There are 5 ways to get from Los Angeles to Recife by plane, 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.
Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Recife International Airport
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Recife International Airport (REC)plane LAX - REC
19h 15mR$2,745–5,574Train to San Diego International Airport, fly to Recife International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Recife International Airport (REC)plane SAN - REC
22h 43mR$2,114–7,419Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport, bus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA)plane LAX - JPA
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de João Pessoa to Recife - TIPbus
24h 6mR$2,449–8,280Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport, bus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ)plane LAX - MCZ
- Take the bus from Maceió to Recife - TIPbus
25h 36mR$2,243–7,753Fly Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Recife International Airport
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Recife International Airport (REC)plane BUR - REC
19h 51mR$2,640–7,556
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Recife International Airport (REC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Los Angeles to Recife is to train and fly which costs R$ 2100 - R$ 7500 and takes 22h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Los Angeles to Recife is to fly which takes 19h 15m and costs R$ 2700 - R$ 6000.
The distance between Los Angeles and Recife is 9957 km.
It takes approximately 19h 15m to get from Los Angeles to Recife, including transfers.
Recife is 4h ahead of Los Angeles. It is currently 6:08 PM in Los Angeles and 10:08 PM in Recife.
There are 1890+ hotels available in Recife.
What companies run services between Los Angeles, CA, USA and Recife, Brazil?
United Airlines, Azul, and three other airlines fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Recife International Airport (REC) once daily.
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Recife International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 48m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,500–6,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Recife International Airport via Fort Lauderdale, Belem
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 41m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$2,500–6,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport via Orlando, Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,600–6,500
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Recife International Airport via Las Vegas, Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,900–7,500
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Recife International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 46m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,600–6,500
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Recife International Airport via Fort Lauderdale, Belem
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$2,600–6,500
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Recife International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$2,700–5,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$3,000–8,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Lima, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,900–8,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$2,700–7,500
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Recife International Airport via Phoenix, Miami, Fortaleza
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R$2,600–7,500
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Recife International Airport via Miami, Fortaleza
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 53m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R$2,300–7,000
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Miami, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,900–7,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Miami, Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,300–8,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 19m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,300–8,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport via Miami, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,600–6,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 34m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,100–7,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 34m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,100–7,500
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Recife International Airport via Panama City, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,900–7,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R$200–410
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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$50–75
- Book at
- viajetotal.com.br
- Phone
- 0800 042 4223
- [email protected]
- 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$55–100
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.br
Bus from Maceió to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$130–230
- Schedules at
- flixbus.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$50–140
- Schedules at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Book at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Phone
- 0800 009 7325
- [email protected]
- Website
- realalagoas.com.br
Bus from Maceió to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- R$100–150
- Schedules at
- realalagoas.com.br
- Book at
- realalagoas.com.br
- Phone
- +55 800 766 9000
- Website
- progressoonline.com.br
Bus from Maceió to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R$110–180
- Schedules at
- progressoonline.com.br
- Book at
- progressoonline.com.br
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