There are 5 ways to get from Washington to Recife by plane, subway, train, 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
12h 34mR$3,902–10,285Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Recife International Airport
cheapest- Take the subway from McPherson Square, 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
17h 45mR$1,968–7,069Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Recife International Airport
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Recife International Airport (REC)plane BWI - REC
16h 42mR$3,066–11,508Bus 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
17h 58mR$3,149–8,711Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport, bus
- Take the subway from McPherson Square, 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 17mR$2,218–8,229
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Recife International Airport (REC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Recife is to subway and fly which costs R$ 1900 - R$ 7500 and takes 17h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Recife is to fly which takes 12h 34m and costs R$ 3900 - R$ 11000.
The distance between Washington and Recife is 6806 km.
It takes approximately 12h 34m to get from Washington to Recife, including transfers.
Recife is 1h ahead of Washington. It is currently 4:18 PM in Washington and 5:18 PM in Recife.
There are 1903+ hotels available in Recife.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Recife, Brazil?
Southwest Airlines, Azul, and three other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Recife International Airport (REC) 5 times a week.
Airlines
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Recife International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R$3,800–11,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Recife International Airport via Fort Lauderdale, Belem
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$3,800–11,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Recife International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R$2,500–7,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Recife International Airport via Fort Lauderdale, Belem
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 43m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$2,500–7,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Recife International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R$3,000–8,500
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Recife International Airport via Fort Lauderdale, Belem
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$3,000–8,500
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Recife International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R$3,000–8,500
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Recife International Airport via Fort Lauderdale, Belem
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$3,000–8,500
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Recife International Airport via Charlotte, Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 9m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R$3,000–8,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Orlando, Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R$2,800–8,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Recife International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R$3,800–11,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Recife International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R$2,500–7,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Recife International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R$1,900–7,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Recife International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R$3,000–8,500
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Recife International Airport via Charlotte, Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 9m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R$3,000–8,500
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,100–8,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Bogota, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$3,200–9,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Orlando, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$3,000–8,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via New York JFK, Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 19m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,200–8,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Miami, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$3,000–8,000
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Bogota, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$3,200–9,500
Train operators
Subway from McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- R$13–15
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- R$13–15
Subway from McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- R$13–15
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- R$13–15
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- R$85–140
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- Maryland Transit
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R$10–50
- Website
- Maryland Transit
- Standard Fare
- R$10–50
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R$35–3,000
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- R$35–2,400
- First Class
- R$550–3,000
Bus operators
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Washington Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R$100–160
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Washington Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R$90–140
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- 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$45–70
- 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
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