There are 9 ways to get from Quito to Recife by car, plane, bus, or bus (Flixbus)
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Car to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, fly to Recife International Airport
best- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Recife International Airport (REC)plane UIO - REC
15h 34mR$1,234–4,037Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Lima Javier Prado to Icabus
- Take the bus from Ica to Cuiabá, Terminal Rodoviáriobus
- Take the bus from Cuiabá, Terminal Rodoviário to Alta Florestabus
- Take the bus from Alta Floresta to Recife - TIPbus
5d 18hR$3,287–5,629Drive 8,131.1 km
- Drive from Quito to Recifecar 8,131.1 km
4d 16hR$4,208–6,078Car to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, fly to Campina Grande, drive
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Campina Grande (CPV)plane UIO - CPV
- Drive from Campina Grande (CPV) to Recife - TIPcar
17h 27mR$1,918–6,258Car to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, fly to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport, bus
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA)plane UIO - JPA
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de João Pessoa to Recife - TIPbus
18h 11mR$1,833–5,143Bus to Ipiales, fly to Recife International Airport
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Rumichacabus
- Fly from Ipiales (IPI) to Recife International Airport (REC)plane IPI - REC
22h 13mR$2,116–5,758Car to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, fly to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport, bus
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ)plane UIO - MCZ
- Take the bus from Maceió to Recife - TIPbus
21h 11mR$1,732–4,806Bus via Brasília
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Lima - Atocongo to Cuiabá, Terminal Rodoviáriobus
- Take the bus from Cuiabá, Terminal Rodoviário to Terminal Rodoviário de Brasíliabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Brasília to Recife - TIPbus
7d 4hR$3,392–6,099Bus via Teresina
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Lima Javier Pradobus
- Take the bus from Lima - Atocongo to Cuiabá, Terminal Rodoviáriobus
- Take the bus from Cuiabá, Terminal Rodoviário to Terminal Rodoviário Gov. Lucídio Portellabus
- Take the bus from Teresina to Recife - TIPbus
7d 20hR$3,225–6,136
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Recife International Airport (REC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Quito to Recife is to car and fly which costs R$ 1200 - R$ 4100 and takes 15h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Quito to Recife is to car and fly which takes 15h 34m and costs R$ 1200 - R$ 4100.
No, there is no direct bus from Quito to Recife. However, there are services departing from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe and arriving at Recife - TIP via Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte, Lima Javier Prado, Ica, Cuiabá, Terminal Rodoviário and Alta Floresta. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5 days 18h.
The distance between Quito and Recife is 4952 km. The road distance is 8131.1 km.
The best way to get from Quito to Recife without a car is to bus which takes 5 days 18h and costs R$ 3200 - R$ 6000.
It takes approximately 15h 34m to get from Quito to Recife, including transfers.
Quito to Recife bus services, operated by Lineas de Los Andes, depart from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe station.
Quito to Recife bus services, operated by Lineas de Los Andes, arrive at Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte station.
Recife is 2h ahead of Quito. It is currently 11:27 PM in Quito and 1:27 AM in Recife.
Yes, the driving distance between Quito to Recife is 8131 km. It takes approximately 4 days 16h to drive from Quito to Recife.
What companies run services between Quito, Ecuador and Recife, Brazil?
You can take a bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Recife - TIP via Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte, Lima - Surquillo, Lima Javier Prado, Ica, Cuiabá, Terminal Rodoviário, and Alta Floresta in around 5d 18h.
