There are 5 ways to get from Basel to Montevideo by train, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Carrasco International Airport
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD)ZRH - MVD
20h 6m$680–1,259Fly Basel to Carrasco International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD)BSL - MVD
22h 5m$475–1,706Train to Strasbourg International Airport, fly to Carrasco International Airport
- Take the train from St Louis to Strasbourg
- Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD)SXB - MVD
28h 47m$639–1,839Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Carrasco International Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD)GVA - MVD
22h 47m$672–1,537Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Punta Del Este Airport, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Punta Del Este Airport (PDP)ZRH - PDP
- Take the bus from Terminal Maldonado to Terminal Tres Cruces
26h 33m$639–2,372
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Montevideo is to train and fly which costs $650 - $1,600 and takes 22h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Montevideo is to train and fly which takes 20h 6m and costs $650 - $1,300.
The distance between Basel and Montevideo is 11296 km.
It takes approximately 20h 6m to get from Basel to Montevideo, including transfers.
Montevideo is 4h behind Basel. It is currently 4:44 PM in Basel and 12:44 PM in Montevideo.
There are 482+ hotels available in Montevideo.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Montevideo, Uruguay?
easyJet, LATAM Chile, and two other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD) once daily.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Basel to Carrasco International Airport via Barcelona, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Basel to Carrasco International Airport via Lisboa, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 8m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–2,200
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Zurich Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Lisboa, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Basel to Carrasco International Airport via Barcelona, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Zurich Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Lisboa, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Madrid, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Basel to Carrasco International Airport via Lisboa, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
- Website
- silkwayairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Sao Paulo, Asuncion
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Madrid, Asuncion
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from St Louis to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $34
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +598 2409 4949
- reservas@cot.com.uy
- Website
- cot.com.uy
Bus from Terminal Maldonado to Terminal Tres Cruces
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Schedules at
- cot.com.uy
- Book at
- cot.com.uy
- Phone
- +598 2902 1818
- atencionalcliente@copsa.com.uy
- Website
- copsa.com.uy
Bus from Terminal Maldonado to Terminal Tres Cruces
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Schedules at
- copsa.com.uy
- Book at
- copsa.com.uy
- Comun
- $10–13
- Phone
- +598-2409 0999
- informes@turismar.com.uy
- Website
- ventas.turismar.com.uy
Bus from Terminal Maldonado to Terminal Tres Cruces
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Schedules at
- ventas.turismar.com.uy
- Book at
- ventas.turismar.com.uy
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