There are 8 ways to get from Recife to Arequipa by plane, bus, car, 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.
Fly Recife International Airport to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport
best- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP)plane REC - AQP
15h 13m$329–1,147Bus
- Take the bus from Recife - TIP to Alta Florestabus
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Alta Floresta to Rodoviária de Sinopbus
- Take the bus from Rodoviária de Sinop to Rodoviária de Porto Velhobus
- Take the bus from Porto Velho to Puerto Maldonadobus
- Take the bus from Puerto Maldonado to Arequipabus
3d 13hDrive 5,425.7 km
- Drive from Recife to Arequipacar 5,425.7 km
3d 4h$816–1,178Bus to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport, fly to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport
- Take the bus from Recife - TIP to Terminal Rodoviário de João Pessoabus
- Fly from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP)plane JPA - AQP
17h 20m$469–1,576Bus to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport, fly to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport
- Take the bus from Recife - TIP to Maceióbus
- Fly from Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ) to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP)plane MCZ - AQP
20h 37m$390–1,935Fly Recife International Airport to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport, bus
- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL)plane REC - JUL
- Take the bus from Juliaca to Arequipabus
21h 26m$488–1,686Bus via São Paulo
- Take the bus from Recife - TIP to Tietê Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Barra Funda to Santa Cruzbus
- Take the bus from Santa Cruz to La Pazbus
- Take the bus from La Paz to Arequipabus
4d 7h$451–549Bus #2
- Take the bus from Recife - TIP to Terminal Rodoviário de Brasíliabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Brasília to Cuiabá, Terminal Rodoviáriobus
- Take the bus from Cuiabá, Terminal Rodoviário to Cuscobus
- Take the bus from Cusco to Arequipabus
5d 8h$347–450
Recife International Airport (REC) to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Recife to Arequipa is to bus which costs $340 - $450 and takes 5 days 8h.
The fastest way to get from Recife to Arequipa is to fly which takes 15h 13m and costs $320 - $1,200.
No, there is no direct bus from Recife to Arequipa. However, there are services departing from Recife - TIP and arriving at Arequipa via Estação Rodoviária de Alta Floresta, Rodoviária de Sinop, Porto Velho and Puerto Maldonado. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 13h.
The distance between Recife and Arequipa is 4104 km. The road distance is 5425.7 km.
The best way to get from Recife to Arequipa without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 13h and costs .
It takes approximately 15h 13m to get from Recife to Arequipa, including transfers.
Recife to Arequipa bus services, operated by Expresso São Luiz, depart from Recife - TIP station.
The best way to get from Recife to Arequipa is to fly which takes 15h 13m and costs $320 - $1,200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 3 days 13h.
Recife to Arequipa bus services, operated by Expresso São Luiz, arrive at Alta Floresta station.
Arequipa is 2h behind Recife. It is currently 6:26 AM in Recife and 4:26 AM in Arequipa.
What companies run services between Recife, Brazil and Arequipa, Peru?
LATAM Chile, Gol Transportes Aéreos, and Azul fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Recife - TIP to Arequipa via Alta Floresta, Estação Rodoviária de Alta Floresta, Rodoviária de Sinop, Porto Velho, and Puerto Maldonado in around 3d 13h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Recife International Airport to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport via Sao Paulo, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Recife International Airport to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport via Brasilia, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Recife International Airport to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Recife International Airport to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport via Porto Alegre, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport via Sao Paulo, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport via Brasilia, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport via Sao Paulo, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport via Brasilia, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Recife International Airport to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport via Sao Paulo, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Recife International Airport to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport via Brasilia, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Recife International Airport to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport via Porto Alegre, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Bus from Recife - TIP to Alta Floresta
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $190–250
- Schedules at
- expressosaoluiz.com.br
- Executivo
- $190–250
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Brasília to Cuiabá, Terminal Rodoviário
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–90
- Schedules at
- expressosaoluiz.com.br
- Executivo
- $70–90
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Alta Floresta to Rodoviária de Sinop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–24
- Schedules at
- expressoitamarati.com.br
- Book at
- expressoitamarati.com.br
- Convencional
- $15–24
- Executivo
- $18–21
- Phone
- 800 045 5050
- Website
- eucatur.com.br
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Alta Floresta to Rodoviária de Sinop
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $17–80
- Schedules at
- eucatur.com.br
- Book at
- eucatur.com.br
- Com Eu+Fidelidade
- $17–80
- Sem Eu+Fidelidade
- $18–50
Bus from Rodoviária de Sinop to Rodoviária de Porto Velho
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $97
- Book at
- viacaomarlim.com
- Phone
- +55 (68) 3221-1660
- Website
- transacreana.com.br
Bus from Porto Velho to Puerto Maldonado
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- transacreana.com.br
- Book at
- transacreana.com.br
Bus from Cuiabá, Terminal Rodoviário to Cusco
