There are 6 ways to get from Fortaleza to Montevideo by plane, bus, car, or car ferry
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Fly to Carrasco International Airport
best- Fly from Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD)plane FOR - MVD
8h 55m$192–387Bus via Goiânia
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Fortaleza Eng. João Thomé to Goiâniabus
- Take the bus from Goiânia to Terminal Rodoviário Rita Mariabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário Rita Maria to Terminal Tres Crucesbus
3d 3h$288–558Drive 4,785.6 km
- Drive from Fortaleza to Montevideocar 4,785.6 km
2d 15h$827–1,195Fly to Punta Del Este Airport, bus
- Fly from Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) to Punta Del Este Airport (PDP)plane FOR - PDP
- Take the bus from Terminal Maldonado to Terminal Tres Crucesbus
16h 6m$482–1,499Bus
- Take the bus from Fortaleza Bus Station to Sao Paulo Tiete Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tietê Bus Terminal to Terminal Rodoviário Rita Mariabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário Rita Maria to Terminal Tres Crucesbus
3d 16h$347–648Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Fortaleza Bus Station to Sao Paulo Tiete Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Rodoviária de São Paulo - Terminal Tietê to Buenos Aires Retirobus
- Take the car ferry from Puerto Madero to Puerto Montevideocarferry
4d 2h$321–599
Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Fortaleza to Montevideo is to fly which costs $190 - $390 and takes 8h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Fortaleza to Montevideo is to fly which takes 8h 55m and costs $190 - $390.
No, there is no direct bus from Fortaleza to Montevideo. However, there are services departing from Terminal Rodoviário de Fortaleza Eng. João Thomé and arriving at Terminal Tres Cruces via Goiânia and Terminal Rodoviário Rita Maria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 3h.
The distance between Fortaleza and Montevideo is 3925 km. The road distance is 4785.6 km.
The best way to get from Fortaleza to Montevideo without a car is to bus via Goiânia which takes 3 days 3h and costs $280 - $600.
It takes approximately 8h 55m to get from Fortaleza to Montevideo, including transfers.
Fortaleza to Montevideo bus services, operated by Guanabara, depart from Terminal Rodoviário de Fortaleza Eng. João Thomé station.
The best way to get from Fortaleza to Montevideo is to fly which takes 8h 55m and costs $190 - $390. Alternatively, you can bus via Goiânia, which costs $280 - $600 and takes 3 days 3h.
Fortaleza to Montevideo bus services, operated by Guanabara, arrive at Goiânia station.
Yes, the driving distance between Fortaleza to Montevideo is 4786 km. It takes approximately 2 days 15h to drive from Fortaleza to Montevideo.
What companies run services between Fortaleza, Brazil and Montevideo, Uruguay?
Gol Transportes Aéreos, LATAM Chile, and Azul fly from Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Fortaleza Eng. João Thomé to Terminal Tres Cruces via Goiânia and Terminal Rodoviário Rita Maria in around 3d 3h.
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport to Carrasco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–350
Flights from Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–350
Flights from Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–350
Flights from Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,500
Flights from Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Brasilia, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–390
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Recife
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Brasilia, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
- Website
- aerolineas.com.ar
Flights from Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Phone
- +55 4004-5001
- sac@autoviacao1001.com.br
- Website
- autoviacao1001.com.br
Bus from Tietê Bus Terminal to Terminal Rodoviário Rita Maria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- autoviacao1001.com.br
- Book at
- autoviacao1001.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Fortaleza Eng. João Thomé to Goiânia
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $160–210
- Schedules at
- expressoguanabara.com.br
- Phone
- +55 800 085 8830
- faleconosco@viajeguanabara.com.br
- Website
- realexpresso.com.br
Bus from Goiânia to Terminal Rodoviário Rita Maria
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Schedules at
- realexpresso.com.br
- Book at
- realexpresso.com.br
- Phone
- 0800 723 2121
- faleconosco@itapemirim.com.br
- Website
- novaitapemirim.com.br
Bus from Goiânia to Terminal Rodoviário Rita Maria
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1–150
- Schedules at
- novaitapemirim.com.br
- Book at
- novaitapemirim.com.br
- Conventional
- $80–100
- Cama
- $100–150
- Phone
- +598 2 402 5164
- comercial@ega.com.uy
- Website
- ega.com.uy
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário Rita Maria to Terminal Tres Cruces
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Schedules at
- ega.com.uy
- Book at
- reservadirecta.sittnet.net
- Semileito
- $120–150
- Leito
- $160–180
- 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
- 0800 728 0044
- Website
- gontijo.com.br
Bus from Fortaleza Bus Station to Sao Paulo Tiete Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–400
- Schedules at
- gontijo.com.br
- Convencional
- $190–270
- Executivo
- $230–310
- Leito
- $370–400
- Phone
- +55 800-470-470
- sac@catarinense.com.br
- Website
- catarinense.com.br
Bus from Tietê Bus Terminal to Terminal Rodoviário Rita Maria
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Schedules at
- catarinense.com.br
- Book at
- catarinense.com.br
- Phone
- 0800 770 3603
- Website
- wemobi.me
Bus from Tietê Bus Terminal to Terminal Rodoviário Rita Maria
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $26
- Schedules at
- wemobi.me
- Phone
- 0800 645 9007
- fretamento@unesul.com.br
- Website
- ttl.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário Rita Maria to Terminal Tres Cruces
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Website
- https://www.webrodoviaria.com.br/VendaWebTTL/
- Phone
- +55 51 3475.4440
- meajuda@jblinternacional.com
- Website
- jblinternacional.com
Bus from Rodoviária de São Paulo - Terminal Tietê to Buenos Aires Retiro
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Book at
- jblinternacional.com
- 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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