There are 6 ways to get from Cartagena to Recife by bus, plane, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, fly to Recife International Airport
best- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquillabus
- Fly from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) to Recife International Airport (REC)plane BAQ - REC
16h 56mR$1,520–5,684Fly Cartagena to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ)plane CTG - MCZ
- Take the bus from Maceió to Recife - TIPbus
20h 54mR$1,501–5,324Drive 9,889 km
- Drive from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Recife - TIPcar 9,889 km
5d 22hR$5,398–7,797Fly Cartagena to Recife International Airport
- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Recife International Airport (REC)plane CTG - REC
14h 49mR$2,419–5,068Fly Cartagena to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport, bus
- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA)plane CTG - JPA
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de João Pessoa to Recife - TIPbus
17h 19mR$1,554–5,562Bus to Los Garzones Airport, fly to Recife International Airport
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Ceretebus
- Fly from Los Garzones Airport (MTR) to Recife International Airport (REC)plane MTR - REC
18h 18m
Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) to Recife International Airport (REC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cartagena to Recife is to fly and bus which costs R$ 1500 - R$ 5500 and takes 20h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Cartagena to Recife is to fly which takes 14h 49m and costs R$ 2400 - R$ 5500.
The distance between Cartagena and Recife is 5022 km. The road distance is 9889 km.
It takes approximately 16h 56m to get from Cartagena to Recife, including transfers.
Recife is 2h ahead of Cartagena. It is currently 1:37 AM in Cartagena and 3:37 AM in Recife.
Yes, the driving distance between Cartagena to Recife is 9889 km. It takes approximately 5 days 22h to drive from Cartagena to Recife.
There are 1904+ hotels available in Recife.
What companies run services between Cartagena, Colombia and Recife, Brazil?
LATAM Chile, Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., and three other airlines fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Recife International Airport (REC) twice daily.
Airlines
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Recife International Airport via Bogota, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,100–6,000
Flights from Cartagena to Recife International Airport via Lima, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,100–6,000
Flights from Cartagena to Recife International Airport via Bogota, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–5,500
Flights from Cartagena to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Lima, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,300–7,000
Flights from Cartagena to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Bogota, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,100–6,000
Flights from Los Garzones Airport to Recife International Airport via Bogota, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,100–6,500
Flights from Cartagena to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport via Lima, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,300–6,500
Flights from Cartagena to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport via Bogota, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,000–6,000
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Recife International Airport via Bogota, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,100–6,000
Flights from Cartagena to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Bogota, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,100–6,000
Flights from Cartagena to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Lima, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,300–7,000
Flights from Los Garzones Airport to Recife International Airport via Bogota, Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,600–8,500
Flights from Cartagena to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport via Bogota, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,000–6,000
Flights from Cartagena to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport via Lima, Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,500–7,000
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Recife International Airport via Panama City, Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,400–5,500
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Recife International Airport via Bogota, Belem
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,200–7,500
Flights from Cartagena to Recife International Airport via Panama City, Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,200–4,600
Flights from Cartagena to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Panama City, Belo Horizonte Confins
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,500–6,000
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Cartagena to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Panama City, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,400–5,500
Flights from Cartagena to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Lima, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,300–7,000
Flights from Cartagena to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport via Panama City, Belo Horizonte Confins
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,500–5,500
Flights from Cartagena to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport via Panama City, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,400–5,500
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Los Garzones Airport to Recife International Airport via Bogota, Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,600–8,500
Flights from Cartagena to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport via Bogota, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,000–6,000
Flights from Cartagena to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport via Lima, Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,500–7,000
Bus operators
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8001
- [email protected]
- Website
- expresobrasilia.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$66–130
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- R$90–130
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8002
- [email protected]
- Website
- unitransco.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- R$66
- Schedules at
- unitransco.com
- Book at
- unitransco.com
- Phone
- 0800 085 8282
- [email protected]
- 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$40–70
- Book at
- viajetotal.com.br
- Phone
- 0800 8801 315
- [email protected]
- Website
- viacaocatedral.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de João Pessoa to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$45–140
- Schedules at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Book at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Phone
- +57 604 784 9194
- [email protected]
- Website
- transportesluz.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Cerete
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- transportesluz.com
- Phone
- 0800 009 7325
- [email protected]
- Website
- realalagoas.com.br
Bus from Maceió to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R$135–145
- Schedules at
- realalagoas.com.br
- Book at
- realalagoas.com.br
- Phone
- +55 800 766 9000
- Website
- maisprogresso.com.br
Bus from Maceió to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R$95–110
- Schedules at
- maisprogresso.com.br
- Book at
- maisprogresso.com.br
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