There are 4 ways to get from Recife to Bucharest by plane, shuttle, or bus
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 Bucharest Otopeni
best- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane REC - OTP
16h 39m$626–1,212Fly Recife International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane REC - BBU
26h 20m$334–1,105Fly Recife International Airport to Sofia Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane REC - SOF
- Take a shuttle bus from Sofia to Bucharest
21h 15m$593–1,494Bus to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the bus from Recife - TIP to Terminal Rodoviário de João Pessoabus
- Fly from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane JPA - OTP
24h 6m$555–1,752
Recife International Airport (REC) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Recife to Bucharest is to fly which costs $330 - $1,100 and takes 26h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Recife to Bucharest is to fly which takes 16h 39m and costs $600 - $1,300.
The distance between Recife and Bucharest is 8483 km.
It takes approximately 16h 39m to get from Recife to Bucharest, including transfers.
Bucharest is 6h ahead of Recife. It is currently 10:44 AM in Recife and 4:44 PM in Bucharest.
There are 5450+ hotels available in Bucharest.
What companies run services between Recife, Brazil and Bucharest, Romania?
TAP Portugal, Ulendo Airlink, and six other airlines fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) twice daily.
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Recife International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Recife International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Recife International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,400
Flights from Recife International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Madrid, Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Recife International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Madrid, Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
Flights from Recife International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Lisboa, Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Recife International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Porto, Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Recife International Airport, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Recife International Airport, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Recife International Airport, Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Recife International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Fortaleza, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Recife International Airport to Sofia Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 53m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Recife International Airport to Sofia Airport via Fortaleza, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Recife International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,400
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Recife International Airport, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Salvador, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Recife International Airport to Sofia Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,400
Flights from Recife International Airport to Sofia Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Recife International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,400
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Recife International Airport, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Recife International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Fortaleza, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Recife International Airport to Sofia Airport via Fortaleza, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Recife International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Madrid, Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Sofia to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $280–390
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- 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
- $9–14
- 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
- $10–18
- 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
- $8–28
- Schedules at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Book at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
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