Distance from Cancún to Recife

The distance between Cancún, Mexico and Recife, Brazil is 6,534 kilometers (4,060 miles).

Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

From Cancún to Recife, the straight-line distance is 6,534 kilometers, heading southeast. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Cancún at 11 meters above sea level and Recife at 8 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 22-26 days
Motorcycle 8-10 days
Car 6-7 days
Airplane 10-12 hours
Speed Time
50 km/h
100 km/h
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Cancún, Mexico

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Cancun

Coordinates: 21.1743° N 86.8466° W

Elevation: 11 m (36 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Isla Mujeres Airport (ISJ)
  • Cancún International Airport (CUN)
  • Cozumel International Airport (CZM)
  • Cupul National Airport (TZM)
  • Chichen Itza International Airport (CZA)
Recife, Brazil

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Recife

Coordinates: 8.0539° S 34.8811° W

Elevation: 8 m (26 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC)
  • Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA)
  • Caruaru Airport (CAU)
  • Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV)
  • Maceió/Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ)

Other distances from Cancún

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Cancún to Mexico City 1,297 km
From Cancún to Tijuana 3,235 km
From Cancún to Iztapalapa 1,292 km
From Cancún to Puebla 1,211 km
From Cancún to Ciudad Juárez 2,273 km

Other distances from Recife

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Recife to São Paulo 2,124 km
From Recife to Rio de Janeiro 1,868 km
From Recife to Belo Horizonte 1,636 km
From Recife to Salvador 673 km
From Recife to Fortaleza 628 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains cities that are at equal or similar distances as between Cancún and Recife.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Nottingham, United Kingdom 6,534 km
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia Mazatlán, Mexico 6,533 km
Oklahoma City, United States La Paz, Bolivia 6,533 km
Barcelona, Spain Ludhiana, India 6,535 km
Belgrade, Serbia Coimbatore, India 6,533 km
Philadelphia, United States Berlin, Germany 6,532 km
Trujillo, Peru Fresno, United States 6,536 km
Dhaka, Bangladesh Kakamega, Kenya 6,536 km
Lima, Peru San Diego, United States 6,537 km
Madrid, Spain Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 6,537 km
Recife, Brazil Bilbao, Spain 6,537 km
Edmonton, Canada Liverpool, United Kingdom 6,531 km
Columbus, United States Brussels, Belgium 6,537 km
Liverpool, United Kingdom Atlanta, United States 6,538 km
Berlin, Germany Nagpur, India 6,530 km
San Diego, United States Callao, Peru 6,530 km
Recife, Brazil Palma, Spain 6,538 km
Sucre, Bolivia New South Memphis, United States 6,538 km
Salvador, Brazil Sevilla, Spain 6,530 km

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