Search Flights from Belo Horizonte to Recife

Popular Airport

Recife Guararapes Intl. – Gilberto Freyre Intl. Airport

Popular Airlines

Approximate Flight Duration

2 hour

Approximate Travel Distance

1639 Km

Transportation to Airport from Belo Horizonte City Center

Pampulha Carlos Drummond De Andrade Airport

The distance between the city center and airport in Belo Horizonte, which is one of the most popular destination of Brazil, is 38 kilometers. Since this can be accepted as a long distance, travelling to the airport from the city center can be costly. In addition, it can take a little long time to arrive at the airport.

In Belo Horizonte, bus is among the most commonly preferred vehicles in terms of the transportation to the airport. The buses provided by private companies are among the most budget-friendly means of transportation on this route.

Passengers, who don’t want to use the buses, can benefit from other alternatives such as taxi and transfer vehicles for travelling to the airport from the center of Belo Horizonte without losing time. Private vehicles, car rental and limousines are also among the other transportation options that can be used for a more comfortable travel.

Bus

The cost of the buses, which carry passengers to the airport from Belo Horizonte center in about 1 hour, varies between 7-20 dollars. Unir and Conexao Contagem are among the airport bus companies that you can get on in the city center. You can travel to the airport by getting on a bus at the Belo Horizonte Bus Terminal located in the center or Alvares Cabral Terminal.

After reaching one of the departure points of the buses by metro, you can transfer to these vehicles and complete your travel in a comfortable way by getting off in front of the Belo Horizonte Airport terminal. Although buses are among the most budget-friendly transportation vehicles in the city, they are not as comfortable as taxis and private transfer vehicles.

Transfer Vehicle

Transfer vehicles, which pick up passengers in front of their hotels in Belo Horizonte center or from different addresses and carry them to the airport, generally offer three different vehicle options. You can choose one of the sedan vehicles which are smaller and carry less passengers or prefer a larger vehicle if you are travelling as a group. Travelling to the airport from the city center by using one of these vehicles generally costs 90 dollars. If you need to come from Bairros, this amount increases to 120-220 dollars. Likewise, if you take the road from Contage, you will need to pay around 150-220 dollars. Transfer vehicles generally offer service with their drivers, but you should receive detailed information about this service before completing the rental procedures.

Private Vehicle

Travelling to Belo Horizonte Airport by private vehicle is as fast and comfortable as other alternatives. However, you need to have information about the roads of the city. Another issue that you need to pay attention to in order to drive a car in Belo Horizonte is that you need to have an international driver’s license.

You can easily reach the airport by following the directions through the roads M10 and LMG 800. There is a large parking area at the airport. In this way, you can park your car here and enter the terminal. You should keep in mind that there are different parking areas at the airport and the parking fees of these may vary.

Car Rental

If you want to rent a car in the city, AVIS and Hertz are among the popular car rental companies offering short- or long-term rental alternatives. If you want to rent your car from a local company, you can prefer Unidas, Lokamig, Movida or Localiza. After choosing a company, you can complete the procedures and take the road to your destination.

All these companies have offices at Belo Horizonte Airport. In this way, you can travel to the airport by renting a car from one of these companies and deliver it to the office of the company at the airport. This is one of the advantages of renting a car. You should have a valid driver’s license with you in order not to have any trouble while renting a car in the city.

Taxi

In Belo Horizonte, you can see the taxis operating under different companies. The fares of these taxis are generally similar. If you share your taxi with other passengers travelling to the same destination with you, you can reduce your transportation cost. Since the distance to the airport is about 40 kilometers and it takes almost 1 hour to reach the airport, using a taxi may be one of the costly alternatives.

Limousine Rental

Renting a limousine is also among the options as one of the most practical and comfortable alternatives for travelling to the airport. Limousines are provided by private limousine companies in the city but there are also car rental companies offering this service. If you want to rent a limousine for your transportation to the airport from the center, you can ask your hotel to help you about renting a limousine. Limousines offer a comfortable and luxurious travel to the airport although they don’t shorten the duration of the travel.

