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Popular Airport

Central Railway Station

Popular Airlines

Approximate Flight Duration

9 hour 20 min

Approximate Travel Distance

7556 Km

Transportation to Airport from Recife City Center

Recife Guararapes Intl. – Gilberto Freyre Intl. Airport

You can take a taxi from the city center to come to Guararapes International Airport, which is located 11 kilometers outside the city center of Recife. If you want to travel with a faster and more economical vehicle without getting jammed in traffic, you can take the subway. In the city, the offices of almost all the international car rental companies can be found. Hence, car rental is an alternative of transportation that can be preferred comfortably to go to the airport in Recife. You also have the option of calling a vehicle over the systems such as Uber and OCAB as an alternative to these classic options of transportation in the city.

Taxi

Wherever you are in Recife, you can find a taxi within a few minutes almost at any time during the day. The duration of your journey to the airport from the city center with a taxi will not go beyond 15-20 minutes in general. Thus, the amount you need to pay for going to the airport by taxi is not that high in the city. However, you can firstly consider the alternative public transportation vehicles like the subway and complete your journey without crossing your budget if you need to come to the airport from another place near Recife. Taxis generally demand the amount written on the taximeter and do not work with a fixed price. But you can try to travel with a fixed price by talking to the taxi driver in Recife if you are going to go to the airport from a distant place. 

Transfer Vehicle

The innovative transfer system called OCAB is extensively used in the city. Generally, you can travel with low prices with the OCAB, which has comfortable and luxurious vehicles. If you are going to travel especially with a small group, these vehicles can be the most convenient option for you. The price of the transportation may increase when farther distances are included. You can call the OCAB vehicles, which take you from your house and drop at the entrances of the airport, over the internet and the mobile application.

Uber

You can come to the airport comfortably with your heavy luggage by taking the Uber vehicles in Recife, which is one of the cities where the Uber system is used extensively. The Uber system works over the internet and the mobile applications like the OCAB. You can reach the entrance of the airport within approximately 20 minutes by calling a vehicle to where you are. The average price of going to the airport from the center with the Uber vehicles is around 21-30 Brazilian Reals. You should not forget that this price may change as you go farther from the center of the city.

Airport Information 

At Guararapes International Airport, which bring the different aspects of Recife, Brazil and the world together, large and comfortable waiting lounges, offices for those who want to rent a car, restaurants and cafes awaiting the passengers who would like to eat or drink something while waiting at the airport are available. Bob’s, Bonaparte, Café São Braz, Pastello, Cafeteria Palheta, Romar Cafeteria, Sweets Café, Subway and Vivenda do Camarão are some of the cafes and restaurants in the airport terminal. If you would like to buy duty-free products, souvenirs or sweet snacks, you can have a look at the alternatives like Blue Spirit, Cachaça Brazil, Duty Free Dufry, Gatos de Rua, Macaco Prego, Havaianas, Mundo Brasil, Renaissance, Romar Artesanato, Tabacaria Havana, Sweet Way, Salão Aeroporto and Vermelho Pimentão. In addition to these services at the airport, you can also find a branch of the bank Banco do Brazil, ATMs, a lost and found office and a post office here. 

Transportation to Brussels City Center from Airport

Brussels Airport

There are many transportation options you can prefer to reach the city from Brussels Airport, which is 6 kilometers away from the city center.

Among these options are the taxi, train, bus, shuttle service, bicycle, limousine and car rental. You can easily get to the city center by choosing the most convenient option among these transportation alternatives.

Taxi

Taking a taxi is one of the options you can prefer to reach the city center from Brussels Airport. You can take a taxi right outside the main arrival terminal building of the airport and get to the city center very easily. At the airport, you can easily understand the licensed taxis thanks to their blue and yellow emblems and you can also arrange a taxi by phone. You can visit the airport’s website to find out about taxi fares.

Train

Trains are available as one of the economical transportation options you can prefer. You can prefer train option for urban transportation as well as you can make international journeys.

