There are 4 ways to get from Recife to Punta Cana by plane, bus, or shuttle
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 Punta Cana International Airport
best- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ)plane REC - PUJ
13h 53m$311–1,212Bus to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport, fly to Punta Cana International Airport
- Take the bus from Recife - TIP to Terminal Rodoviário de João Pessoabus
- Fly from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) to Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ)plane JPA - PUJ
18h 2m$521–1,642Bus to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport, fly to Punta Cana International Airport
- Take the bus from Recife - TIP to Maceióbus
- Fly from Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ) to Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ)plane MCZ - PUJ
19h 32m$373–2,016Fly Recife International Airport to Cibao International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Cibao International Airport (STI)plane REC - STI
- Take a shuttle bus from Santiago de los Caballeros to Punta Cana Airport
24h 39m$769–2,138
Recife International Airport (REC) to Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Recife to Punta Cana is to fly which costs $310 - $1,300 and takes 13h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Recife to Punta Cana is to fly which takes 13h 53m and costs $310 - $1,300.
The distance between Recife and Punta Cana is 4741 km.
It takes approximately 13h 53m to get from Recife to Punta Cana, including transfers.
Punta Cana is 1h behind Recife. It is currently 5:47 AM in Recife and 4:47 AM in Punta Cana.
There are 1216+ hotels available in Punta Cana.
What companies run services between Recife, Brazil and Punta Cana, Dominican Republic?
LATAM Chile, Gol Transportes Aéreos, and four other airlines fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ) 4 times a day.
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Recife International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via Brasilia, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via Belo Horizonte Confins, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via Brasilia, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Recife International Airport to Cibao International Airport via Manaus, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 26m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Recife International Airport to Cibao International Airport via Brasilia, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 36m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Recife International Airport to Cibao International Airport via Salvador, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 51m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Recife International Airport to Cibao International Airport via Belo Horizonte Confins, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 36m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Recife International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 56m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via Brasilia, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
- Website
- arajet.com
Flights from Recife International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 56m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via Brasilia, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Recife International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,400
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Recife International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Recife International Airport to Cibao International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 49m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
- 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
- $11–60
- Book at
- viajetotal.com.br
- Executivo
- $40–60
- Leito
- $27–40
- 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
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.br
Bus from Recife - TIP to Maceió
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- 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
- $6–28
- Schedules at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Book at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Leito
- $35–37
- Executivo
- $6–10
- Phone
- 0800 009 7325
- sarc@realalagoas.com.br
- Website
- realalagoas.com.br
Bus from Recife - TIP to Maceió
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–650
- Schedules at
- realalagoas.com.br
- Book at
- realalagoas.com.br
- Executivo
- $14–25
- Leito
- $17–650
- Convencional
- $18–26
Shuttle from Santiago de los Caballeros to Punta Cana Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $285
- Website
- https://dominicanairporttransfers.com/
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