There are 7 ways to get from Recife to Copacabana by plane, bus, car, or bus (Flixbus)
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Fly Recife International Airport to Santos Dumont Airport
best- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Santos Dumont Airport (SDU)REC - SDU
6h 14mR$759–2,694Fly Recife International Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG)REC - GIG
6h 54mR$565–2,602Bus
- Take the bus from Recife Bus Station to Terminal Rodoviário Novo Rio
45h 3mR$808–1,809Drive 2,297.9 km
- Drive from Recife to Copacabana2,297.9 km
30h 24mR$1,236–1,785Fly Recife International Airport to Jacarepaguá–Roberto Marinho Airport
- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Jacarepaguá–Roberto Marinho Airport (RRJ)REC - RRJ
8h 14mR$1,215–5,701Bus to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport, fly to Santos Dumont Airport
- Take the bus from Recife - TIP to João Pessoa
- Fly from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) to Santos Dumont Airport (SDU)JPA - SDU
9h 20mR$1,368–4,553Bus via São Miguel dos Campos
- Take the bus from Recife - TIP to Maceió
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Maceió to São Miguel dos Campos
- Take the bus from São Miguel dos Campos to Terminal Rodoviário Novo Rio
47h 27mR$985–1,471
Recife International Airport (REC) to Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Recife to Copacabana is to bus via São Miguel dos Campos which costs R$ 950 - R$ 1500 and takes 47h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Recife to Copacabana is to fly which takes 6h 14m and costs R$ 750 - R$ 2700.
No, there is no direct bus from Recife to Copacabana. However, there are services departing from Recife - TIP and arriving at BRS 1,3,I: Anita Garibaldi via Terminal Rodoviário de Maceió, São Miguel dos Campos and Rodrigues Alves. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 27m.
The distance between Recife and Copacabana is 1892 km. The road distance is 2297.9 km.
The best way to get from Recife to Copacabana without a car is to bus which takes 45h 3m and costs R$ 800 - R$ 1900.
It takes approximately 6h 14m to get from Recife to Copacabana, including transfers.
Recife to Copacabana bus services, operated by Catedral Turismo, depart from Recife - TIP station.
The best way to get from Recife to Copacabana is to fly which takes 6h 14m and costs R$ 750 - R$ 2700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs R$ 800 - R$ 1900 and takes 45h 3m.
Recife to Copacabana bus services, operated by Catedral Turismo, arrive at Maceió station.
Yes, the driving distance between Recife to Copacabana is 2298 km. It takes approximately 30h 24m to drive from Recife to Copacabana.
What companies run services between Recife, Brazil and Copacabana, Brazil?
Azul, Gol Transportes Aéreos, and LATAM Chile fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) hourly. Alternatively, Gontijo operates a bus from Recife Bus Station to Terminal Rodoviário Novo Rio once daily. Tickets cost R$800–1,750 and the journey takes 42h 56m.
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- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Recife International Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Belo Horizonte Confins
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$650–2,500
Flights from Recife International Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Sao Paulo Congonhas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$650–2,500
Flights from Recife International Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Sao Paulo Viracopos
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$650–2,500
Flights from Recife International Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$650–2,500
Flights from Recife International Airport to Jacarepaguá–Roberto Marinho Airport via Belo Horizonte Confins
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,200–5,500
Flights from Recife International Airport to Jacarepaguá–Roberto Marinho Airport via Sao Paulo Viracopos
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,400–6,000
Flights from Recife International Airport to Jacarepaguá–Roberto Marinho Airport via Aracaju, Belo Horizonte Confins
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,200–5,500
Flights from Recife International Airport to Jacarepaguá–Roberto Marinho Airport via Salvador, Belo Horizonte Confins
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,200–5,500
Flights from Recife International Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$550–2,100
Flights from Recife International Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Belo Horizonte Confins
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$550–2,100
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Belo Horizonte Confins
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,200–3,700
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Sao Paulo Viracopos
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,200–3,700
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Sao Paulo Congonhas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,200–3,700
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Recife International Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Sao Paulo Congonhas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$950–2,500
Flights from Recife International Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$950–2,500
Flights from Recife International Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$600–2,400
Flights from Recife International Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$600–2,400
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,600–6,500
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Recife International Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Sao Paulo Congonhas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$800–2,700
Flights from Recife International Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$800–2,700
Flights from Recife International Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$800–2,700
Flights from Recife International Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$700–2,500
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Sao Paulo Congonhas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,300–3,600
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,300–3,600
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,300–3,600
- Phone
- 0800 728 0044
- Website
- gontijo.com.br
Bus from Recife Bus Station to Terminal Rodoviário Novo Rio
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R$800–1,750
- Schedules at
- queropassagem.com.br
- Convencional
- R$800–1,200
- Executivo
- R$1,000–1,300
- Leito
- R$1,600–1,750
Bus from Recife - TIP to João Pessoa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R$59–110
- Schedules at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Book at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Leito
- R$130–190
- Executivo
- R$70–110
Bus from Recife - TIP to Maceió
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$95–140
- Schedules at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Book at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Leito
- R$130–200
- Executivo
- R$95–140
- 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
- R$55–310
- Book at
- viajetotal.com.br
- Executivo
- R$220–310
- Leito
- R$140–200
- 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
- R$30–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.br
Bus from Recife - TIP to Maceió
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$55–80
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.br
- Phone
- 0800 728 0044
- Website
- gontijo.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Maceió to São Miguel dos Campos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- R$24–35
- Schedules at
- gontijo.com.br
- Book at
- gontijo.com.br
- Executivo
- R$24–35
Bus from São Miguel dos Campos to Terminal Rodoviário Novo Rio
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- R$900–1,300
- Schedules at
- gontijo.com.br
- Book at
- gontijo.com.br
- Executivo
- R$900–1,300
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