There are 6 ways to get from Recife to Greece by plane or bus
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Fly to Athens International Airport
best- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane REC - ATH
16h 8m€610–1,010Fly to Sofia Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane REC - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia to Thessaloniki train stationbus
21h 40m€333–1,138Fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane REC - HER
17h 40m€382–1,303Fly to Ioannina National Airport
- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Ioannina National Airport (IOA)plane REC - IOA
19h 40m€507–1,810Fly to Rhodes International Airport
- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane REC - RHO
18h 43m€382–1,304Fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane REC - SKG
32h 31m€363–1,403
Recife International Airport (REC) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Recife to Greece is to fly and bus which costs €330 - €1200 and takes 21h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Recife to Greece is to fly which takes 16h 8m and costs €600 - €1100.
The distance between Recife and Greece is 8003 km.
It takes approximately 16h 8m to get from Recife to Greece, including transfers.
Greece is 6h ahead of Recife. It is currently 4:37 AM in Recife and 10:37 AM in Greece.
There are 6174+ hotels available in Greece.
What companies run services between Recife, Brazil and Greece?
TAP Portugal, Aegean Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Athens International Airport (ATH) 3 times a day.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Recife International Airport to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
Flights from Recife International Airport to Athens International Airport via Fortaleza, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,400
Flights from Recife International Airport to Sofia Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,400
Flights from Recife International Airport to Sofia Airport via Fortaleza, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,400
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Recife International Airport to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
Flights from Recife International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Lisboa, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,300
Flights from Recife International Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Lisboa, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,800
Flights from Recife International Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Madrid, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,300
Flights from Recife International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Lisboa, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Recife International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Madrid, Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,500
Flights from Recife International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Madrid, Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,500
Flights from Recife International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Madrid, Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Recife International Airport to Athens International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €650–1,100
Flights from Recife International Airport to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Recife International Airport to Sofia Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,300
Flights from Recife International Airport to Sofia Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Recife International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Lisboa, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Recife International Airport to Sofia Airport via Fortaleza, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Sofia to Thessaloniki train station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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