There are 4 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 14m€403–757Fly Recife International Airport to Valencia Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane REC - VLC
- Take the train from Estació del Nord to Barcelona-Santstrain
17h 56m€289–1,026Bus to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Take the bus from Recife - TIP to Terminal Rodoviário de João Pessoabus
- Fly from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane JPA - BCN
19h 56m€309–1,140Fly 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
14h 10m€368–1,056
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 and train which costs €360 - €1100 and takes 14h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Recife to Barcelona is to fly which takes 13h 14m and costs €400 - €800.
The distance between Recife and Barcelona is 6700 km.
It takes approximately 13h 14m to get from Recife to Barcelona, including transfers.
Barcelona is 4h ahead of Recife. It is currently 3:03 AM in Recife and 7:03 AM in Barcelona.
There are 5463+ hotels available in Barcelona.
What companies run services between Recife, Brazil and Barcelona, Spain?
Iberia, TAP Portugal, and three 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 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Recife International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Fortaleza, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Recife International Airport, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Belo Horizonte Confins, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,400
Flights from Recife International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–700
Flights from Recife International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–850
Flights from Recife International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €350–700
Flights from Recife International Airport to Valencia Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–950
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Recife International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Recife International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Fortaleza, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Recife International Airport, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Brasilia, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,400
Flights from Recife International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–850
Flights from Recife International Airport to Valencia Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–950
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Recife International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–1,000
Flights from Recife International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Fortaleza, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Recife International Airport, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,400
Flights from Recife International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–950
Flights from Recife International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Fortaleza
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from Recife International Airport to Valencia Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,200
Flights from Recife International Airport to Valencia Airport via Fortaleza, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Recife International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Salvador, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–900
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Salvador, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Recife International Airport, Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,400
Flights from Recife International Airport to Valencia Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,300
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- 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
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- 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 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- 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 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Estació del Nord to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- 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
- €7–12
- Book at
- viajetotal.com.br
- 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
- €8–14
- 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
- €7–24
- Schedules at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Book at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
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