There are 10 ways to get from Recife to Balsas by plane, bus, or car
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 Teresina Airport, bus
best- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Teresina Airport (THE)plane REC - THE
- Take the bus from Teresina to Balsasbus
14h 29mR$919–3,176Bus via Floriano
cheapest- Take the bus from Recife - TIP to Florianobus
- Take the bus from Floriano to São Domingos do Azeitãobus
- Take the bus from São Domingos do Azeitão to Terminal Rodoviário de Balsasbus
25h 33mR$509–867Drive 1,413.5 km
- Drive from Recife to Balsascar 1,413.5 km
20h 8mR$711–1,026Fly Recife International Airport to Imperatriz, bus
- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Imperatriz (IMP)plane REC - IMP
- Take the bus from Imperatriz to Riachãobus
- Take the bus from Riachão to Balsasbus
16h 9mR$983–2,463Fly Recife International Airport to Araguaína Airport, bus
- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Araguaína Airport (AUX)plane REC - AUX
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Araguaína to Balsasbus
16h 44mR$2,136–9,868Bus to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport, fly to Teresina Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Recife - TIP to Terminal Rodoviário de João Pessoabus
- Fly from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) to Teresina Airport (THE)plane JPA - THE
- Take the bus from Teresina to Balsasbus
20h 6mR$1,463–4,378Fly Recife International Airport to Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport, bus
- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport (PMW)plane REC - PMW
- Take the bus from Palmas to Balsasbus
21h 17mR$1,106–3,703Bus to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport, fly to Imperatriz, bus
- Take the bus from Recife - TIP to Terminal Rodoviário de João Pessoabus
- Fly from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) to Imperatriz (IMP)plane JPA - IMP
- Take the bus from Imperatriz to Riachãobus
- Take the bus from Riachão to Balsasbus
19h 16mR$1,477–7,465Bus
- Take the bus from Recife - TIP to Teresinabus Teresina
- Take the bus from Teresina to Balsasbus Goiânia / ...
29h 51mR$610–985Bus via Caxias
- Take the bus from Recife - TIP to Teresinabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário Gov. Lucídio Portella to Caxiasbus
- Take the bus from Caxias to Terminal Rodoviário de Balsasbus
33h 7mR$604–995
Recife International Airport (REC) to Teresina Airport (THE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Recife to Balsas is to bus via Floriano which costs R$ 500 - R$ 900 and takes 25h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Recife to Balsas is to fly and bus which takes 14h 29m and costs R$ 900 - R$ 3200.
No, there is no direct bus from Recife to Balsas. However, there are services departing from Recife - TIP and arriving at Balsas via Teresina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 51m.
The distance between Recife and Balsas is 1609 km. The road distance is 1413.5 km.
The best way to get from Recife to Balsas without a car is to bus via Floriano which takes 25h 33m and costs R$ 500 - R$ 900.
It takes approximately 14h 29m to get from Recife to Balsas, including transfers.
Recife to Balsas bus services, operated by Progresso, depart from Recife - TIP station.
Recife to Balsas bus services, operated by Progresso, arrive at Teresina station.
Yes, the driving distance between Recife to Balsas is 1413 km. It takes approximately 20h 8m to drive from Recife to Balsas.
What companies run services between Recife, Brazil and Balsas, Brazil?
You can take a train from Recife to Terminal Rodoviário de Balsas via Rodoviária, Recife - TIP, Floriano, Floriano, and São Domingos do Azeitão in around 25h 33m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Recife International Airport to Teresina Airport via Fortaleza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$650–3,400
Flights from Recife International Airport to Imperatriz via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,100–6,000
Flights from Recife International Airport to Imperatriz via Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$850–4,800
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Teresina Airport via Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,100–6,500
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Teresina Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,400–7,500
Flights from Recife International Airport to Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport via Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$700–3,100
Flights from Recife International Airport to Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$700–3,100
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Imperatriz via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,600–9,000
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Imperatriz via Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,200–7,000
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Recife International Airport to Teresina Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$650–2,700
Flights from Recife International Airport to Imperatriz via Belo Horizonte Confins
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,100–4,600
Flights from Recife International Airport to Imperatriz via Sao Luiz
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$800–4,000
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Teresina Airport via Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$900–3,800
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Teresina Airport via Belo Horizonte Confins
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- R$900–3,800
Flights from Recife International Airport to Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport via Goiania
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$850–3,200
Flights from Recife International Airport to Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport via Belo Horizonte Confins
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$850–3,200
Flights from Recife International Airport to Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport via Sao Paulo Viracopos
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$850–3,200
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Imperatriz via Belo Horizonte Confins
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,600–7,000
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Recife International Airport to Araguaína Airport via Brasilia, Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–11,000
Flights from Recife International Airport to Araguaína Airport via Salvador, Brasilia, Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–9,500
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Teresina Airport via Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$800–4,400
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Teresina Airport via Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,000–4,800
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Teresina Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,200–5,500
Flights from Recife International Airport to Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport via Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$600–3,300
- Phone
- +55 (62) 99931 9109
- site@realmaia.com.br
- Website
- realmaia.com.br
Bus from Teresina to Balsas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R$240–340
- Schedules at
- realmaia.com.br
- Book at
- realmaia.com.br
Bus from Floriano to São Domingos do Azeitão
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R$80–120
- Schedules at
- realmaia.com.br
- Book at
- realmaia.com.br
Bus from Riachão to Balsas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R$26–40
- Schedules at
- realmaia.com.br
- Book at
- realmaia.com.br
Bus from Palmas to Balsas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R$300–430
- Schedules at
- realmaia.com.br
- Book at
- realmaia.com.br
- Phone
- +55 (81) 2101-9000
- Website
- viacaocruzeiro.com.br
Bus from Recife - TIP to Floriano
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R$350–600
- Schedules at
- clickbus.com.br
- Book at
- clickbus.com.br
Bus from Recife - TIP to Teresina
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- R$370–650
- Schedules at
- clickbus.com.br
- Book at
- clickbus.com.br
- Phone
- +55 98 3199 5000
- contato@aguiarlocacao.com.br
- Website
- aguiarlocacao.com.br
Bus from São Domingos do Azeitão to Terminal Rodoviário de Balsas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R$65–130
- Schedules at
- aguiarlocacao.com.br
- Phone
- +55 98 93244 1212
- reserva@crisbell.com.br
- Website
- buson.com.br
Bus from São Domingos do Azeitão to Terminal Rodoviário de Balsas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R$80–110
- Schedules at
- buson.com.br
Bus from Imperatriz to Riachão
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$130–190
Bus from Caxias to Terminal Rodoviário de Balsas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R$210–310
- Phone
- 0300 644 207
- sac@lopestur.com.br
- Website
- lopestur.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Araguaína to Balsas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R$300–320
- Schedules at
- buson.com.br
- 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
- R$45–70
- Book at
- viajetotal.com.br
- Website
- flixbus.com.br
Bus from Recife - TIP to Terminal Rodoviário de João Pessoa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- 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
- R$45–140
- Schedules at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Book at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Phone
- +55 800 766 9000
- Website
- progressoonline.com.br
Bus from Recife - TIP to Teresina
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R$410–650
- Schedules at
- progressoonline.com.br
- Book at
- progressoonline.com.br
- Phone
- 0800 707 3838
- contato@satelitenorte.com.br
- Website
- satelitenorte.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário Gov. Lucídio Portella to Caxias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$24–35
- Schedules at
- satelitenorte.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário Gov. Lucídio Portella to Caxias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R$25–40
- Schedules at
- viajeboaesperanca.com.br
- Book at
- viajeboaesperanca.com.br
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