There are 6 ways to get from Bucharest to Recife by plane, night train, 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 Bucharest Otopeni to Recife International Airport
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Recife International Airport (REC)plane OTP - REC
17hR$1,760–6,082Night train, bus to Sofia Airport, fly to Recife International Airport
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Veliko Tŭrnovonighttrain
- Take the bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Recife International Airport (REC)plane SOF - REC
23h 36mR$1,931–6,171Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA)plane OTP - JPA
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de João Pessoa to Recife - TIPbus
36h 55mR$2,005–6,742Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Recife International Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Recife International Airport (REC)plane BBU - REC
24h 15mR$2,063–7,063Train to Craiova Airport, fly to Recife International Airport
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Craiovatrain
- Fly from Craiova Airport (CRA) to Recife International Airport (REC)plane CRA - REC
20h 59mR$3,293–11,215Train to Brașov-Ghimbav International Airport, fly to Recife International Airport
- Take the train from Bucharest to Brașovtrain
- Fly from Brașov-Ghimbav International Airport (GHV) to Recife International Airport (REC)plane GHV - REC
21h 21mR$2,098–7,181
Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Recife International Airport (REC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Recife is to fly which costs R$ 1700 - R$ 6500 and takes 17h.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Recife is to fly which takes 17h and costs R$ 1700 - R$ 6500.
The distance between Bucharest and Recife is 8476 km.
It takes approximately 17h to get from Bucharest to Recife, including transfers.
Recife is 5h behind Bucharest. It is currently 8:27 AM in Bucharest and 3:27 AM in Recife.
There are 1915+ hotels available in Recife.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Recife, Brazil?
Ulendo Airlink, TAP Portugal, and three other airlines fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Recife International Airport (REC) twice daily.
Airlines
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Recife International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,700–6,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Recife International Airport via Lisboa, Natal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–6,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Recife International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–6,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Recife International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,800–7,500
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Lisboa, Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,900–6,500
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Recife International Airport via Budapest, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$2,000–7,000
Flights from Craiova Airport to Recife International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$4,400–12,000
Flights from Brașov-Ghimbav International Airport to Recife International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R$2,800–7,500
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Recife International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,700–6,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Recife International Airport via Lisboa, Natal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–6,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Recife International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–6,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Lisboa, Recife International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,900–6,500
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Recife International Airport via Budapest, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$2,000–7,000
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Recife International Airport via Naples, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R$2,000–7,000
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Recife International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,700–6,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Recife International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–6,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Madrid, Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 12m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R$2,800–8,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$2,100–7,500
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Recife International Airport via Budapest, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$2,000–7,000
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Recife International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 27m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$2,000–7,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Recife International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,000–7,000
Flights from Craiova Airport to Recife International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$3,100–11,000
Flights from Brașov-Ghimbav International Airport to Recife International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R$2,000–7,000
Train operators
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Bucharest to Veliko Tŭrnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- R$20–35
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- R$20–28
- 1st Class
- R$24–35
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$105–120
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R$85–100
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +40 238 434 380
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transferoviar Călători (TFC)
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R$40–120
- Schedules at
- Transferoviar Călători (TFC)
- 2nd Class
- R$40–70
- 1st Class
- R$75–120
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Regio Călători
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R$35–45
- Website
- Regio Călători
- Phone
- +40 751 525 520
- [email protected]
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$50–80
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- +40 351 409 153
- [email protected]
- Website
- S.C. Softrans S.R.L.
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$47–50
- Schedules at
- S.C. Softrans S.R.L.
Bus operators
- Phone
- +359 889 59 00 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grup Plus - Etap Adresss
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R$85–140
- Website
- Grup Plus - Etap Adresss
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R$55–85
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- 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$50–140
- Schedules at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Book at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
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