There are 8 ways to get from Recife to Macaé by plane, bus, or car
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Fly Recife International Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG)REC - GIG
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário Novo Rio to Macaé
8h 27mR$620–2,724Bus via Salvador
- Take the bus from Recife - TIP to Rodoviária de Salvador
- Take the bus from Rodoviária de Salvador to Rodoviária de Campos dos Goytacazes
- Take the bus from Campos - Shopping Estrada to Rodoviária de Macaé
40h 28mR$783–1,234Drive 2,205 km
- Drive from Recife to Macaé2,205 km
30h 50mR$1,185–1,712Fly Recife International Airport to Santos Dumont Airport, bus
- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Santos Dumont Airport (SDU)REC - SDU
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário Novo Rio to Macaé
9h 26mR$815–2,819Bus to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport, fly to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Recife - TIP to João Pessoa
- Fly from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG)JPA - GIG
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário Novo Rio to Macaé
10h 32mR$879–3,083Fly Recife International Airport to Eurico De Aguiar Salles Airport, bus
- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Eurico De Aguiar Salles Airport (VIX)REC - VIX
- Take the bus from Vitória to Campos dos Goytacazes
- Take the bus from Campos - Shopping Estrada to Rodoviária de Macaé
10h 19mR$840–3,126Bus to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport, fly to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Recife - TIP to Maceió
- Fly from Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ) to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG)MCZ - GIG
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário Novo Rio to Macaé
11h 48mR$977–2,671Bus
- Take the bus from Recife Bus Station to Terminal Rodoviário Novo Rio
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário Novo Rio to MacaéRio de Janeiro / ...
47h 54mR$864–1,934
Recife International Airport (REC) to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Recife to Macaé is to bus via Salvador which costs R$ 750 - R$ 1300 and takes 40h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Recife to Macaé is to fly and bus which takes 8h 27m and costs R$ 600 - R$ 2800.
No, there is no direct bus from Recife to Macaé. However, there are services departing from Recife - TIP and arriving at Rodoviária de Macaé via Rodoviária de Salvador and Campos - Shopping Estrada. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 28m.
The distance between Recife and Macaé is 2076 km. The road distance is 2205 km.
The best way to get from Recife to Macaé without a car is to bus via Salvador which takes 40h 28m and costs R$ 750 - R$ 1300.
It takes approximately 8h 27m to get from Recife to Macaé, including transfers.
Recife to Macaé bus services, operated by Catedral Turismo, depart from Recife - TIP station.
Recife to Macaé bus services, operated by Catedral Turismo, arrive at Rodoviária de Salvador station.
Yes, the driving distance between Recife to Macaé is 2205 km. It takes approximately 30h 50m to drive from Recife to Macaé.
There are 382+ hotels available in Macaé.
What companies run services between Recife, Brazil and Macaé, Brazil?
You can take a bus from Recife - TIP to Rodoviária de Macaé via Rodoviária de Salvador and Campos - Shopping Estrada in around 40h 28m.
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- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Recife International Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$550–2,000
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$550–2,000
Flights from Recife International Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Belo Horizonte Confins
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$750–2,400
Flights from Recife International Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Sao Paulo Viracopos
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$750–2,400
Flights from Recife International Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Sao Paulo Congonhas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$750–2,400
Flights from Recife International Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$750–2,400
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$750–2,400
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Belo Horizonte Confins
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- R$950–2,700
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$750–2,400
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$950–2,700
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Sao Paulo Viracopos
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$950–2,700
Flights from Recife International Airport to Eurico De Aguiar Salles Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$800–1,900
Flights from Recife International Airport to Eurico De Aguiar Salles Airport via Belo Horizonte Confins
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$800–1,900
Flights from Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Sao Paulo Viracopos
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$850–2,300
Flights from Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$850–2,300
Flights from Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Belo Horizonte Confins
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$850–2,300
Flights from Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$850–2,300
- Website
- voegol.com.br
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 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$600–2,400
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 Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$750–2,400
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$750–2,400
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$750–2,400
Flights from Recife International Airport to Eurico De Aguiar Salles Airport via Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$950–5,000
Flights from Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$850–2,300
Flights from Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$850–2,300
Flights from Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$850–2,300
Flights from Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Sao Paulo Congonhas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$850–2,300
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Recife International Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$800–2,500
Flights from Recife International Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Sao Paulo Congonhas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- 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 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$800–2,700
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$750–2,400
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$750–2,400
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$750–2,400
Flights from Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$900–2,300
- Phone
- +55 4004-5001
- sac@autoviacao1001.com.br
- Website
- autoviacao1001.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário Novo Rio to Macaé
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- R$60–130
- Schedules at
- autoviacao1001.com.br
- Book at
- autoviacao1001.com.br
Bus from Campos - Shopping Estrada to Rodoviária de Macaé
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R$40–42
- Schedules at
- autoviacao1001.com.br
- Book at
- autoviacao1001.com.br
Bus from Recife - TIP to Rodoviária de Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$190–400
- Schedules at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Book at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
Bus from Recife - TIP to João Pessoa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R$35–100
- Schedules at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Book at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
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 728 0044
- Website
- gontijo.com.br
Bus from Rodoviária de Salvador to Rodoviária de Campos dos Goytacazes
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- R$550–800
- Schedules at
- gontijo.com.br
- Book at
- gontijo.com.br
- Executivo
- R$550–800
- 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 Vitória to Campos dos Goytacazes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R$110–612
- Schedules at
- queropassagem.com.br
- Convencional
- R$110–160
- Executivo
- R$110–150
- Leito
- R$230–250
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
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