Airport Information

At Belo Horizonte Airport, which is one of the busiest airports of Brazil, there are world-famous fast food restaurants as well as local restaurants. There are also many alternatives in terms of shopping. There are stores where you can buy sunglasses, watches and various accessories. The restaurants that are generally located on the ground floor of the Terminal 1 of the airport include Bob’s Burgers where you can taste hamburger and fast food alternatives, California Coffee, Carl’s Junior and Black Coffee which offer service with their delicious coffees and desserts.

If you want to enjoy shopping and buy souvenirs for your loved ones, you can visit one of the alternatives offering service at the airport such as Chilli Beans Quiosque, Amiamo, Arte Minas, Drinkit, Butique Da Cachaça, Dufry Duty Free, Ehven Pedras, Frau Bondan, Laselva, Leve Minas, Protec Bag and Sketch.

At the airport, there are specially-designed ATMs and bank branches where you can perform your banking transactions such as withdrawing or transferring money. If you want to use the internet while waiting for your flight at Belo Horizonte Airport, you can benefit from the direct internet connection on the Wi-Fi area and complete your all online works.  

Transportation to Recife City Center from Airport

Recife Guararapes Intl. – Gilberto Freyre Intl. Airport

Recife/Guararapes International Airport is located 11 kilometers from the city center of Recife. The journey from the airport to the city center can usually be carried out without the need to pay a high amount of money due to the short distance. In addition you can complete your journey to the center in a very comfortable way thanks to the fast vehicle options such as the metro and taxis at the airport. There are rental cars for passengers who want to drive the vehicle themselves from Gurararapes Airport.

Metro

You can reach the city center the end of your arrival journey in an extremely quick way by taking the metro from the metro station near Gurararapes International Airport. The Metro is also one of the most affordable vehicles you can use due the distance. However the metro it is not usually preferred for first time travellers to the city due to the fact that it requires walking from the terminal to the station and this can be challenging for passengers travelling with heavy suitcases. However, if you have visited the city before and your belongings are not too heavy, you can choose the metro without thinking.

Taxi

The distance from the airport to the city is not far. Therefore, even if your priority is an economical vehicle, you can comfortably choose a taxi. It takes about 15-20 minutes to get to the center by taxi. If you pay your fee in local currency and you can travel at a more affordable price compared to paying in currences like dollars and euros. Therefore, you must try to bring some Brazilian Real currency with you. If you plan to travel far from the city center or out of from the city there is no harm in learning the average journey time and cost from the taxi drivers before getting into a taxi. If you are planning to travel a long distance by taxi, you can ask the driver to make a discount before you start your journey or offer a fixed fee agreement.

Transfer Vehicles

In recent years private transfer vehicles from Guararapes International Airport to the city center have got more and more popular to use. One of the most widely used vehicles in Brazil is OCAB vehicles and you can make your reservation just before arriving to the city. If you want to travel to the city center with a crowded group of people, you can quickly reach the center with your vehicle which will be waiting in front of the terminal by specifying the number of passengers and vehicles.

Rent a Car

You can travel to the city center in a short time by renting a car from Guararapes International Airport. The rental car companies at the airport are the likes of Europcar, Dollar, AVIS, Thrifty, Hertz, National, Budget and Alamo. After renting your car, you leave the airport and then follow the city center direction signs and you will reach the center of Recife in about 20 minutes. To rent a car in the city, as in many cities, you must make sure that you have an internationally valid driving license.

Uber

You can reach the center of Recife from the airport with Uber vehicles. To use this system, all you have to do is after arriving at the airport, call your vehicle and your private driver will waiting in front of the terminal in the vehicle ready to take you to the city. Especially for passengers with a large number of suitcases. Uber transportation is one of the most preferred choices for travellers to the center which will cost approximately 21-28 Brazilian Real.

Weather in Recife

DayMin - Max
MondayMin 26ºC - Max 30ºC
TuesdayMin 27ºC - Max 30ºC
WednesdayMin 27ºC - Max 29ºC
ThursdayMin 26ºC - Max 30ºC
FridayMin 26ºC - Max 30ºC

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