There are 4 ways to get from Washington to Recife by plane, subway, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
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
12h 39mR$3,751–11,479Subway 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
15h 36mR$1,918–6,049Subway 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 Terminal Rodoviário de João Pessoa to Recife - TIPbus
21h 32mR$2,313–7,256Bus 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
18h 10mR$2,377–7,690
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Recife International Airport (REC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Recife is to subway and fly which costs R$ 1900 - R$ 6500 and takes 15h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Recife is to fly which takes 12h 39m and costs R$ 3700 - R$ 12000.
The distance between Washington and Recife is 6812 km.
It takes approximately 12h 39m to get from Washington to Recife, including transfers.
Recife is 1h ahead of Washington. It is currently 7:58 AM in Washington and 8:58 AM in Recife.
There are 244+ hotels available in Recife.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Recife, Brazil?
JetBlue Airways, Azul, and two other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Recife International Airport (REC) 6 times a week.
Airlines
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Recife International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$3,800–12,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Recife International Airport via Fort Lauderdale, Belem
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$3,800–12,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Recife International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 26m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,900–6,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Recife International Airport via Fort Lauderdale, Belem
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 8m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,900–6,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Orlando, Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,200–7,000
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Recife International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,300–7,500
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Recife International Airport via Fort Lauderdale, Belem
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$2,300–7,500
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Recife International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport, Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,400–7,500
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,900–7,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Bogota, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$2,300–7,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Orlando, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 59m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,400–7,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Miami, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,400–7,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Cancun, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$2,500–7,500
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Recife International Airport via Miami, Fortaleza
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 16m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R$3,700–12,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Bogota, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$2,300–7,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Recife International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,600–6,500
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$12–45
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- R$12–14
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- R$29–45
Bus operators
- 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 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
- +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$70–130
- 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$100–190
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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