Travel to Montevideo
Every way to reach Montevideo: 3 modes compared, with fares.
Montevideo is reachable from 30 places across 9 countries by 3 modes, on services run by 39 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €10.07 and the fastest takes 2h 1m door to door. The nearest origin is 79 km away.
How people reach Montevideo
Every mode that actually calls at Montevideo, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | 38 | €10.07 | 2h 1m | 1,089 km | 21 |
| Flight | 22 | €31.41 | 3h 51m | 9,949 km | 17 |
| Ferry | 4 | €15.74 | 6h 44m | 203 km | 1 |
- 30Places you can arrive from
- 30Places you can leave for
- 9Countries
- 39Operators
That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Montevideo is not something we sell.

Rooms within reach of Terminal de Pasajeros de Montevideo
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 14 | 22% | San José de Mayo, 79 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 24 | 38% | Buenos Aires, 203 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 12 | 19% | Porto Alegre, 714 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 14 | 22% | São Paulo, 1565 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Montevideo that we sell.
Stations, airports and ports in Montevideo
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Montevideo
- Terminal de Pasajeros de Montevideo
- Colón station
- Estación Manga
- Terminal Colón
- Terminal Portones
- MVD
- Buquebus
Landing at MVD after the trains have stopped is the case this solves. We do not run cars.
A car waiting when you land in Montevideo
Settled in advance, so the ride into Montevideo costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.
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The cheapest journeys into Montevideo
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minas to Montevideo bus | €10.07 | 2h 24m | 105 km |
| San Jose de Mayo to Montevideo bus | €10.07 | 2h 1m | 79 km |
| Florida to Montevideo bus | €10.07 | 2h 10m | 89 km |
| Durazno to Montevideo bus | €12.83 | 3h 24m | 172 km |
| Colonia del Sacramento to Montevideo bus | €12.83 | 3h 12m | 159 km |
| Trinidad to Montevideo bus | €12.83 | 3h 21m | 168 km |
| Buenos Aires to Montevideo bus | €13.38 | 3h 27m | 203 km |
| Buenos Aires to Montevideo ferry | €15.74 | 7h 41m | 203 km |
| Dolores to Montevideo bus | €16.68 | 4h 25m | 241 km |
| Mercedes to Montevideo bus | €17.78 | 4h 32m | 250 km |
| Treinta y Tres to Montevideo bus | €17.78 | 4h 32m | 249 km |
| Berisso to Montevideo ferry | €17.94 | 6h 44m | 155 km |
| Fray Bentos to Montevideo bus | €19.43 | 4h 59m | 279 km |
| Melo to Montevideo bus | €22.73 | 5h 52m | 338 km |
| Paysandú to Montevideo bus | €22.73 | 5h 49m | 337 km |
| Salto to Montevideo bus | €27.68 | 7h 7m | 424 km |
A day in Montevideo hauling a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.

Somewhere to drop the bags in Montevideo?
Most of the points near Terminal de Pasajeros de Montevideo open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Popular trips to Montevideo
Common questions about Travel to Montevideo
How can I get to Montevideo?
Montevideo is reachable by 3 modes on our network, from 30 places, across 9 countries, on services run by 39 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Montevideo?
The cheapest way into Montevideo is by Coach, from €10.07 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 30 origins we sell into Montevideo over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Montevideo?
The fastest journey into Montevideo is by Coach, at 2h 1m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 79 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Montevideo have?
Montevideo has 7 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are Terminal de Pasajeros de Montevideo, Colón station, Estación Manga. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Montevideo from within 200 km?
14 of the routes we sell into Montevideo start within 200 km. The nearest is San José de Mayo, 79 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Montevideo in Uruguay?
Montevideo connects to 30 places on our network across 9 countries, the furthest of them 9,949 km away in a straight line. Uruguay routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in Uruguay
The wider region
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What to book in Montevideo before you go
The tickets worth having in advance, because the line at the door is usually the whole morning.
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