Distance from Medellín to Recife

The distance between Medellín, Colombia and Recife, Brazil is 4,785 kilometers (2,974 miles).

Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia

Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

From Medellín to Recife, the straight-line distance is 4,785 kilometers, heading east. Medellín is situated at an altitude of 1,500 meters above sea level, while Recife is at only 8 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 15-18 days
Motorcycle 5-6 days
Car 4-5 days
Airplane 6-8 hours
Speed Time
50 km/h
100 km/h
150 km/h
Medellín, Colombia

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Bogota

Coordinates: 6.2518° N 75.5636° W

Elevation: 1,500 m (4,921 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH)
  • José María Córdova International Airport (MDE)
  • Urrao Airport (URR)
  • Otu Airport (OTU)
  • Velasquez Airport (PYA)
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 Medellín

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Medellín to Bogotá 245 km
From Medellín to Cali 329 km
From Medellín to Barranquilla 529 km
From Medellín to Cartagena 459 km
From Medellín to Cúcuta 383 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 Medellín and Recife.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Warsaw, Poland Kaduna, Nigeria 4,785 km
São Paulo, Brazil Montería, Colombia 4,785 km
Denver, United States Cúcuta, Colombia 4,784 km
San Juan, Puerto Rico Salta, Argentina 4,786 km
Lagos, Nigeria Budapest, Hungary 4,787 km
Belo Horizonte, Brazil Santa Marta, Colombia 4,783 km
Caracas, Venezuela Porto Alegre, Brazil 4,787 km
Belmopan, Belize Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia 4,783 km
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Medellín, Colombia Porto Alegre, Brazil 4,783 km
Guayaquil, Ecuador Brooklyn, United States 4,783 km
Cartagena, Colombia Córdoba, Argentina 4,782 km
Guayaquil, Ecuador Queens, United States 4,788 km
Valencia, Venezuela Albuquerque, United States 4,788 km
Tehran, Iran Madrid, Spain 4,788 km
Maracay, Venezuela Porto Alegre, Brazil 4,788 km
Salvador, Brazil Montería, Colombia 4,782 km
Lagos, Nigeria Vienna, Austria 4,789 km
Guayaquil, Ecuador New York City, United States 4,789 km

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