There are 7 ways to get from Cologne to Montevideo by plane, train, shuttle, or car ferry
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Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Carrasco International Airport
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD)plane CGN - MVD
24h 4m$1,003–1,409Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Carrasco International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD)plane DUS - MVD
25h 53m$562–1,633Train to Frankfurt, fly to Carrasco International Airport
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD)plane FRA - MVD
21h 44m$571–1,401Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Carrasco International Airport
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels Airport - Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD)plane BRU - MVD
22h 13m$744–1,526Train to Frankfurt, fly to Punta Del Este Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Punta Del Este Airport (PDP)plane FRA - PDP
- Take a shuttle bus from Punta Del Este Airport to Montevideo
25h 39mTrain 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
23h 4m$842–1,373Train 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 8m$703–2,083
Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) 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 - $1,400 and takes 21h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Montevideo is to train and fly which takes 21h 44m and costs $550 - $1,400.
The distance between Cologne and Montevideo is 11385 km.
It takes approximately 24h 4m to get from Cologne to Montevideo, including transfers.
Montevideo is 5h behind Cologne. It is currently 12:27 PM in Cologne and 7:27 AM in Montevideo.
There are 538+ hotels available in Montevideo.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Montevideo, Uruguay?
Eurowings, Swiss, and three other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD) twice daily.
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Zurich, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Carrasco International Airport via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Carrasco International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Punta Del Este Airport via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao, Porto Alegre
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Frankfurt to Punta Del Este Airport via Sao Paulo, Porto Alegre
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Punta Del Este Airport via Lisboa, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Frankfurt to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Lisboa, Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Barcelona, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Carrasco International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,100
Flights from Brussels Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Frankfurt to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,100
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Lisboa, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Porto, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Frankfurt to Punta Del Este Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Frankfurt to Punta Del Este Airport via Lisboa, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Punta Del Este Airport via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Zurich, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Lisboa, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Lisboa, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Frankfurt to Ministro Pistarini International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
- Website
- aerolineas.com.ar
Flights from Frankfurt to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels Airport - Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +598 9484 5671
Shuttle from Punta Del Este Airport to Montevideo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- 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
- $70–170
- Schedules at
- intl.buquebus.com
- Book at
- intl.buquebus.com
- Tourist
- $70–110
- Bussines
- $85–130
- First
- $95–150
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