There are 7 ways to get from Cusco to Montevideo by plane, bus, car ferry, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Carrasco International Airport
best- Fly from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD)plane CUZ - MVD
8h 35m$280–450Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cusco Bus Station to Tacna Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Terminal Internacional Aricabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal de Saltabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Salta to Terminal de Omnibus Retirobus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Terminal Tres Crucesbus
3d 1h$199–410Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Cusco to Terminal de Buses La Pazbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses La Paz to Terminal de Omnibus Retirobus
- Take the carferry from Puerto Madero to Puerto Montevideocarferry
2d 16h$203–683Drive 3,418.7 km
- Drive from Cusco to Montevideocar 3,418.7 km
45h 49m$693–1,000Fly to Punta Del Este Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) to Punta Del Este Airport (PDP)plane CUZ - PDP
- Take a shuttle bus from Punta Del Este Airport to Montevideo
15h 10mFly to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery, car ferry
- Fly from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery (AEP)plane CUZ - AEP
- Take the carferry from Puerto Madero to Puerto Montevideocarferry
10h 56m$286–590Bus, car ferry via Arequipa
- Take the bus from Cusco to Arequipabus
- Take the bus from Arequipa to Tacnabus
- Take the bus from Tacna to Terminal de Omnibus Retirobus
- Take the carferry from Puerto Madero to Puerto Montevideocarferry
2d 16h
Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cusco to Montevideo is to bus which costs $190 - $410 and takes 3 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from Cusco to Montevideo is to fly which takes 8h 35m and costs $280 - $450.
No, there is no direct bus from Cusco station to Montevideo. However, there are services departing from Cusco Bus Station and arriving at Terminal Tres Cruces via Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría, Terminal Rodoviario de Arica, Terminal de Salta and Terminal de Omnibus Retiro. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 1h.
The distance between Cusco and Montevideo is 2877 km. The road distance is 3418.7 km.
The best way to get from Cusco to Montevideo without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 2 days 16h and costs $200 - $700.
It takes approximately 8h 35m to get from Cusco to Montevideo, including transfers.
Cusco to Montevideo bus services, operated by Expreso Turismo San Martin Nobleza, depart from Cusco Bus Station.
The best way to get from Cusco to Montevideo is to fly which takes 8h 35m and costs $280 - $450. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $190 - $410 and takes 3 days 1h.
Cusco to Montevideo bus services, operated by Expreso Turismo San Martin Nobleza, arrive at Tacna Bus Station.
Montevideo is 2h ahead of Cusco. It is currently 5:25 AM in Cusco and 7:25 AM in Montevideo.
What companies run services between Cusco, Peru and Montevideo, Uruguay?
LATAM Chile flies from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cusco Bus Station to Terminal Tres Cruces via Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría, Terminal Internacional Arica, Terminal Rodoviario de Arica, Terminal de Salta, and Terminal de Omnibus Retiro in around 3d 1h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–440
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–440
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Arequipa, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–440
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Puerto Maldonado, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–440
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–450
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–450
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–450
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery via Arequipa, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–450
- Website
- aerolineas.com.ar
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Lima, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Santiago, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–360
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–360
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- When
- Saturday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–440
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,400
- Phone
- +591 2228 3843
- nuevo.continente.srl@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Cusco to Terminal de Buses La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–350
- Book at
- Tickets Bolivia
Bus from Terminal de Buses La Paz to Terminal de Omnibus Retiro
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- Schedules at
- Autobuses Quirquincho
- Phone
- +598 9484 5671
Shuttle from Punta Del Este Airport to Montevideo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Phone
- +51 993 585 217
Bus from Cusco to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- redbus.pe
Bus from Arequipa to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- Transporte Moquegua Turismo
- Phone
- +54 9 11 4187 3610
- consultas@gestionbus.com.ar
- Website
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
Bus from Tacna to Terminal de Omnibus Retiro
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–276
- Schedules at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Book at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Semicama
- $110–160
- Cama
- $140–200
Bus from Cusco Bus Station to Tacna Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–35
- Schedules at
- Expreso Turismo San Martin Nobleza
- Phone
- +51904244509
- atencionalcliente@aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Website
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Terminal Internacional Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–26
- Schedules at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Book at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- clientes@pullmanbus.cl
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal de Salta
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–97
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $50–65
- Phone
- 0810-333-7575
- info@viacorreo.com.ar
- Website
- viabariloche.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Salta to Terminal de Omnibus Retiro
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $68–130
- Schedules at
- viabariloche.com.ar
- Book at
- viabariloche.com.ar
- Semi Cama
- $70–110
- Cama
- $90–130
- Phone
- +54 810 222 5205
- consultas@gestionbus.com.ar
- Website
- Pullman General Belgrano
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Terminal Tres Cruces
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $27–94
- Schedules at
- Pullman General Belgrano
- Bed
- $30–45
- Semi Bed
- $27–35
- Phone
- +54 11 4314 4930
- reservas@cauvi.com.uy
- Website
- cauvi.com.uy
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Terminal Tres Cruces
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $51–57
- Schedules at
- cauvi.com.uy
- Book at
- centraldepasajes.com.ar
- Bed
- $57
- Phone
- +598 2 402 5164
- comercial@ega.com.uy
- Website
- ega.com.uy
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Terminal Tres Cruces
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $58–120
- Schedules at
- ega.com.uy
- Book at
- reservadirecta.sittnet.net
- Semileito
- $65–85
- Leito
- $100–120
- 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
- $70–150
- Schedules at
- intl.buquebus.com
- Book at
- intl.buquebus.com
- Tourist
- $70–110
- Bussines
- $85–130
- First
- $95–150
Car ferry from Puerto Madero to Puerto Montevideo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Schedules at
- intl.buquebus.com
- Book at
- intl.buquebus.com
- Tourist
- $70–110
- Bussines
- $85–130
- First
- $95–150
Car ferry from Puerto Madero to Puerto Montevideo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Schedules at
- intl.buquebus.com
- Book at
- intl.buquebus.com
- Tourist
- $70–110
- Bussines
- $85–130
- First
- $95–150
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