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Recife Guararapes Intl. – Gilberto Freyre Intl. Airport

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Approximate Flight Duration

7 hour 10 min

Approximate Travel Distance

5843 Km

Transportation to Airport from Lisbon City Center

Lisbon Portela Airport

You can easily reach the airport by metro line which runs from the city center or many places in the city until 1 am or AEROBUS airport services which runs until 11 pm. These two are the most convenient ways to get to the airport, after taking a taxi. Because the airport is very close to the city center, we advise you to check the taxi fare as well. If you take the metro from many points in the city and switch to the red metro line, you can go directly to the airport without being caught in traffic. It's the shortest way to get to the airport. The Lisbon metro runs between 6.30 am and 1 am and departs every 6 minutes. By obtaining a metro map, you can easily find where you can get on and switch to the red line. If you have a lot of luggage and don’t want to take metro stairs with your baggage, you can also use AEROBUS airport services. On the AEROBUS Line 1 you will find the stops "Entrecampos", "Compo Pequeno", "Av. REpublica "," Saldanha "," Picoas "," Fontes Pereira de Melo "," Av. Da Liberdade "," Restauradores "," Rossio "(City Center)," P. Comercio "and" Cais do Sodre ". The AEROBUS Line 1 buses that go from the city to the airport operate between 7.40 am and 11 pm, departing every 20 minutes. The stops on the AEROBUS Line 2 are "Entrecampos", "Catholic University", "Sete Rios", "Praça de Espanha", "Av. Jose Malhoa (Sul) "and Av. Jose Moalhoa. This line which goes to the airport runs between 8 am and 11 pm every day.

The buses depart every 40 minutes before 8 pm and every hour after 8 pm. If you are traveling with just a hand baggage, you can take the bus number 744 that runs every day until evening. But if you have more, you cannot use this bus. You can determine the stop where you can get on this bus running between "Marques Pombal"- Airport and "Moscavide", according to its route. The stops respectively are Marques Pombal, Av. Fontes p. Melo, Picoas, Saldanha, Av. Republica, Campo Pequeno, Entrecampos, Av. Rio Janerio, Estadio 1 Maio, Lg. Frei Heitor Pinto, Bombeiros Alvalade, Esc. Padre Antonia Vieira, Pote Agua, Airport, Encarnaçao, Av. Berlim, Piscina Olivais, Av. Cidade Luanda, Tv. Courelas, Oriente, Av.D. Joao II, Av. Boa Esperança, R. Joao Pinto Riberio and Moscavide. After midnight, you can use the night bus, number 208, which runs between the Oriente-Airport and Cais Sodre stops.

Airport Information

Lisbon Airport is located between Loures and Lisbon city centers. Two terminals are reserved for civilian flights. There is also another terminal for military flights. Terminal 1 of the airport hosts international flights, while Terminal 2 hosts domestic flights. Airport shuttle vehicles are used to transfer between the two terminals. This journey takes about 10 minutes. Terminal 1 is considerably larger than the other one. In addition to the Duty Free store, you can find shops of many brands that you might be familiar with, such as Accessorize, Burberry, Desigual, Ermenegildo Zegna, Inglot, Imaginarium, Lacoste, Mont Blanc, L'Occitane, Ralph Lauren, Swatch, Sunglass, Swarovski, Geox and Victoria Secret.

The Terminal 1 also offers a wide range of facilities for eating and drinking. There are chain fast food restaurants like Mc Donalds, Strabucks, Pizza Hut, Harrods, and Heineken, as well as cafés like Natural Break, and Cockpit that you will probably hear for the first time. In Terminal 2, there is a Duty Free store as well as souvenir shops such as Ale-Hop, Divers and Parfois. If you want to snack something in this terminal, your options are a bit more restricted than Terminal 1. You can eat at McDonalds, Nespresso, Tasty2go, Confeitaria, or Servejaria. There are also Lounges at Terminal 1, where you can enter with an entrance fee even if you do not have any memberships. Blue Lounge, ABC Business Center and Lisbon Lounge are among there. There is only Blue Lounge at Terminal 2.

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
WednesdayMin 26ºC - Max 30ºC
ThursdayMin 26ºC - Max 28ºC
FridayMin 26ºC - Max 29ºC
SaturdayMin 27ºC - Max 30ºC
SundayMin 27ºC - Max 30ºC

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