There are 5 ways to get from Basel to Montevideo by train, plane, or bus
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Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Carrasco International Airport
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD)plane ZRH - MVD
19h 56m$581–1,259Fly Basel to Carrasco International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD)plane BSL - MVD
22h 21m$415–1,508Train to Strasbourg International Airport, fly to Carrasco International Airport
- Take the train from St Louis to Strasbourgtrain
- Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD)plane SXB - MVD
28h 36m$639–1,841Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Carrasco International Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD)plane GVA - MVD
22h 14m$719–1,822Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Punta Del Este Airport, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Punta Del Este Airport (PDP)plane ZRH - PDP
- Take the bus from Terminal Maldonado to Terminal Tres Crucesbus
27h 11m$540–1,870
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 $550 - $1,300 and takes 19h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Montevideo is to train and fly which takes 19h 56m and costs $550 - $1,300.
The distance between Basel and Montevideo is 11292 km.
It takes approximately 19h 56m to get from Basel to Montevideo, including transfers.
Montevideo is 4h behind Basel. It is currently 5:17 AM in Basel and 1:17 AM in Montevideo.
There are 479+ hotels available in Montevideo.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Montevideo, Uruguay?
easyJet, Air Europa, and three other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD) 4 times a week.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- 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 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Basel to Carrasco International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Zurich Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Lisboa, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Madrid, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Basel to Carrasco International Airport via Lisboa, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Zurich Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
- Website
- aerolineas.com.ar
Flights from Zurich Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- 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 2902 1818
- atencionalcliente@copsa.com.uy
- Website
- copsa.com.uy
Bus from Terminal Maldonado to Terminal Tres Cruces
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Schedules at
- copsa.com.uy
- Book at
- copsa.com.uy
- Comun
- $10–13
- 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
- +598-2409 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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