There are 7 ways to get from Recife to Santa Maria by plane, bus, or car
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Fly to Santa Maria
best- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Santa Maria (RIA)REC - RIA
11h 3mR$1,360–6,759Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Recife - TIP to Tietê Bus Terminal
- Take the bus from Tietê Bus Terminal to Estação Rodoviária de Porto Alegre
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Porto Alegre to Santa Cruz do Sul375 / ...
- Take the bus from Santa Cruz do Sul to Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria151
2d 13hR$876–2,856Bus via Concórdia
- Take the bus from Recife - TIP to Terminal Rodoviário de Campinas
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Campinas to Estação Rodoviária de Concórdia
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Concórdia to Terminal Rodoviário de Erechim
- Take the bus from Erechim to Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria416
2d 10hR$1,157–2,166Drive 3,796.9 km
- Drive from Recife to Santa Maria3,796.9 km
2d 2hR$2,111–3,050Fly to Sepé Tiaraju Airport, bus
- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Sepé Tiaraju Airport (GEL)REC - GEL
- Take the bus from Rodoviária de Santo Ângelo to Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria
13h 20mR$1,425–7,394Bus #2
- Take the bus from Recife - TIP to Tietê Bus Terminal
- Take the bus from Rodoviária de São Paulo - Terminal Tietê to Terminal Rodoviário de Santa Maria - RSSanta Maria
3d 2hR$1,071–2,366Bus via Curitiba
- Take the bus from Recife Bus Station to Sao Paulo Tiete Bus Station
- Take the bus from Tietê Bus Terminal to Rodoferroviária de Curitiba
- Take the bus from Rodoferroviária de Curitiba to Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria
3d 5hR$914–1,904
Recife International Airport (REC) to Santa Maria (RIA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Recife to Santa Maria is to bus via Curitiba which costs R$ 900 - R$ 1900 and takes 3 days 5h.
The fastest way to get from Recife to Santa Maria is to fly which takes 11h 3m and costs R$ 1300 - R$ 7000.
No, there is no direct bus from Recife to Santa Maria. However, there are services departing from Recife - TIP and arriving at Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria via Terminal Rodoviário de Campinas, Estação Rodoviária de Concórdia and Erechim. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 10h.
The distance between Recife and Santa Maria is 3125 km. The road distance is 3796.9 km.
The best way to get from Recife to Santa Maria without a car is to bus via Concórdia which takes 2 days 10h and costs R$ 1100 - R$ 2200.
It takes approximately 11h 3m to get from Recife to Santa Maria, including transfers.
Recife to Santa Maria bus services, operated by Catedral Turismo, depart from Recife - TIP station.
The best way to get from Recife to Santa Maria is to fly which takes 11h 3m and costs R$ 1300 - R$ 7000. Alternatively, you can bus via Concórdia, which costs R$ 1100 - R$ 2200 and takes 2 days 10h.
Recife to Santa Maria bus services, operated by Catedral Turismo, arrive at Tietê Bus Terminal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Recife to Santa Maria is 3797 km. It takes approximately 2 days 2h to drive from Recife to Santa Maria.
What companies run services between Recife, Brazil and Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil?
Azul and Gol Transportes Aéreos fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Santa Maria (RIA) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Recife - TIP to Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria via Terminal Rodoviário de Campinas, Estação Rodoviária de Concórdia, Terminal Rodoviário de Erechim, and Erechim in around 2d 10h.
