Transportation from the City Center to Recife International Airport
Recife is a big metropolis and there are many options for airport transfer. The most economical of these is to take the city bus. Buses 33 and 42 from the historical city center arrive at the airport in approximately 30 minutes. Buses run every 20 to 30 minutes between 04.00 and 23.50.
Another economical option is to take the metro and get off at the airport stop (Estação do Aeroporto). After getting off the metro, the terminal building is reached by passing an overpass. The line from the city center operates seven days a week between 05:00 and 23:00, with intervals of 4-7 minutes. You can check the stops you will get on and off from on the official website. You can search the name of CBTU for the official website of the company.
The Uber app is widely used in the city. You can call Uber or take a taxi from anywhere to go to the airport. The 15 km distance from the city center to the airport takes approximately 25 minutes.
If you're traveling with a large group or want to get to the airport door-to-door with no worries, your best bet is to arrange a private airport transfer. For this, the reception of your hotel or the tourism agencies in the city will help you.
Transportation from Afonso Pena International Airport to the City Center
Afonso Pena International Airport serves the Brazilian city of Curitiba with a population of approximately 2 million. Since it serves a large population, there are many transportation routes from the airport to the city center. The most economical of these is to use the buses and shuttle services that pass through the airport.
Bus 515 operated by Auto Viação São José dos Pinhais (Tel +55 41 2169 4321) goes from the airport to the central bus terminal (Terminal Central). The flights operate between 05.00 in the morning and 23.20 in the evening.
In between, it stops at central stops such as Avenida das Américas, Avenida das Torres and Travessa Guaporé. The journey is 5 km and takes only 12 minutes. You can check the official website of the company for information about the lines in the city, including the bus number 515.
Bus number E32 carries its passengers to Terminal Boqueirão, which is closer to the airport. Flights operate between 06:00 in the morning and 23:20 in the evening on weekdays, and between 06.20 in the morning and 22.25 in the evening on weekends. The journey is 8 km and takes 23 minutes.
Finally, you can take the shuttle named Aeroporto Executivo, which you can find at the stop outside the arriving floor. Among the stops of this shuttle are Rodoferroviária, Teatro Guaíra, Receita Federal, Biblioteca Pública, Rua 24 Horas and Shopping Estação. Shuttle operates between 05:30 in the morning and 00:00 at midnight. The journey is 17 km and takes about 30 minutes.
You can take a taxi for a more comfortable and faster journey. Taxis here are operated by the government of São José dos Pinhais. You can find a taxi at the airport 24 hours a day. The taxi rank is located close to the parking lot just across the arrivals floor. The journey time to Curitiba by taxi takes 20-30 minutes depending on the traffic situation. By calling a vehicle from the Uber application, you can reach the city center in the same time on average.
If you want to explore the city and take care of the airport transfer at the same time, you can rent a car from the rent-a-car companies that have offices in the airport terminal building. It takes 20 or 30 minutes to arrive in Curitiba by passenger car, depending on the traffic situation.