There are 8 ways to get from Cologne to Montevideo by train, plane, bus, 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.
Train to Frankfurt, fly to Carrasco International Airport
best- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD)plane FRA - MVD
20h 13m$624–1,577Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Carrasco International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD)plane CGN - MVD
22h 6m$416–1,528Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Carrasco International Airport
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD)plane AMS - MVD
21h 54m$702–2,066Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Carrasco International Airport
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD)plane BRU - MVD
20h 49m$595–1,206Train to Frankfurt, fly to Punta Del Este Airport, bus
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Punta Del Este Airport (PDP)plane FRA - PDP
- Take the bus from Terminal Maldonado to Terminal Tres Crucesbus
24h 48m$833–1,488Train to Frankfurt, fly to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery, car ferry
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery (AEP)plane FRA - AEP
- Take the car ferry from Puerto Madero to Puerto Montevideocarferry
22h 44m$592–1,410Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Carrasco International Airport
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD)plane DUS - MVD
24h 22m$441–1,572Train to Frankfurt, fly to Ministro Pistarini International Airport, car ferry
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE)plane FRA - EZE
- Take the car ferry from Puerto Madero to Puerto Montevideocarferry
22h 13m$603–1,621
Frankfurt (FRA) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Montevideo is to train and fly which costs $550 - $1,300 and takes 20h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Montevideo is to train and fly which takes 20h 13m and costs $600 - $1,600.
The distance between Cologne and Montevideo is 11551 km.
It takes approximately 20h 13m to get from Cologne to Montevideo, including transfers.
Montevideo is 4h behind Cologne. It is currently 4:56 AM in Cologne and 12:56 AM in Montevideo.
There are 481+ hotels available in Montevideo.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Montevideo, Uruguay?
Eurowings, LATAM Chile, and two other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD) once daily.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Carrasco International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Carrasco International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
Flights from Brussels Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Lisboa, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 22m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–2,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Porto, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery via Sao Paulo, Florianopolis
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Lisboa, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Carrasco International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Lisboa, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Porto, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Lisboa, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Ministro Pistarini International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Frankfurt to Carrasco International Airport via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
Flights from Frankfurt to Carrasco International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
Flights from Frankfurt to Punta Del Este Airport via Lisboa, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Carrasco International Airport via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
Flights from Frankfurt to Carrasco International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Carrasco International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Frankfurt to Punta Del Este Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Punta Del Este Airport via Lisboa, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Punta Del Este Airport via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
- Website
- aerolineas.com.ar
Flights from Frankfurt to Punta Del Este Airport via Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Frankfurt to Punta Del Este Airport via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–100
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $30–45
- 1st Class
- $60–100
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–65
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $20–30
- 1st Class
- $35–65
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- $30–45
- Comfort
- $30–45
- Premium
- $50–65
- 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
- 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
- $18–35
- Schedules at
- intl.buquebus.com
- Book at
- intl.buquebus.com
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