There are 9 ways to get from Medellín to Recife by plane, taxi, bus, or car
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Fly from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
best- Fly from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) to Recife International Airport (REC)plane MDE - REC
14h 32mR$1,305–4,541Taxi, bus via Alta Floresta
- Take the taxi from Medellín to Rumichacataxi
- Take the bus from Rumichaca to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Lima - Atocongo to Cuiabá, Terminal Rodoviáriobus
- Take the bus from Cuiabá, Terminal Rodoviário to Alta Florestabus
- Take the bus from Alta Floresta to Recife - TIPbus
6d 21hR$7,365–9,915Drive 9,252.3 km
- Drive from Medellín to Recifecar 9,252.3 km
5d 11hR$4,851–7,007Fly from Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport
- Fly from Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH) to Recife International Airport (REC)plane EOH - REC
16h 54mR$3,391–9,711Taxi to Pereira, fly
- Take the taxi from Medellín to Pereirataxi
- Fly from Pereira (PEI) to Recife International Airport (REC)plane PEI - REC
20h 9mR$2,688–5,891Taxi to El Caraño Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Medellín to Quibdótaxi
- Fly from El Caraño Airport (UIB) to Recife International Airport (REC)plane UIB - REC
22h 17mR$5,246–10,149Bus to El Dorado International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Terminal del Norte to Terminal Salitrebus
- Fly from El Dorado International Airport (BOG) to Recife International Airport (REC)plane BOG - REC
23h 27mR$1,851–3,909Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal del Sur to Terminal de Transporte Calibus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal de Omnibus Retirobus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Tietê Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Tietê Bus Terminal to Recife Bus Stationbus
7d 21hR$3,586–5,211Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Medellín to Rumichacataxi
- Take the bus from Rumichaca to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Lima - Atocongo to Tietê Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Tietê Bus Terminal to Recife - TIPbus
8d 5hR$7,115–11,025
Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) to Recife International Airport (REC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Medellín to Recife is to fly which costs R$ 1300 - R$ 4600 and takes 14h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Medellín to Recife is to fly which takes 14h 32m and costs R$ 1300 - R$ 4600.
No, there is no direct bus from Medellín to Recife station. However, there are services departing from Terminal del Sur and arriving at Recife Bus Station via Terminal de Transporte Cali, Terminal de Omnibus Retiro and Tietê Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7 days 21h.
The distance between Medellín and Recife is 4803 km. The road distance is 9252.3 km.
The best way to get from Medellín to Recife without a car is to taxi and bus via Alta Floresta which takes 6 days 21h and costs R$ 7000 - R$ 10000.
It takes approximately 14h 32m to get from Medellín to Recife, including transfers.
Medellín to Recife bus services, operated by Expreso Trejos, depart from Terminal del Sur station.
The best way to get from Medellín to Recife is to fly which takes 14h 32m and costs R$ 1300 - R$ 4600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs R$ 3500 - R$ 5500 and takes 7 days 21h.
Medellín to Recife bus services, operated by Expreso Trejos, arrive at Terminal de Transporte Cali station.
Recife is 2h ahead of Medellín. It is currently 3:56 PM in Medellín and 5:56 PM in Recife.
What companies run services between Medellín, Colombia and Recife, Brazil?
Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., LATAM Chile, and four other airlines fly from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) to Recife International Airport (REC) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal del Sur to Recife via Terminal de Transporte Cali, Terminal de Omnibus Retiro, Tietê Bus Terminal, Recife Bus Station, and Rodoviária in around 7d 21h.
