There are 9 ways to get from Quito to Recife by car, plane, bus, or bus (Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
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$1,532–4,635Bus
- 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$3,277–5,327Drive 8,130.7 km
- Drive from Quito to Recifecar 8,130.7 km
4d 16hR$4,142–5,983Car 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$2,026–5,841Car 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$2,311–6,756Bus 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$1,909–5,750Car 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$1,931–5,801Bus 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$3,332–5,787Bus #2
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Lima Javier Pradobus
- Take the bus from Lima - Atocongo to Tietê Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Tietê Bus Terminal to Recife - TIPbus
7d 20hR$2,700–6,027
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Recife International Airport (REC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Quito to Recife is to car and fly which costs R$ 1500 - R$ 4700 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$ 1500 - R$ 4700.
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 8130.7 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$ 5500.
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 10:51 AM in Quito and 12:51 PM 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
- latam.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Recife International Airport via Lima, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,500–4,800
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Lima, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–6,000
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Lima, Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,000–6,500
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 Guayaquil, Lima, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,100–7,000
Flights from Ipiales to Recife International Airport via Bogota, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–6,000
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$1,800–5,500
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$1,800–5,500
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Recife International Airport via Panama City, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 9m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R$1,300–5,000
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$1,800–6,000
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$1,800–5,500
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport via Panama City, Belo Horizonte Confins
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 24m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R$1,600–6,500
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport via Panama City, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 14m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R$1,500–6,000
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport via Lima, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–5,500
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport via Bogota, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,700–5,500
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Recife International Airport via Bogota, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,500–4,700
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$1,800–6,000
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Bogota, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–5,500
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport via Lima, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–5,500
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport via Bogota, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,700–5,500
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport via Lima, Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,000–6,000
- 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$1,500–4,700
Flights from Ipiales to Recife International Airport via Bogota, Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,000–6,500
Flights from Ipiales to Recife International Airport via Bogota, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–6,000
- 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$1,400–4,500
Flights from Ipiales to Recife International Airport via Bogota, Belem
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,700–5,500
- 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$2,100–7,000
- 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/
- 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$1,200–2,500
- 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$1,300–2,700
- Schedules at
- transacreana.com.br
- Book at
- transacreana.com.br
Bus from Lima - Atocongo to Tietê Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 16h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- R$1,300–3,900
- 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$250–390
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$40–65
- 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$50–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.br
Bus from Maceió to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$110–200
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Brasília to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R$950–1,700
- 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$40–140
- Schedules at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Book at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
Bus from Tietê Bus Terminal to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R$950–1,400
- 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$100–170
- 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$290–500
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
- 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$127
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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