There are 6 ways to get from Recife to Colombo by plane, bus, car, or train
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 Bandaranaike International Airport
best- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane REC - CMB
24h 34mRs 188,846–761,479Fly Recife International Airport to Kandy, train
cheapest- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Kandy (KDW)plane REC - KDW
- Take the train from Kandy to Maradanatrain
34h 36mRs 182,746–755,879Bus to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Take the bus from Recife - TIP to Terminal Rodoviário de João Pessoabus
- Fly from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane JPA - CMB
30h 26mRs 334,604–1,023,649Drive to Campina Grande, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Drive from Recife - TIP to Campina Grande (CPV)car
- Fly from Campina Grande (CPV) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane CPV - CMB
30h 48mRs 314,007–968,954Bus to Greater Natal International Airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Take the bus from Recife - TIP to Natalbus
- Fly from Greater Natal International Airport (NAT) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane NAT - CMB
34h 33mRs 299,850–877,963Fly Recife International Airport to Sigiriya Airport, Mini Bus
- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)plane REC - GIU
- Take the bus from Dambulla to Kandybus
33h 55mRs 187,209–757,592
Recife International Airport (REC) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Recife to Colombo is to fly which costs Rs. 180000 - Rs. 800000 and takes 24h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Recife to Colombo is to fly which takes 24h 34m and costs Rs. 180000 - Rs. 800000.
The distance between Recife and Colombo is 12886 km.
It takes approximately 24h 34m to get from Recife to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 8h 30m ahead of Recife. It is currently 4:05 AM in Recife and 12:35 PM in Colombo.
There are 520+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Recife, Brazil and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
Iberia, Qatar Airways, and five other airlines fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) 3 times a day.
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Recife International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Lisboa, Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 220,000–700,000
Flights from Recife International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Madrid, Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 230,000–800,000
Flights from Recife International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao, Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 52m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 240,000–750,000
Flights from Recife International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Porto, Istanbul, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–750,000
Flights from Recife International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Madrid, Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 280,000–750,000
Flights from Recife International Airport to Kandy via Lisboa, Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 220,000–700,000
Flights from Recife International Airport to Kandy via Madrid, Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 230,000–800,000
Flights from Recife International Airport to Kandy via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao, Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 52m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 240,000–750,000
Flights from Recife International Airport to Kandy via Porto, Istanbul, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–750,000
Flights from Recife International Airport to Kandy via Madrid, Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 280,000–750,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Recife International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Lisboa, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 220,000–700,000
Flights from Recife International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Madrid, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 270,000–700,000
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 350,000–1,100,000
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Recife International Airport, Lisboa, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 320,000–1,000,000
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Recife International Airport, Madrid, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 400,000–1,100,000
Flights from Campina Grande to Bandaranaike International Airport via Recife International Airport, Lisboa, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 300,000–950,000
Flights from Campina Grande to Bandaranaike International Airport via Recife International Airport, Madrid, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 370,000–950,000
Flights from Greater Natal International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Lisboa, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 37m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 280,000–850,000
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Recife International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Madrid, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 220,000–800,000
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Recife International Airport, Madrid, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 400,000–1,100,000
Flights from Campina Grande to Bandaranaike International Airport via Recife International Airport, Madrid, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 370,000–950,000
Flights from Greater Natal International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Fortaleza, Madrid, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 290,000–1,000,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Recife International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Madrid, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 220,000–800,000
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Recife International Airport, Madrid, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 400,000–1,100,000
Flights from Campina Grande to Bandaranaike International Airport via Recife International Airport, Madrid, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 370,000–950,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Recife International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Madrid, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 270,000–700,000
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Recife International Airport, Madrid, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 400,000–1,100,000
Flights from Campina Grande to Bandaranaike International Airport via Recife International Airport, Madrid, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 310,000–1,100,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Recife International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Porto, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–750,000
- Phone
- +94 11 4 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Kandy to Maradana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,200–3,800
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,200–1,500
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,600–3,800
- 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
- Rs 2,800–4,200
- 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
- Rs 3,000–5,500
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.br
Bus from Recife - TIP to Natal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 7,000–13,000
- 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
- Rs 2,700–9,000
- Schedules at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Book at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Dambulla to Kandy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 6,013
- Schedules at
- traveling.com
- Phone
- +94 112 581 120
- info@eseat.lk
- Website
- sltb.eseat.lk
Bus from Dambulla to Kandy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- sltb.eseat.lk
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