There are 7 ways to get from Montevideo to California by plane or car ferry
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Fly Carrasco International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
best- Fly from Carrasco International Airport (MVD) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane MVD - LAX
18h 33m$539–989Car ferry to Ministro Pistarini International Airport, fly to Tijuana International Airport
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Puerto Montevideo to Puerto Maderocarferry
- Fly from Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ)plane EZE - TIJ
24h 17m$436–1,490Fly Carrasco International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Fly from Carrasco International Airport (MVD) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane MVD - SAN
20h 51m$654–2,299Fly Carrasco International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Fly from Carrasco International Airport (MVD) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane MVD - SFO
20h 47m$455–974Fly Carrasco International Airport to Tijuana International Airport
- Fly from Carrasco International Airport (MVD) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ)plane MVD - TIJ
23h 12m$615–886Car ferry to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take the car ferry from Puerto Montevideo to Puerto Maderocarferry
- Fly from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery (AEP) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane AEP - LAX
20h 46m$509–5,669Car ferry to Ministro Pistarini International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the car ferry from Puerto Montevideo to Puerto Maderocarferry
- Fly from Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane EZE - SAN
23h 8m$685–2,372
Carrasco International Airport (MVD) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Montevideo to California is to fly which costs $600 - $900 and takes 23h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Montevideo to California is to fly which takes 18h 33m and costs $500 - $1,000.
The distance between Montevideo and California is 6296 miles.
It takes approximately 18h 33m to get from Montevideo to California, including transfers.
California is 4h behind Montevideo. It is currently 6:22 PM in Montevideo and 2:22 PM in California.
There are 4330+ hotels available in California.
What companies run services between Montevideo, Uruguay and California, USA?
LATAM Chile, American Airlines, and Copa Airlines fly from Carrasco International Airport (MVD) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) 4 times a day.
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Panama City, Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Ministro Pistarini International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Ministro Pistarini International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Lima, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Santiago, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 28m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery to Los Angeles International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–5,500
Flights from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery to Los Angeles International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–5,500
Flights from Ministro Pistarini International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Ministro Pistarini International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Ministro Pistarini International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Santiago, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 12m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery to Los Angeles International Airport via Santiago, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery to Los Angeles International Airport via Lima, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Ministro Pistarini International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Lima, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Lima, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery to Los Angeles International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–5,500
Flights from Ministro Pistarini International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Ministro Pistarini International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Panama City, San Jose Cabo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 4m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Bogota, Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 8m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,400
Flights from Ministro Pistarini International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Panama City, San Jose Cabo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 56m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Panama City, Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
- Phone
- +54 11 4316 6530
- atcliente@buquebus.com
- Website
- intl.buquebus.com
Car ferry from Puerto Montevideo to Puerto Madero
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–160
- Schedules at
- intl.buquebus.com
- Book at
- intl.buquebus.com
- Tourist
- $70–110
- Bussines
- $85–130
- First
- $95–150
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