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
13h 39mR$3,333–10,100Subway 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 26mR$1,817–6,049Subway 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
22h 18mR$2,212–7,255Bus 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 57mR$2,376–7,675
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Recife International Airport (REC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Recife is to subway and fly which costs R$ 1800 - R$ 6500 and takes 15h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Recife is to fly which takes 13h 39m and costs R$ 3300 - R$ 11000.
The distance between Washington and Recife is 6812 km.
It takes approximately 13h 39m to get from Washington to Recife, including transfers.
Recife is 1h ahead of Washington. It is currently 6:03 PM in Washington and 7:03 PM in Recife.
There are 266+ 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) once daily.
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Recife International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$3,400–11,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Recife International Airport via Fort Lauderdale, Belem
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$3,400–11,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Recife International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 36m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–6,000
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$1,800–6,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Recife International Airport via Bogota, Belem
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–6,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Orlando, Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 56m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,100–7,000
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Recife International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- 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
- 15h 26m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$2,300–7,500
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Recife International Airport via Charlotte, Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 28m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- 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
- latam.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Recife International Airport via Miami, Fortaleza
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 56m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R$3,300–11,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,000–7,000
- Website
- voegol.com.br
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$2,200–7,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Orlando, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,400–7,500
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$2,600–8,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Recife International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,700–6,000
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Panama City, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,900–7,000
- 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$12–40
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- R$12–13
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- R$28–40
- 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
- https://www.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$45–85
- 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
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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$85–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R$70–120
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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