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Recife International Airport via Panama City, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,100–4,100
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Lima, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,600–4,800
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Lima, Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–5,500
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Bogota, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,600–4,800
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport via Lima, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,500–4,400
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport via Bogota, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,500–4,500
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport via Guayaquil, Lima, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,500–4,500
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Recife International Airport via Lima, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,400–4,200
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Campina Grande via Lima, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,100–6,500
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Campina Grande via Panama City, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,700–6,000
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Campina Grande via Guayaquil, Lima, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,100–6,500
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Lima, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,600–4,800
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport via Lima, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,500–4,400
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport via Guayaquil, Lima, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,500–4,500
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Recife International Airport via Bogota, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,400–4,300
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Lima, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,600–4,800
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Lima, Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–5,500
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Bogota, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,600–4,800
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport via Lima, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,500–4,400
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport via Bogota, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,500–4,500
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport via Guayaquil, Lima, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,500–4,500
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Recife International Airport via Bogota, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,400–4,300
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Lima, Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–5,500
Flights from Ipiales to Recife International Airport via Bogota, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,900–5,500
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Recife International Airport via Bogota, Belem
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,300–4,300
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Recife International Airport via Panama City, Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 49m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,100–3,900
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Lima, Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–5,500
Flights from Ipiales to Recife International Airport via Bogota, Belem
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–5,500
- Website
- flybondi.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport via Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,900–6,000
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport via Guayaquil, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R$1,900–6,000
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- servicioalcliente@lineasdelosandes.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R$600–750
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Rumichaca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R$160–200
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R$600–750
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- Phone
- +51 1 311 5050
- Website
- cruzdelsur.com.pe
Bus from Lima Javier Prado to Ica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- R$75–120
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
- Phone
- +55 (68) 3221-1660
- Website
- transacreana.com.br
Bus from Ica to Cuiabá, Terminal Rodoviário
- Ave. Duration
- 3d
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- R$1,200–2,800
- Schedules at
- transacreana.com.br
- Book at
- transacreana.com.br
Bus from Lima - Atocongo to Cuiabá, Terminal Rodoviário
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- R$1,300–3,000
- Schedules at
- transacreana.com.br
- Book at
- transacreana.com.br
Bus from Lima - Atocongo to Cuiabá, Terminal Rodoviário
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- R$1,300–3,000
- Schedules at
- transacreana.com.br
- Book at
- transacreana.com.br
Bus from Cuiabá, Terminal Rodoviário to Alta Floresta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$250–380
Bus from Alta Floresta to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R$1,000–1,310
- Schedules at
- expressosaoluiz.com.br
- Executivo
- R$1,000–1,300
Bus from Cuiabá, Terminal Rodoviário to Terminal Rodoviário de Brasília
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R$380–470
- Schedules at
- expressosaoluiz.com.br
- Executivo
- R$380–470
- 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$45–70
- 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$50–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.br
Bus from Maceió to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$120–200
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Brasília to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R$1,000–1,700
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de João Pessoa to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$45–140
- Schedules at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Book at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- 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$110–170
- Schedules at
- progressoonline.com.br
- Book at
- progressoonline.com.br
Bus from Teresina to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R$440–700
- Schedules at
- progressoonline.com.br
- Book at
- progressoonline.com.br
- Phone
- +55 (65) 2121-8045
- Website
- granexpress.com.br
Bus from Cuiabá, Terminal Rodoviário to Terminal Rodoviário de Brasília
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- R$337
- Schedules at
- granexpress.com.br
- Phone
- +51 1 311-5050
- Website
- cruzdelsur.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Lima Javier Prado
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- R$290–550
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
- Phone
- 0800 707 3838
- contato@satelitenorte.com.br
- Website
- satelitenorte.com.br
Bus from Cuiabá, Terminal Rodoviário to Terminal Rodoviário Gov. Lucídio Portella
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R$1,100–1,700
- Book at
- satelitenorte.queropassagem.com.br
- Phone
- +55 (81) 2101-9000
- Website
- viacaocruzeiro.com.br
Bus from Teresina to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- R$370–650
- Schedules at
- clickbus.com.br
- Book at
- clickbus.com.br
- Phone
- +593 98 414 6312
- fantasytravelecuador@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Car from Quito to Quito Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- R$129
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Car from Quito to Quito Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- R$129
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Car from Quito to Quito Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- R$129
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Car from Quito to Quito Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- R$129
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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