There are 5 ways to get from Europe to Montevideo by train, plane, bus, or car ferry
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Train to Frankfurt, fly to Carrasco International Airport
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD)FRA - MVD
22h 55m$686–1,479Train to Frankfurt, fly to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery, car ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery (AEP)FRA - AEP
- Take the car ferry from Puerto Madero to Puerto Montevideo
25h 26m$656–1,412Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Carrasco International Airport
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD)LEJ - MVD
26h 11m$743–2,792Train to Frankfurt, fly to Punta Del Este Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Punta Del Este Airport (PDP)FRA - PDP
- Take the bus from Terminal Maldonado to Terminal Tres Cruces
27h 30m$845–1,490Train to Frankfurt, fly to Ministro Pistarini International Airport, car ferry
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE)FRA - EZE
- Take the car ferry from Puerto Madero to Puerto Montevideo
24h 55m$666–1,422
Frankfurt (FRA) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Montevideo is to train and fly which costs $650 - $1,500 and takes 22h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Montevideo is to train and fly which takes 22h 55m and costs $650 - $1,500.
The distance between Europe and Montevideo is 11571 km.
It takes approximately 22h 55m to get from Europe to Montevideo, including transfers.
Montevideo is 4h behind Europe. It is currently 6:49 PM in Europe and 2:49 PM in Montevideo.
There are 484+ hotels available in Montevideo.
What companies run services between Europe and Montevideo, Uruguay?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Montevideo. However, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Carrasco International Airport (MVD), walk to Aeropuerto Internacional de Carrasco, then take the bus to Terminal Tres Cruces. Alternatively, you can take the line 250 bus to Herleshausen Bahnhof, walk to Herleshausen Bahnhof, take the train to Eisenach Hbf, take the train to Leipzig Hbf, take the train to Leipzig/Halle Flughafen, walk to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) airport, fly to Carrasco International Airport (MVD), walk to Aeropuerto Internacional de Carrasco, then take the bus to Terminal Tres Cruces.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Carrasco International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,300
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Frankfurt, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from Frankfurt to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
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
- 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
- $500–2,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Carrasco International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Frankfurt, Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Punta Del Este Airport via Lisboa, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Punta Del Este Airport via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
- 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
- $800–3,000
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
- $800–3,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Frankfurt, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Ministro Pistarini International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
- 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
- $750–2,900
Flights from Frankfurt to Punta Del Este Airport via Lisboa, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
- 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
- $350–1,300
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- 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
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- intl.buquebus.com
- Book at
- intl.buquebus.com
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