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 9mR$3,613–10,406Subway 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 41mR$1,618–6,241Bus 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
19h 43mR$2,271–7,371Subway 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 23mR$1,973–7,391
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Recife International Airport (REC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Recife is to subway and fly which costs R$ 1600 - R$ 6500 and takes 15h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Recife is to fly which takes 13h 9m and costs R$ 3600 - R$ 11000.
The distance between Washington and Recife is 6812 km.
It takes approximately 13h 9m to get from Washington to Recife, including transfers.
Recife is 2h ahead of Washington. It is currently 12:52 PM in Washington and 2:52 PM in Recife.
There are 1821+ 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.
Airlines
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Recife International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$3,700–12,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Recife International Airport via Fort Lauderdale, Belem
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 27m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$3,800–12,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Recife International Airport via Orlando, Fortaleza
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R$3,600–11,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Recife International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,000–6,000
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Recife International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,200–7,000
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Recife International Airport via Fort Lauderdale, Belem
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$2,200–7,000
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Recife International Airport via Charlotte, Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,200–7,000
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Recife International Airport via Atlanta, Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 31m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,300–7,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Orlando, Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,300–7,000
- 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$1,900–7,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Bogota, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,400–7,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Orlando, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,500–7,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Miami, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,500–7,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Cancun, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 39m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,700–7,500
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Recife International Airport via Miami, Fortaleza
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 28m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R$3,600–12,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Recife International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,600–6,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Recife International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,600–6,000
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$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
- +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$65–120
- 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$90–180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- 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$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 Terminal Rodoviário de João Pessoa to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$30–50
- 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$70–140
- Schedules at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Book at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Leito
- R$130–190
- Executivo
- R$70–100
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