There are 6 ways to get from Philadelphia to Recife by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Recife International Airport
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Recife International Airport (REC)plane PHL - REC
17h 2mR$2,349–7,188Bus to Atlantic City International Airport, fly to Recife International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Lindenwold Patco to US-30 at APPLE WAYbus
- Fly from Atlantic City International Airport (ACY) to Recife International Airport (REC)plane ACY - REC
22h 59mR$1,786–5,373Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Recife International Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Recife International Airport (REC)plane EWR - REC
16h 21mR$2,458–6,849Train to New Castle Airport, fly to Recife International Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Wilmingtontrain
- Fly from New Castle Airport (ILG) to Recife International Airport (REC)plane ILG - REC
20h 23mR$2,032–9,551Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA)plane JFK - JPA
- Take the bus from João Pessoa to Recife - TIPbus
21h 20mR$1,996–10,567Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Recife International Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Recife International Airport (REC)plane BWI - REC
16h 7mR$2,239–10,385
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Recife International Airport (REC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Recife is to bus and fly which costs R$ 1700 - R$ 5500 and takes 22h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Recife is to train and fly which takes 16h 7m and costs R$ 2200 - R$ 11000.
The distance between Philadelphia and Recife is 6786 km.
It takes approximately 17h 2m to get from Philadelphia to Recife, including transfers.
Recife is 2h ahead of Philadelphia. It is currently 11:10 PM in Philadelphia and 1:10 AM in Recife.
There are 1560+ hotels available in Recife.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Recife, Brazil?
Frontier Airlines, Azul, and four other airlines fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Recife International Airport (REC) once daily.
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Recife International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R$2,300–7,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Recife International Airport via Fort Lauderdale, Belem
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$2,300–7,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Recife International Airport via Raleigh/Durham, Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 54m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,300–7,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Recife International Airport via Orlando, Fortaleza
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R$2,200–7,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Recife International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 38m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,900–6,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Recife International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,500–6,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Recife International Airport via Fort Lauderdale, Belem
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,900–6,000
Flights from Atlantic City International Airport to Recife International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 57m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,600–4,900
Flights from Atlantic City International Airport to Recife International Airport via Fort Lauderdale, Belem
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,600–4,900
Flights from Atlantic City International Airport to Recife International Airport via Orlando, Fortaleza
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R$1,500–4,800
Flights from New Castle Airport to Recife International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,000–6,500
Flights from New Castle Airport to Recife International Airport via West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,100–6,500
Flights from New Castle Airport to Recife International Airport via Wilmington, Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,000–6,500
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Recife International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,200–7,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Recife International Airport via Fort Lauderdale, Belem
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R$2,200–7,000
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Atlantic City International Airport to Recife International Airport via Orlando, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,700–5,500
Flights from New Castle Airport to Recife International Airport via Orlando, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$2,200–7,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–7,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Miami, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,400–8,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Bogota, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,300–8,000
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Recife International Airport via Miami, Fortaleza
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R$2,200–7,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,700–8,500
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Recife International Airport via Miami, Fortaleza
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R$2,100–7,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Recife International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,500–6,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–7,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- R$55–1,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- R$55–1,200
- Business Class
- R$300–1,400
Train from 30th Street Station to Wilmington
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R$18–1,100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- R$18–1,100
- Business Class
- R$230–1,200
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R$65–1,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- R$65–1,200
- Business Class
- R$320–1,400
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R$75–1,300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- R$75–1,300
- Business Class
- R$330–1,500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- R$50–340
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- R$95–150
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- R$50–340
- Business - advance purchase
- R$70–490
- Business Class
- R$120–950
Train from 30th Street Station to Wilmington
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$30–450
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R$85–1,300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R$30–900
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Wilmington
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R$30–2,900
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- R$30–2,300
- First Class
- R$500–2,900
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- R$100–3,200
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- R$100–2,400
- First Class
- R$700–3,200
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$120–3,200
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- R$120–2,400
- First Class
- R$700–3,200
- Phone
- +1 973-275-5555
- Website
- njtransit.com
Bus from Lindenwold Patco to US-30 at APPLE WAY
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R$26–85
- Website
- https://www.njtransit.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.njtransit.com/bus-to
- Adults
- R$26–85
Bus from João Pessoa to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R$45–110
- 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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