There are 7 ways to get from Chicago to Montevideo by plane, train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Carrasco International Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD)plane ORD - MVD
16h 49m$382–755Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ministro Pistarini International Airport, car ferry
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE)plane ORD - EZE
- Take the car ferry from Puerto Madero to Puerto Montevideocarferry
21h 23m$286–1,167Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Carrasco International Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD)plane MDW - MVD
16h 26m$432–1,605Train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Carrasco International Airport
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD)plane MKE - MVD
21h 16m$521–1,956Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery, car ferry
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery (AEP)plane ORD - AEP
- Take the car ferry from Puerto Madero to Puerto Montevideocarferry
21h 48m$424–856Train to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, fly to Carrasco International Airport
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Stationtrain
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD)plane GRR - MVD
27h 11m$543–1,992Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Ministro Pistarini International Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE)plane MDW - EZE
- Take the car ferry from Puerto Madero to Puerto Montevideocarferry
21h$426–1,667
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Montevideo is to fly which costs $380 - $800 and takes 16h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Montevideo is to fly which takes 16h 26m and costs $430 - $1,600.
The distance between Chicago and Montevideo is 9186 km.
It takes approximately 16h 49m to get from Chicago to Montevideo, including transfers.
Montevideo is 3h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 3:27 PM in Chicago and 6:27 PM in Montevideo.
There are 488+ hotels available in Montevideo.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Montevideo, Uruguay?
American Airlines, Copa Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD) 5 times a day.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Atlanta, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Atlanta, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Orlando, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Miami, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Montego Bay, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Atlanta, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery via Miami, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery via Panama City, Rosario
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 21m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Atlanta, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Orlando, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ministro Pistarini International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ministro Pistarini International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Newark, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ministro Pistarini International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ministro Pistarini International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Atlanta, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Orlando, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Miami, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Orlando, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ministro Pistarini International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ministro Pistarini International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
- Website
- aerolineas.com.ar
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery via Miami, Carrasco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery via Panama City, Rosario
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 21m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ministro Pistarini International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ministro Pistarini International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ministro Pistarini International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery via Panama City, Rosario
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 21m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Newark, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ministro Pistarini International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery via Miami, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 31m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
- Website
- flybondi.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery via Panama City, Tucuman
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ministro Pistarini International Airport via Punta Cana
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +54 11 4316 6530
- atcliente@buquebus.com
- Website
- intl.buquebus.com
Car ferry from Puerto Madero to Puerto Montevideo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–150
- Schedules at
- intl.buquebus.com
- Book at
- intl.buquebus.com
- Tourist
- $70–110
- Bussines
- $85–130
- First
- $95–150
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