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Recife International Airport via El Dorado International Airport, Belem
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,300–4,400
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Recife International Airport via El Dorado International Airport, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,400–4,100
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Recife International Airport via Panama City, Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,100–4,000
Flights from Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport to Recife International Airport via El Dorado International Airport, Belem
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$3,300–11,000
Flights from Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport to Recife International Airport via El Dorado International Airport, Belem, Sao Luiz
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R$3,300–11,000
Flights from Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport to Recife International Airport via El Caraño Airport, El Dorado International Airport, Belem
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$3,300–11,000
Flights from Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport to Recife International Airport via Pereira, El Dorado International Airport, Belem
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$3,300–11,000
Flights from Pereira to Recife International Airport via El Dorado International Airport, Belem
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,600–5,500
Flights from Pereira to Recife International Airport via El Dorado International Airport, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 53m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,600–4,800
Flights from El Caraño Airport to Recife International Airport via El Dorado International Airport, Belem
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,500–8,000
Flights from El Caraño Airport to Recife International Airport via El Dorado International Airport, Belem, Sao Luiz
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,500–8,000
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to Recife International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,900–6,000
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Recife International Airport via El Dorado International Airport, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 44m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,400–4,100
Flights from Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport to Recife International Airport via El Dorado International Airport, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R$3,300–10,000
Flights from Pereira to Recife International Airport via El Dorado International Airport, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,600–4,800
Flights from El Caraño Airport to Recife International Airport via El Dorado International Airport, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$2,600–7,500
Flights from El Caraño Airport to Recife International Airport via Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport, El Dorado International Airport, Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$3,100–9,500
Flights from El Caraño Airport to Recife International Airport via Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport, El Dorado International Airport, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$2,600–7,500
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to Recife International Airport via Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,600–4,700
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to Recife International Airport via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,900–6,000
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from El Caraño Airport to Recife International Airport via Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport, El Dorado International Airport, Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$3,100–9,500
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to Recife International Airport via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,900–6,000
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to Recife International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,900–6,000
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Recife International Airport via Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$2,000–6,000
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Recife International Airport via Lima, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,600–4,600
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to Recife International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,200–3,600
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Rumichaca to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R$700–850
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal de Omnibus Retiro
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 19h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- R$2,000–2,500
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
Bus from Rumichaca to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R$700–850
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- Phone
- +55 (68) 3221-1660
- Website
- transacreana.com.br
Bus from Lima - Atocongo to Cuiabá, Terminal Rodoviário
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- R$1,300–3,000
- Schedules at
- transacreana.com.br
- Book at
- transacreana.com.br
Bus from Lima - Atocongo to Tietê Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 16h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- R$1,300–4,300
- Schedules at
- transacreana.com.br
- Book at
- transacreana.com.br
Bus from Cuiabá, Terminal Rodoviário to Alta Floresta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$250–390
Bus from Alta Floresta to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R$1,000–1,500
- Schedules at
- expressosaoluiz.com.br
- Executivo
- R$1,000–1,500
- Phone
- +57 601 4249090
- [email protected]
- Website
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Terminal del Norte to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R$140–200
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Terminal del Sur to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R$130–210
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Phone
- +57 313 2499101
- [email protected]
- Website
- trejos.co
Bus from Terminal del Sur to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$167
- Schedules at
- pinbus.com
- Book at
- pinbus.com
- Phone
- +54 810 777 2725
- [email protected]
- Website
- crucerodelnorte.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Tietê Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 39h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- R$500–767
- Schedules at
- crucerodelnorte.com.ar
- Book at
- crucerodelnorte.com.ar
- Cama
- R$500–700
- Phone
- 0800 728 0044
- Website
- gontijo.com.br
Bus from Tietê Bus Terminal to Recife Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R$950–1,700
- Schedules at
- gontijo.com.br
- Phone
- 0800 8801 315
- [email protected]
- Website
- viacaocatedral.com.br
Bus from Tietê Bus Terminal to Recife - TIP
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R$1,000–1,700
- Schedules at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Book at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Estimated price
- R$1,083–3,965
Tax Individual
- Phone
- +57 604 444 4444
- Website
- tax-individual.com.co
Tax Individual
- Phone
- +57 604 444 4444
- Website
- tax-individual.com.co
Tax Individual
- Phone
- +57 604 444 4444
- Website
- tax-individual.com.co
Tax Individual
- Phone
- +57 604 444 4444
- Website
- tax-individual.com.co
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