![Plaza San Martín (Spanish: San Martín Square) is a park located in the Retiro neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. A succession of colonial Spanish governors had their official residences built on what today is the plaza and, in 1713, the land was sold to the British South Sea Company. The South Sea Company operated their slave trade out of the former governor's residence and a fort and bullring were later built nearby. The land was the site of Gen. John Whitelocke's 1807 defeat upon King George III's second attempt to conquer Buenos Aires, whereby the area became known as the "Field of Glory". The Revolution of 1810 brought an autonomous government to Buenos Aires, which entrusted the Mounted Grenadiers to José de San Martín and allowed him to establish his main barracks at the plaza. An 1813 resolution abolished the slave trade in the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata and the slave quarters were shuttered. Following his decisive military victories, Gen. San Martín was forced into exile in 1824 for political reasons; but a reappraisal of his place in history led to his becoming nearly eponymous in Argentina after his passing in 1850. Accordingly, French sculptor Louis-Joseph Daumas was commissioned in 1862 to create an equestrian statue of the hero of the Wars for Independence and the square was renamed in his honor in 1878, upon the hundredth anniversary of his birth. Monument to José de San Martín, the plaza namesake. Following remodeling works by British architect Edward Taylor and Argentine architect José Canale, the fort, bullring and other buildings were demolished in 1883 by order of Mayor Torcuato de Alvear, converting the area into a plaza. Numerous Ombú, Linden and Floss Silk trees were planted. The same administration also shaped the Plaza de Mayo, nearby and in 1889 French urbanist Charles Thays was commissioned to give the plaza its approximate current form (among numerous other designs he left Argentina over the next twenty years). The plaza became the preferred surroundings for some of Argentina's wealthiest landowners around 1900. Three architecturally significant mansions facing the plaza surviving today were the Beaux Arts Anchorena Palace (today the ceremonial annex of the Foreign Ministry), the Second Empire Paz Palace (today the Military Officers' Association) and the Neogothic Haedo palace (today the Secretariat of Environmental Policy). 'Monumento a los Caídos en Malvinas' (Monument for the fallen in the Falklands War) is located in Plaza San Martin The plaza in 1909 was the site for the inaugural of both the first premier hotel in Argentina (the Plaza) and of the new National Museum of Fine Arts, for which the glass and steel pavilion used at the 1889 World's Fair in Paris was enlisted; structurally inadequate, the pavilion was demolished in 1932, however. Plaza San Martín and its surroundings acquired their current physionomy in 1936, when Charles Thays' son, Carlos León Thays, designed the esplanade surrounding the monument and when the 33-story Art Deco Kavanagh building was completed. Though the surrounding area has since seen much of its older architecture replaced by highrises (notably the 1975 Pirelli building), the plaza has remained timeless. Its western section was separated to make way for a rerouting of Maipú Street in 1972; but President Néstor Kirchner ordered the change reverted in 2004, in response to long-standing appeals by neighbours and friends of the park [Wikipedia.org]](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fthumb%2F5%2F5c%2FPlaza_San_Mart%25C3%25ADn_%25284728814329%2529.jpg%2F1920px-Plaza_San_Mart%25C3%25ADn_%25284728814329%2529.jpg&w=1920&q=78)
Montevideo to San Jose de Mayo runs about 24 times a day, with the first departure around 06:35 and the last around 21:26. One passenger pays €10.07, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 2h over 91 km, on services run by 2 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €10.07, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for September 21, 2026
€10.07
- 22%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Montevideo
No operator has filed a timetable for this direction yet, so the first and last departure below follow the pattern of the corridor. Read them as the shape of the service day rather than as times to turn up for.
- 06:35First departure
- 21:26Last departure
- 24Services per day
- 100%Run direct
Cita runs this service and does not sell it here. Bookaway takes the payment.
Buying this trip
Bookaway lists departures for Montevideo to San Jose de Mayo on your date, and you pay on their side.