Thanks to the trains you can take on the lower floor of the airport terminal building, you can reach Dordrect in 1 hour 5 minutes, Rotterdam in 1 hour 45 minutes, Hague in 2 hours and Amsterdam in 3 hours. As for urban transportation, it is possible to get to anywhere in Belgium easily by trains that depart every 10 minutes. You can visit the airport’s website to find out about the journey times for each destination.

Thalys high-speed train that departs from Paris at 8:25 a.m. every day during the summer season provides service for transportation to Brussels Airport. Likewise, this train returns from the airport to Paris at 10 a.m. every morning.

Bus

Taking a bus is another option among the economical transportation alternatives. You can get to the bus station on the lowest floor of the airport terminal building by taking the lift. There are three different bus lines in the station. You can take De Lijn buses at the first platform and reach the north region of Brussels as well as you can travel to Roodebeek, Mechelen, Leuven, Vilvoorde, Merchtem, Jette, Expo, Diegem, Haacht and Groenendaal regions. You can get to the European part of Brussels in 30 minutes by taking the advantage of the MIVB/STIB line buses. Thanks to the ANTWERP line, which is another platform, you can travel between Antwerp and the airport.

Shuttle Services

Shuttle services are among the transportation options you can prefer. You can comfortably get to the city center by taking the advantage of the shuttle services provided by many hotels in the city. You can contact your hotel in advance and ask them to arrange a private shuttle service that will pick you up from the ground floor of the terminal building once your plane arrives at the airport to reach the hotel you are going to stay. You can have a look at the airport's website to find a list of the hotels providing shuttle service to the airport.

Bicycle

It is also possible to ride your bicycle through the red-marked bike lanes at the airport, where bike riders are taken into account. There is also a bicycle parking area where you can leave your bicycles in the terminal building.

Limousine

You can also prefer to travel by limousine, which is one of the luxury transportation options. You can go anywhere you want by taking the advantage of the limousines you can rent from the airport. If you want to benefit from this luxury service, you can contact the Direct Way and Modern Car companies, which have offices at the airport.

Rent a car

Finally, car rental is another transportation option for you. You can easily get to the city center by renting a car from the car rental companies at the arrival terminal of the airport. You can rent a car with or without a driver from Avis, Enterprise, Europcar, Hertz, Sixt and Thrifty at the airport.


South Charleroi Airport

By taking advantage of various transportation alternatives, it is possible to get to the city center from South Charleroi Airport, which is the second most important airport in Brussels, the capital city of Belgium. Among these alternatives are taxi, bus, train, shuttle services and car rental option. In addition, you can also prefer to travel by your own car thanks to the parking areas at the airport.

Taxi

You can get to the city center quickly and comfortably thanks to the taxis offered for your convenience right outside the terminal building of the airport. Sympa Taxi, Rapid Taxi, Ideal Taxi, Taxis Carolo, Comfort Taxi and Taxi Europe are among the taxi companies that are at your service 24 hours of a day every day of the week. 

Train

One of the economical transport options you can prefer is the trains. You can easily get to the city center by train you can take from South Charleroi Airport. Train is an economical transportation option and you can get to the train station from the second gate of the terminal building.

Bus

Another option for economic transportation is the bus. You can get to the city center in about 20 minutes by bus from the airport terminal building. Taking a bus, which is more economical than taking a taxi will provide you with a comfortable and affordable journey.

Shuttle Services

You can easily get to different points of the city by the shuttle buses departing from South Charleroi Airport. Bus services to Brussels start at 3:30 and are at your service every half an hour, while the buses to Lille and Luxembourg serve at different times depending on the frequency of the flights. The buses to Bruges and Ghent depart 6 times a day from the first gate of the terminal building.

Rent a car

Another means of transportation that you can prefer is to rent a car. You can get to the city center comfortably by the car you can rent with or without a driver from the car rental offices at the airport. Among the car rental companies you can choose from are Avis, Europcar, Hertz, Sixt, and Budget.

Weather in Brussels

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FridayMin 1ºC - Max 4ºC
SaturdayMin 1ºC - Max 4ºC
SundayMin 1ºC - Max 11ºC
MondayMin 4ºC - Max 13ºC
TuesdayMin 0ºC - Max 3ºC

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