There are 5 ways to get from Santander to Recife by plane, bus, or train
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 Santander Airport
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Recife International Airport (REC)SDR - REC
14h 49mR$2,525–8,220Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Recife International Airport (REC)BIO - REC
15h 55mR$1,064–4,748Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Recife International Airport (REC)MAD - REC
16h 15mR$2,457–6,214Bus, bus to Asturias Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Oviedo
- Take the bus from [OVIEDO/UVIÉU] Estación Bus Oviedo IL- Pepe Cosmen [CTA 21470] to [ANZU|Aeropuerto] Aeropuerto - Llegadas [CTA 03073]
- Fly from Asturias Airport (OVD) to Recife International Airport (REC)OVD - REC
18h 16mR$2,120–6,987Bus to San Sebastián Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Fly from San Sebastián Airport (EAS) to Recife International Airport (REC)EAS - REC
18h 27mR$2,104–10,429
Santander Airport (SDR) to Recife International Airport (REC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Recife is to bus and fly which costs R$ 1000 - R$ 4800 and takes 15h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Recife is to fly which takes 14h 49m and costs R$ 2500 - R$ 8500.
The distance between Santander and Recife is 6558 km.
It takes approximately 14h 49m to get from Santander to Recife, including transfers.
Recife is 4h behind Santander. It is currently 12:38 AM in Santander and 8:38 PM in Recife.
There are 1486+ hotels available in Recife.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Recife, Brazil?
Iberia and Azul fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Recife International Airport (REC) once daily.
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Santander Airport to Recife International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,500–8,000
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Recife International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,600–5,500
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Recife International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 11m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,000–4,400
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–5,500
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Recife International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,200–6,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Recife International Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–5,500
Flights from Asturias Airport to Recife International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,000–6,500
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Recife International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$2,000–10,000
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Recife International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,300–6,500
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,200–6,000
Flights from Asturias Airport to Recife International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,600–8,000
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Recife International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,000–10,000
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Recife International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 11m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,000–4,400
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Recife International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,200–6,000
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Recife International Airport via Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$3,000–5,500
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$230–500
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R$50–140
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santander E.A. to Oviedo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R$95–260
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from [OVIEDO/UVIÉU] Estación Bus Oviedo IL- Pepe Cosmen [CTA 21470] to [ANZU|Aeropuerto] Aeropuerto - Llegadas [CTA 03073]
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- R$20–29
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santander E.A. to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R$95–230
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
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