R$950–1,600
- Schedules at
- gontijo.com.br
- Phone
- +54 11 4316 6530
- atcliente@buquebus.com
- Website
- intl.buquebus.com
Car ferry from Puerto Montevideo to Puerto Madero
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R$370–850
- Schedules at
- intl.buquebus.com
- Book at
- intl.buquebus.com
- Tourist
- R$370–550
- Bussines
- R$430–650
- First
- R$480–750
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