There are 3 ways to get from Recife to Barcelona by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Recife International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
best- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane REC - BCN
13h 9m€336–735Bus to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Recife - TIP to João Pessoabus
- Fly from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane JPA - BCN
18h 35m€265–1,060Fly Recife International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane REC - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain
13h 39m€389–1,015
Recife International Airport (REC) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Recife to Barcelona is to fly which costs €330 - €750 and takes 13h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Recife to Barcelona is to fly which takes 13h 9m and costs €330 - €750.
The distance between Recife and Barcelona is 6700 km.
It takes approximately 13h 9m to get from Recife to Barcelona, including transfers.
Barcelona is 4h ahead of Recife. It is currently 10:48 AM in Recife and 2:48 PM in Barcelona.
There are 5452+ hotels available in Barcelona.
What companies run services between Recife, Brazil and Barcelona, Spain?
Iberia, TAP Portugal, and two other airlines fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) 3 times a day.
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Recife International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €440–650
Flights from Recife International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Fortaleza, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €440–650
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Recife International Airport, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Belo Horizonte Confins, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Brasilia, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Recife International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–650
Flights from Recife International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–700
Flights from Recife International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–650
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Recife International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €440–650
Flights from Recife International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Fortaleza, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €440–650
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Recife International Airport, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Brasilia, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Recife International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–700
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Recife International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–1,000
Flights from Recife International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €290–950
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Recife International Airport, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,300
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Recife International Airport, Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,200
Flights from Recife International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Recife International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €290–950
Flights from Recife International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–900
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Recife International Airport, Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,200
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Salvador, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Bus from Recife - TIP to João Pessoa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–30
- Schedules at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Book at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Phone
- 0800 085 8282
- sac@viajetotal.com.br
- Website
- viajetotal.com.br
Bus from Recife - TIP to João Pessoa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–50
- Book at
- viajetotal.com.br
- Executivo
- €35–50
- Leito
- €22–35
- Phone
- 0800 042 4223
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.com.br
Bus from Recife - TIP to João Pessoa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.br
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