There are 7 ways to get from Recife to Palmas by plane, bus, car, or bus (Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Recife International Airport
best- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport (PMW)REC - PMW
6h 49mR$935–3,389Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Recife - TIP to BarreirasFlixBus BRN0603
- Take the bus from Barreiras to PalmasPalmas / ...
40h 54mR$533–773Bus via Floriano
- Take the bus from Recife - TIP to Floriano
- Take the bus from Floriano to PalmasPalmas / ...
38h 40mR$699–1,137Drive 1,762.6 km
- Drive from Recife to Palmas1,762.6 km
33h 17mR$964–1,392Bus to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Recife - TIP to João Pessoa
- Fly from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) to Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport (PMW)JPA - PMW
8h 40mR$994–4,148Bus to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Recife - TIP to Maceió
- Fly from Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ) to Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport (PMW)MCZ - PMW
10h 20mR$1,142–3,936Bus via Estaca Zero
- Take the bus from Recife - TIP to Estaca Zero
- Take the bus from Água Branca to PalmasGoiânia / ...
42h 20mR$824–1,657
Recife International Airport (REC) to Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport (PMW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Recife to Palmas is to bus which costs R$ 500 - R$ 800 and takes 40h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Recife to Palmas is to fly which takes 6h 49m and costs R$ 900 - R$ 3400.
The distance between Recife and Palmas is 1533 km. The road distance is 1762.6 km.
The best way to get from Recife to Palmas without a car is to bus via Floriano which takes 38h 40m and costs R$ 700 - R$ 1200.
It takes approximately 6h 49m to get from Recife to Palmas, including transfers.
The best way to get from Recife to Palmas is to fly which takes 6h 49m and costs R$ 900 - R$ 3400. Alternatively, you can bus via Floriano, which costs R$ 700 - R$ 1200 and takes 38h 40m.
Yes, the driving distance between Recife to Palmas is 1763 km. It takes approximately 33h 17m to drive from Recife to Palmas.
There are 288+ hotels available in Palmas.
What companies run services between Recife, Brazil and Palmas, Brazil?
Gol Transportes Aéreos, Azul, and LATAM Chile fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport (PMW) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Recife to Palmas via Rodoviária, Recife - TIP, Floriano, Floriano, and Palmas in around 38h 40m.
Airlines
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Recife International Airport to Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport via Belo Horizonte Confins
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,200–3,000
Flights from Recife International Airport to Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport via Sao Paulo Viracopos
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,200–3,000
Flights from Recife International Airport to Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport via Goiania
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- R$1,200–3,000
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport via Sao Paulo Viracopos
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,000–3,300
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport via Salvador, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,000–5,500
Flights from Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport to Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport via Belo Horizonte Confins
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,100–5,500
Flights from Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport to Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport via Sao Paulo Viracopos
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,300–6,000
Flights from Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport to Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport via Salvador, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$800–4,500
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Recife International Airport to Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport via Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$750–4,200
Flights from Recife International Airport to Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport via Salvador, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$750–4,200
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport via Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,000–5,500
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport via Salvador, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,000–5,500
Flights from Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport to Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport via Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$800–4,500
Flights from Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport to Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport via Salvador, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$800–4,500
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Recife International Airport to Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$850–3,100
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$850–3,900
Flights from Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport to Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,000–3,900
Flights from Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport to Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport via Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,000–3,900
Bus operators
- Phone
- +55 (81) 2101-9000
- Website
- viacaocruzeiro.com.br
Bus from Recife - TIP to Floriano
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R$190–353
- Schedules at
- clickbus.com.br
- Book at
- clickbus.com.br
- Convencional
- R$190–230
- Executivo
- R$200–280
- Phone
- +55 (62) 99931 9109
- site@realmaia.com.br
- Website
- realmaia.com.br
Bus from Floriano to Palmas
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R$450–700
- Schedules at
- realmaia.com.br
- Book at
- realmaia.com.br
- Executivo
- R$450–600
- Leito
- R$500–700
Bus from Barreiras to Palmas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R$180–290
- Schedules at
- realmaia.com.br
- Book at
- realmaia.com.br
- Executivo
- R$180–240
- Leito
- R$210–290
Bus from Água Branca to Palmas
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R$490–1,033
- Schedules at
- realmaia.com.br
- Book at
- realmaia.com.br
- Executivo
- R$490–650
- Leito
- R$550–750
Bus from Recife - TIP to João Pessoa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R$40–190
- 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 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
Bus from Recife - TIP to Barreiras
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R$300–430
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.br
- Phone
- +55 800 766 9000
- Website
- progressoonline.com.br
Bus from Recife - TIP to Estaca Zero
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$280–500
- Schedules at
- progressoonline.com.br
- Book at
- progressoonline.com.br
- Executivo
- R$280–400
- Leito
- R$360–500
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