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Recife International Airport to Santa Maria via Porto Alegre
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,700–7,500
Flights from Recife International Airport to Santa Maria via Sao Paulo Congonhas, Porto Alegre
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,300–7,500
Flights from Recife International Airport to Santa Maria via Sao Paulo Viracopos, Porto Alegre
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,700–7,500
Flights from Recife International Airport to Santa Maria via Belo Horizonte Confins, Porto Alegre
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R$1,700–7,500
Flights from Recife International Airport to Santa Maria via Sao Paulo, Porto Alegre
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,700–7,500
Flights from Recife International Airport to Santa Maria via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao, Porto Alegre
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,700–7,500
Flights from Recife International Airport to Sepé Tiaraju Airport via Porto Alegre
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,900–8,500
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Recife International Airport to Sepé Tiaraju Airport via Sao Paulo Congonhas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,300–9,000
Flights from Recife International Airport to Sepé Tiaraju Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–9,000
Flights from Recife International Airport to Sepé Tiaraju Airport via Salvador, Sao Paulo Congonhas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,300–7,000
Bus from Recife - TIP to Terminal Rodoviário de Campinas
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$650–1,400
- Schedules at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Book at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
Bus from Recife - TIP to Tietê Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R$550–1,700
- Schedules at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Book at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Phone
- +55 55 4020-7488
- sac@planalto.com.br
- Website
- planalto.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Campinas to Estação Rodoviária de Concórdia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- R$380–600
- Schedules at
- planalto.com.br
- Book at
- planalto.com.br
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Concórdia to Terminal Rodoviário de Erechim
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- R$33–36
- Schedules at
- planalto.com.br
- Book at
- planalto.com.br
Bus from Rodoviária de São Paulo - Terminal Tietê to Terminal Rodoviário de Santa Maria - RS
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- R$500–700
- Schedules at
- planalto.com.br
- Book at
- planalto.com.br
- Phone
- +55 84 3205-6161
- sac-ouvidoria@viacaonordeste.com.br
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Concórdia to Terminal Rodoviário de Erechim
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://viacaonordeste.queropassagem.com.br/
- Website
- https://www.clickbus.com.br/viacao/nordeste
- Phone
- +55 51 3375 9595
- sac@unesul.com.br
- Website
- unesul.com.br
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Concórdia to Terminal Rodoviário de Erechim
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R$35–50
- Schedules at
- unesul.com.br
- Phone
- 0800 609 1800
- sac@lopesul.com
- Website
- lopesul.com
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Concórdia to Terminal Rodoviário de Erechim
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- lopesul.com
- Book at
- lopesul.com
- Phone
- +55 54 3329.0100
- contato@helios.tur.br
- Website
- helios.tur.br
Bus from Erechim to Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R$65–173
- Schedules at
- helios.tur.br
- Book at
- helios.tur.br
- Executivo
- R$75–120
- Convencional
- R$65–95
- Phone
- 08005 518666
- sac@ouroeprata.com
- Website
- viacaoouroeprata.com.br
Bus from Rodoviária de Santo Ângelo to Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$75–144
- Schedules at
- viacaoouroeprata.com.br
- Book at
- viacaoouroeprata.com.br
- Semi-Direto
- R$75–110
- Phone
- 0800 881 0144
- atendimento@nspenha.com.br
- Website
- nspenha.com.br
Bus from Tietê Bus Terminal to Estação Rodoviária de Porto Alegre
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$210–440
- Schedules at
- nspenha.com.br
- Book at
- nspenha.com.br
Bus from Tietê Bus Terminal to Estação Rodoviária de Porto Alegre
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$290–950
- Schedules at
- expressoadamantina.com.br
- Book at
- expressoadamantina.com.br
- Phone
- +55 51 3475.4440
- meajuda@jblinternacional.com
- Website
- jblinternacional.com
Bus from Tietê Bus Terminal to Estação Rodoviária de Porto Alegre
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- R$650–900
- Book at
- jblinternacional.com
- Phone
- 0800 940 5515
- atendimento@santacruzbus.com.br
- Website
- santacruzbus.com.br
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Porto Alegre to Santa Cruz do Sul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R$50–120
- Schedules at
- santacruzbus.com.br
- Book at
- santacruzbus.com.br
- Convencional
- R$50–75
- Executivo
- R$65–85
- Semi-Leito
- R$105–120
Bus from Santa Cruz do Sul to Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R$45–115
- Schedules at
- santacruzbus.com.br
- Book at
- santacruzbus.com.br
- Convencional
- R$45–70
- Executivo
- R$60–75
- Semi-Leito
- R$100–115
- Phone
- 0800 728 0044
- Website
- gontijo.com.br
Bus from Recife Bus Station to Sao Paulo Tiete Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R$600–1,300
- Schedules at
- gontijo.com.br
- Phone
- +55 4004-9600
- Website
- viacaocometa.com.br
Bus from Tietê Bus Terminal to Rodoferroviária de Curitiba
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- R$90–160
- Schedules at
- viacaocometa.com.br
- Book at
- viacaocometa.com.br
- Phone
- 0800 770 3603
- Website
- wemobi.me
Bus from Tietê Bus Terminal to Rodoferroviária de Curitiba
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R$60
- Schedules at
- wemobi.me
- Phone
- +55 800-470-470
- sac@catarinense.com.br
- Website
- catarinense.com.br
Bus from Tietê Bus Terminal to Rodoferroviária de Curitiba
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R$110–170
- Schedules at
- catarinense.com.br
- Book at
- catarinense.com.br
- Convencional
- R$110–170
Bus from Rodoferroviária de Curitiba to Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- R$250–430
- Schedules at
- catarinense.com.br
- Book at
- catarinense.com.br
- Convencional
- R$250–370
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