There are 4 ways to get from Washington to Recife by plane, subway, or bus
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Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Recife International Airport
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Recife International Airport (REC)plane DCA - REC
13h 46mR$3,914–12,423Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Recife International Airport
cheapest- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Recife International Airport (REC)plane IAD - REC
16h 6mR$2,118–7,243Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport, bus
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA)plane IAD - JPA
- Take the bus from João Pessoa to Recife - TIPbus
21h 15mR$2,573–8,393Bus to Richmond International Airport, fly to Recife International Airport
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Richmondbus
- Fly from Richmond International Airport (RIC) to Recife International Airport (REC)plane RIC - REC
20h 28mR$2,327–7,946
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Recife International Airport (REC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Recife is to subway and fly which costs R$ 2100 - R$ 7500 and takes 16h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Recife is to fly which takes 13h 46m and costs R$ 3900 - R$ 13000.
The distance between Washington and Recife is 6812 km.
It takes approximately 13h 46m to get from Washington to Recife, including transfers.
Recife is 2h ahead of Washington. It is currently 3:59 AM in Washington and 5:59 AM in Recife.
There are 1570+ hotels available in Recife.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Recife, Brazil?
American Airlines, Azul, and four other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Recife International Airport (REC) twice daily.
Airlines
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Recife International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$3,900–13,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Recife International Airport via Fort Lauderdale, Belem
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$3,900–13,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Recife International Airport via Orlando, Fortaleza
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R$3,800–12,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Orlando, Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 37m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,500–8,000
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Recife International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,200–7,500
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Recife International Airport via Fort Lauderdale, Belem
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$2,200–7,500
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Recife International Airport via Atlanta, Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,300–7,500
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Recife International Airport via Charlotte, Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,200–7,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Recife International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$3,900–13,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Recife International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,100–7,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Recife International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–7,000
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Recife International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,200–7,500
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Recife International Airport via Atlanta, Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,300–7,500
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Recife International Airport via Charlotte, Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,200–7,500
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,200–8,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Bogota, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,700–9,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Orlando, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,800–8,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Miami, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,800–8,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Cancun, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 44m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$3,000–9,500
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Recife International Airport via Miami, Fortaleza
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R$3,900–13,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Recife International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–7,000
Train operators
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- R$13–45
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- R$13–14
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- R$30–45
Bus operators
Bus from João Pessoa to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R$45–100
- Schedules at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Book at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Phone
- 0800 085 8282
- sac@viajetotal.com.br
- Website
- viajetotal.com.br
Bus from João Pessoa to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- 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 João Pessoa to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$30–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.br
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R$120–230
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R$120–250
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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