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 5h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $196
- Schedules at
- transacreana.com.br
- Book at
- transacreana.com.br
- Phone
- +51 9 6629 9448
- atencionalcliente@reyna.com.pe
- Website
- reyna.com.pe
Bus from Puerto Maldonado to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Book at
- https://www.redbus.pe/en/operator/transportes-reyna-bus-tickets
Bus from Cusco to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Book at
- https://www.redbus.pe/en/operator/transportes-reyna-bus-tickets
- Phone
- 0800 085 8282
- sac@viajetotal.com.br
- Website
- viajetotal.com.br
Bus from Recife - TIP to Terminal Rodoviário de João Pessoa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–60
- Book at
- viajetotal.com.br
- Executivo
- $40–60
- Leito
- $26–40
- Phone
- 0800 042 4223
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.com.br
Bus from Recife - TIP to Terminal Rodoviário de João Pessoa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.br
Bus from Recife - TIP to Maceió
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.br
Bus from Recife - TIP to Terminal Rodoviário de Brasília
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.br
Bus from Recife - TIP to Terminal Rodoviário de João Pessoa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–27
- Schedules at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Book at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Leito
- $35–36
- Executivo
- $6–9
Bus from Recife - TIP to Tietê Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–204
- Schedules at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Book at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Leito
- $55–75
- Executivo
- $130–200
- Phone
- 0800 009 7325
- sarc@realalagoas.com.br
- Website
- realalagoas.com.br
Bus from Recife - TIP to Maceió
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–650
- Schedules at
- realalagoas.com.br
- Book at
- realalagoas.com.br
- Executivo
- $14–24
- Leito
- $16–650
- Convencional
- $17–25
- Phone
- +55 800 766 9000
- Website
- progressoonline.com.br
Bus from Recife - TIP to Maceió
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–28
- Schedules at
- progressoonline.com.br
- Book at
- progressoonline.com.br
- Executivo
- $16–22
- Leito
- $20–28
- Phone
- +51 959 580 066
- info@expsanroman.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Juliaca to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 989 990 918
- contacto@zolorzano.com.pe
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Juliaca to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–27
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- zolorzano.com.pe
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Juliaca to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Cusco to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 928351548
- alasdelsursrl@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Juliaca to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 959 570 871
- consultasromeliza@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Juliaca to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Cusco to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 951 921 780
- Website
- redbus.pe
Bus from Juliaca to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15
- Schedules at
- redbus.pe
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- contactcenter@civa.com.pe
- Website
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Juliaca to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–50
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
- Phone
- +51 978645747
- turismorealdorado.mdd@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Juliaca to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Schedules at
- redbus.pe
- Phone
- +51 914 879 671
- vigotourssac@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Juliaca to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $8
- Website
- https://vigo.pe/
Bus from Terminal Barra Funda to Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $250
- Schedules at
- lapreferida.com.bo
- Phone
- +591-72233555
- info@transcopacabanasa.com
- Website
- transcopacabanasa.com
Bus from Santa Cruz to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- transcopacabanasa.com
- Phone
- +591 7297 1111
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Santa Cruz to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +591 69414917
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Santa Cruz to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–32
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Normal
- $12–16
- Semicama
- $18–23
- Cama
- $28–32
- Phone
- +591 69416892
- flotacosmos1@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Santa Cruz to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +59176400493
- Website
- flotaeldorado.com
Bus from Santa Cruz to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Schedules at
- flotaeldorado.com
- Book at
- flotaeldorado.com
- Phone
- +591 2 228 1920
- buslitoral@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from La Paz to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $44
- Schedules at
- redbus.pe
- Phone
- +591 2245 8945
- Victoursbol3@hotmail.com
- Website
- vicuna-travel.com
Bus from La Paz to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $49
- Schedules at
- ticketsbolivia.com.bo
- Book at
- ticketsbolivia.com.bo
- Phone
- +55 (65) 2121-8045
- Website
- granexpress.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Brasília to Cuiabá, Terminal Rodoviário
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $64
- Schedules at
- granexpress.com.br
- Phone
- +51 994 656 518
- atencionalcliente@oltursa.com.pe
- Website
- oltursa.pe
Bus from Cusco to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Website
- https://www.oltursa.pe/?lang=en
- Phone
- +51 051 602 943
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Cusco to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 1 4800725
- info@floreshnos.pe
- Website
- floreshnos.pe
Bus from Cusco to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–29
- Schedules at
- floreshnos.pe
- Book at
- floreshnos.pe
- Phone
- +51 84 238223
- reservas@transzela.com.pe
- Website
- transzela.com.pe
Bus from Cusco to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27
- Schedules at
- transzela.com.pe
- Book at
- transzela.com.pe
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