Lisbon, Portugal → Recife, Brazil
3,154 nautical miles · Direction: southwest
The straight-line distance from Lisbon to Recife is 5,842 km (3,630 miles). Recife lies roughly south-southwest of Lisbon; the initial great-circle bearing is 213° (SSW). It is an international route from Portugal to Brazil, crossing from Europe to South America.
Lisbon (Lisbon, Portugal) sits at 38.7223°N, 9.1393°W; Recife (Northeast, Brazil) is at 8.0476°S, 34.8770°W. The initial great-circle bearing is 213° (SSW); on a great circle the heading changes along the way.
| Mode | Figure | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| ✈️ Flight | ~7h 48min | Estimate: 800 km/h + 30 min taxi. Not a schedule; total trip time is longer. |
| 🚗 Road | No estimate | No road connection |
There is no continuous road connection between Lisbon and Recife — the two cities sit on separate landmasses, so the journey requires air or sea transport.
The geographic halfway point of the great-circle path between Lisbon and Recife lies at approximately 15.7077°N, 23.5602°W — the position that is an equal 2,921 km from each city along that path. It is a geometric midpoint, not a halfway point by road.
Depending on the date, Recife (America/Recife) is 3 or 4 hours behind Lisbon (Europe/Lisbon), because daylight saving changes on different dates in the two zones or applies in only one of them.
Lisbon uses the Euro (EUR), while Recife uses the Brazilian Real (BRL). Both share Portuguese as a primary language.
The straight-line distance from Lisbon to Recife is approximately 5,842 km (3,630 miles, 3,154 nautical miles).
Recife lies roughly south-southwest of Lisbon; the initial great-circle bearing is 213° (SSW).
Estimated flight time is about 7h 48min (great-circle distance at 800 km/h plus 30 min for taxi, take-off and landing). It is not an airline schedule; total airport-to-airport trip time is longer.
There is no continuous road connection between Lisbon and Recife — the two cities sit on separate landmasses, so the journey requires air or sea transport.
Depending on the date, Recife (America/Recife) is 3 or 4 hours behind Lisbon (Europe/Lisbon), because daylight saving changes on different dates in the two zones or applies in only one of them.
Straight-line distance uses the great-circle (Haversine) method. Flight and road figures, where shown, are estimates rather than schedules or live routing. How SnapDistance calculates distances