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €12.28Sat19
- about €11.73Sun20
- about €10.07Mon21
- about €10.07Tue22
- about €10.07Wed23
- about €10.63Thu24
- about €10.07Fri25
- about €10.07Sat26
- about €10.07Sun27
- about €10.07Mon28
- about €10.07Tue29
- about €10.07Wed30
- about €10.07Thu1
- about €10.07Fri2
- about €10.07Sat3
- about €10.07Sun4
- about €10.07Mon5
- about €10.07Tue6
- about €10.07Wed7
- about €10.07Thu8
- about €10.07Fri9
Based on what this route has cost recently. The operator sets the price on the day, and the live fare is confirmed when you book.
The bus gets you into San Jose de Mayo. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in San Jose de Mayo for the night the bus gets in
Sort by distance from Raigón train station and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.
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When to book Montevideo to San Jose de Mayo
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €10.0790 days
- €10.0760 days
- €10.0745 days
- €10.0730 days
- €10.0721 days
- €10.0714 days
- €10.077 days
- €10.073 days
- €12.281 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €10.07.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 22 percent. The most expensive point is €12.28, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits outside the cheap window, which opens around 90 days before departure. There is no advantage to booking this minute.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 3 days ahead, so there is no rush yet.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Montevideo to San Jose de Mayo and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
91 km
79 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-west.
Who lives at each end
1,270,737 → 35,883
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
How we know
Observed
Every operator on this corridor is named in a carrier record.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 91 km against 79 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Who runs this route
San Jose de Mayo is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Baggage storage near Raigón train station
Most of the points near Raigón train station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Montevideo to San Jose de Mayo
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Montevideo to San Jose de Mayo?
The fastest journey from Montevideo to San Jose de Mayo takes 2h door to door, of which 1h 16m is spent moving, on the coach. Most services take around 2h 6m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Montevideo to San Jose de Mayo?
The cheapest fare from Montevideo to San Jose de Mayo is €10.07, as of September 18, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €10.07. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Montevideo to San Jose de Mayo?
The cheapest way from Montevideo to San Jose de Mayo is by coach, at €10.07 for one passenger on September 21, 2026. That journey takes 2h door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Montevideo to San Jose de Mayo?
Fares from Montevideo to San Jose de Mayo bottom out around 90 days before departure, at €10.07. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 22 percent, measured on September 18, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Montevideo to San Jose de Mayo?
Sunday is the cheapest day to depart from Montevideo to San Jose de Mayo, at €10.07. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 18, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Montevideo to San Jose de Mayo?
October is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Montevideo to San Jose de Mayo, at €10.07 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Montevideo to San Jose de Mayo?
2 operators sell services from Montevideo to San Jose de Mayo across 1 mode: Cita, Cotmi. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Montevideo to San Jose de Mayo?
Every service we sell from Montevideo to San Jose de Mayo is direct, with around 24 departures a day and a fastest journey of 2h door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.
Which station or terminal do services from Montevideo to San Jose de Mayo use?
Services from Montevideo to San Jose de Mayo by coach leave from Terminal Colón and arrive at San José de Mayo bus station. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Montevideo to San Jose de Mayo?
2 of the 2 operators we sell from Montevideo to San Jose de Mayo allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Montevideo to San Jose de Mayo on September 18, 2026: 91 km of route against 79 km in a straight line, 24 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €10.07, and 2h door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The bus is the simple part. What you do once you are in San Jose de Mayo is somebody else's catalog.
Day trips out of San Jose de Mayo and across Uruguay
Day trips that leave San Jose de Mayo in the morning and cover a good part of Uruguay by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Montevideo reaches 30 places in 9 countries on services we hold, over distances from 79 to 9,949 km. San Jose de Mayo reaches 2 places in 1 countries, from 45 to 79 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Montevideo
- 30Places you can leave for
- 9Countries
- 39Operators
Arriving in San Jose de Mayo
Leaving San Jose de Mayo
- 2Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 2Operators