There are 6 ways to get from Sydney to Recife by plane, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Recife International Airport
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Recife International Airport (REC)plane SYD - REC
26h 37mR$4,570–12,087Fly to Greater Natal International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Greater Natal International Airport (NAT)plane SYD - NAT
- Take the bus from Natal to Recife - TIPbus
34h 45mR$3,542–9,862Fly to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport, bus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA)plane SYD - JPA
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de João Pessoa to Recife - TIPbus
29h 49mR$3,765–11,294Fly to Campina Grande, drive
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Campina Grande (CPV)plane SYD - CPV
- Drive from Campina Grande (CPV) to Recife - TIPcar
40h 30mR$4,250–12,209Fly to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport, bus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ)plane SYD - MCZ
- Take the bus from Maceió to Recife - TIPbus
32h 29mR$3,765–11,244Fly to Caruaru, bus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Caruaru (CAU)plane SYD - CAU
- Take the bus from Caruaru to Recife - TIPbus
45h 9mR$6,125–18,179
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Recife International Airport (REC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Recife is to fly and bus which costs R$ 3500 - R$ 10000 and takes 34h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Recife is to fly which takes 26h 37m and costs R$ 4500 - R$ 13000.
The distance between Sydney and Recife is 15321 km.
It takes approximately 26h 37m to get from Sydney to Recife, including transfers.
Recife is 13h behind Sydney. It is currently 5:06 PM in Sydney and 4:06 AM in Recife.
There are 1830+ hotels available in Recife.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Recife, Brazil?
LATAM Chile, Azul, and two other airlines fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Recife International Airport (REC) once daily.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Recife International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R$3,200–9,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Recife International Airport via Santiago, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,900–11,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Santiago, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$3,300–12,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Santiago, Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 57m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$3,300–12,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Melbourne, Santiago, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$3,800–11,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Campina Grande via Santiago, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 52m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$3,700–14,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Campina Grande via Melbourne, Santiago, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$4,300–13,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport via Santiago, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$3,300–12,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport via Melbourne, Santiago, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$3,700–11,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Greater Natal International Airport via Santiago, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$3,000–11,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Greater Natal International Airport via Melbourne, Santiago, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$3,400–10,000
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Recife International Airport via Santiago, Belo Horizonte Confins
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$3,200–9,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Santiago, Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$3,700–11,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Campina Grande via Santiago, Belo Horizonte Confins
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R$4,100–12,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport via Santiago, Belo Horizonte Confins
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$3,600–11,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Caruaru via Santiago, Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 27m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R$5,500–20,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Caruaru via Santiago, Rio De Janeiro-Galeao, Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$5,500–20,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Caruaru via Santiago, Brasilia, Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$5,500–20,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Caruaru via Santiago, Belo Horizonte Confins, Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 27m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$5,500–20,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Greater Natal International Airport via Santiago, Belo Horizonte Confins
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$3,300–9,500
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Recife International Airport via Santiago, Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$3,200–9,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Santiago, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R$3,600–11,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Santiago, Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$3,700–11,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport via Santiago, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$3,600–11,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport via Santiago, Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$3,600–11,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Greater Natal International Airport via Santiago, Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$3,300–10,000
- Phone
- 0800 085 8282
- sac@viajetotal.com.br
- Website
- viajetotal.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de João Pessoa to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R$45–70
- Book at
- viajetotal.com.br
- Phone
- 0800 042 4223
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de João Pessoa to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$50–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.br
Bus from Maceió to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$110–200
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.br
Bus from Natal to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$110–210
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de João Pessoa to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$40–140
- Schedules at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Book at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Phone
- 0800 009 7325
- sarc@realalagoas.com.br
- Website
- realalagoas.com.br
Bus from Maceió to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- R$95–140
- Schedules at
- realalagoas.com.br
- Book at
- realalagoas.com.br
- Phone
- +55 800 766 9000
- Website
- progressoonline.com.br
Bus from Maceió to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R$100–160
- Schedules at
- progressoonline.com.br
- Book at
- progressoonline.com.br
Bus from Caruaru to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$45–70
- Schedules at
- progressoonline.com.br
- Book at
- progressoonline.com.br
Bus from Natal to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R$100–170
- Schedules at
- progressoonline.com.br
- Book at
- progressoonline.com.br
Bus from Caruaru to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$40–55
- Book at
- expressosaoluiz.com.br
- Executivo
- R$40–55
Bus from Caruaru to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R$40–60
- Schedules at
- expressoguanabara.com.br
- Phone
- +55 (81) 2101-9000
- Website
- viacaocruzeiro.com.br
Bus from Caruaru to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- R$55–75
- Schedules at
- clickbus.com.br
- Book at
- clickbus.com.br
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