There are 5 ways to get from Athens to Recife by plane, taxi, bus or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Fly Athens to Recife • 21h 21m
Cheapest option
Fly Athens to Campina Grande, taxi • 25h 42m
3 alternative options
Fly Athens to Joao Pessoa, taxi • 33h 50m
Fly Athens to Maceio, bus • 29h 25m
Train to Thessaloniki, fly to Recife • 29h 6m
Athens (ATH) to Recife (REC) flights
The flight time between Athens (ATH) and Recife (REC) is around 21h 39m and covers a distance of around 7954 km. This includes an average layover time of around 8h 41m. Services are operated by Aegean Airlines, TAP Portugal, Air France and others. Typically 15 flights run weekly, although weekend and holiday schedules can vary so check in advance.
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Recife is to fly and taxi which costs €380 - €1000 and takes 25h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Recife is to fly which takes 21h 21m and costs €650 - €1300.
The distance between Athens and Recife is 7998 km.
It takes approximately 21h 21m to get from Athens to Recife, including transfers.
Recife is 5h behind Athens. It is currently 10:11 AM in Athens and 5:11 AM in Recife.
There are 993+ hotels available in Recife. Prices start at R$ 120 per night.
- Distance: 7998.1 km
- Duration: 21h 21m
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Recife, Brazil?
Aegean Airlines, TAP Portugal and two other airlines fly from Athens to Recife twice daily.
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Athens to Recife via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$ 4200 - R$ 8500
Flights from Athens to Recife via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Fortaleza
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$ 4900 - R$ 14000
Flights from Athens to Recife via Lisboa, Fortaleza
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R$ 4200 - R$ 8500
Flights from Athens to Joao Pessoa via Lisboa, Recife
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$ 2000 - R$ 6500
Flights from Athens to Campina Grande via Lisboa, Recife
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$ 1400 - R$ 4500
Flights from Athens to Maceio via Lisboa, Natal
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$ 2100 - R$ 7000
Flights from Athens to Maceio via Lisboa, Recife
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$ 2100 - R$ 7000
Flights from Athens to Maceio via Valencia, Lisboa, Natal
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R$ 2100 - R$ 7000
Flights from Thessaloniki to Recife via Milan Bergamo, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$ 2300 - R$ 7500
Flights from Thessaloniki to Recife via Barcelona, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$ 2200 - R$ 7500
Flights from Thessaloniki to Recife via Rome, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R$ 2200 - R$ 7500
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Athens to Recife via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Fortaleza
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$ 4900 - R$ 14000
Flights from Athens to Campina Grande via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Fortaleza
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$ 1700 - R$ 5000
Flights from Athens to Campina Grande via Lisboa, Recife
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R$ 1400 - R$ 4500
Flights from Athens to Maceio via Lisboa, Recife
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$ 2100 - R$ 7000
Flights from Athens to Maceio via Valencia, Lisboa, Natal
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R$ 2100 - R$ 7000
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Athens to Campina Grande via Madrid, Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R$ 1700 - R$ 4800
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$ 45 - R$ 150
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Book at
- https://tickets.hellenictrain.gr/dromologia/?lang=gr
- Airport
- R$ 49
Bus from Maceió to Recife
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R$ 101
- Schedules at
- buson.com.br
- Phone
- +55 800 766 9000
- Website
- progressoonline.com.br
Bus from Maceió to Recife
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$ 60 - R$ 110
- Schedules at
- progressoonline.com.br
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Estimated price
- R$ 330 - R$ 400
Táxi Manaíra
- Phone
- +55 (83) 99116-2202
- Website
- taximanaira.com.br
Rádio Táxi JP
- Phone
- +55 83 3241-6500
- Website
- facebook.com
Disk Táxi João Pessoa
- Phone
- +55 83 3223-1700
- Website
- facebook.com
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