Recife, Brazil → Lisbon, Portugal
3,154 nautical miles · Direction: northeast
The straight-line distance from Recife to Lisbon is 5,842 km (3,630 miles). Lisbon lies roughly north-northeast of Recife; the initial great-circle bearing is 25° (NNE). It is an international route from Brazil to Portugal, crossing from South America to Europe.
Recife (Northeast, Brazil) sits at 8.0476°S, 34.8770°W; Lisbon (Lisbon, Portugal) is at 38.7223°N, 9.1393°W. The initial great-circle bearing is 25° (NNE); 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 Recife and Lisbon — 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 Recife and Lisbon 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, Lisbon (Europe/Lisbon) is 3 or 4 hours ahead of Recife (America/Recife), because daylight saving changes on different dates in the two zones or applies in only one of them.
Recife uses the Brazilian Real (BRL), while Lisbon uses the Euro (EUR). Both share Portuguese as a primary language.
The straight-line distance from Recife to Lisbon is approximately 5,842 km (3,630 miles, 3,154 nautical miles).
Lisbon lies roughly north-northeast of Recife; the initial great-circle bearing is 25° (NNE).
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 Recife and Lisbon — the two cities sit on separate landmasses, so the journey requires air or sea transport.
Depending on the date, Lisbon (Europe/Lisbon) is 3 or 4 hours ahead of Recife (America/Recife), 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