There are 7 ways to get from Montevideo to Cusco by plane, car ferry, bus, 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 from Carrasco International Airport
best- Fly from Carrasco International Airport (MVD) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)plane MVD - CUZ
9h 45m$260–650Bus via Tacna
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Tres Cruces to Terminal de Omnibus Retirobus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Tacnabus
- Take the bus from Tacna Bus Station to Cusco Bus Stationbus
3d 3h$192–359Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Puerto Montevideo to Puerto Maderocarferry
- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to El Altobus
- Take the bus from La Paz to Cuscobus
2d 16h$276–468Drive 3,412 km
- Drive from Montevideo to Cuscocar 3,412 km
46h 15m$590–852Car ferry to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery, fly
- Take the car ferry from Puerto Montevideo to Puerto Maderocarferry
- Fly from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery (AEP) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)plane AEP - CUZ
11h 58m$262–584Shuttle to Punta Del Este Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Montevideo to Punta Del Este Airport
- Fly from Punta Del Este Airport (PDP) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)plane PDP - CUZ
15h 35mBus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tres Cruces to Puerto de Buenos Airesbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Terminal de Buses La Pazbus
- Take the bus from La Paz to Cuscobus
2d 21h
Carrasco International Airport (MVD) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Montevideo to Cusco is to bus via Tacna which costs $190 - $360 and takes 3 days 3h.
The fastest way to get from Montevideo to Cusco is to fly which takes 9h 45m and costs $260 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Montevideo to Cusco. However, there are services departing from Terminal Tres Cruces and arriving at Cusco via 36 Don Pedro De Mendoza Av., Terminal de Omnibus Retiro and La Paz. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 21h.
The distance between Montevideo and Cusco is 2877 km. The road distance is 3412 km.
The best way to get from Montevideo to Cusco without a car is to car ferry and bus which takes 2 days 16h and costs $270 - $470.
It takes approximately 9h 45m to get from Montevideo to Cusco, including transfers.
Montevideo to Cusco bus services, operated by Colonia Express, depart from Terminal Tres Cruces station.
The best way to get from Montevideo to Cusco is to fly which takes 9h 45m and costs $260 - $650. Alternatively, you can Bus, which costs and takes 2 days 21h.
Montevideo to Cusco bus services, operated by Colonia Express, arrive at Puerto de Buenos Aires station.
Cusco is 2h behind Montevideo. It is currently 8:55 AM in Montevideo and 6:55 AM in Cusco.
What companies run services between Montevideo, Uruguay and Cusco, Peru?
LATAM Chile and Aerolíneas Argentinas fly from Carrasco International Airport (MVD) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal Tres Cruces to Cusco via Puerto de Buenos Aires, 36 Don Pedro De Mendoza Av., 1259 Martinez Zuviria Gustavo, Terminal de Omnibus Retiro, and La Paz in around 2d 21h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–600
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–600
Flights from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–420
Flights from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–420
Flights from Punta Del Este Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Sao Paulo, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Punta Del Este Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,500
- Website
- aerolineas.com.ar
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–850
Flights from Punta Del Este Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,500
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–420
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–430
- Phone
- +59171291772
- Website
- grupoempresarialquirquincho.com
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to El Alto
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–300
- Schedules at
- grupoempresarialquirquincho.com
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Terminal de Buses La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–300
- Schedules at
- grupoempresarialquirquincho.com
- Phone
- +591 7300 7103
- info@kanootours.com
- Website
- kanootours.com
Bus from La Paz to Cusco
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14
- Website
- https://www.kanootours.com/
- Phone
- +598 9484 5671
Shuttle from Montevideo to Punta Del Este Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
Bus from Terminal Tres Cruces to Puerto de Buenos Aires
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- coloniaexpress.com
- Book at
- coloniaexpress.com
- Phone
- +591 22283843
- nuevo.continente.srl@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from La Paz to Cusco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $190–340
- Book at
- https://www.ticketsbolivia.com/company/nc_internacional.php
- Phone
- +591 2 228 1920
- buslitoral@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from La Paz to Cusco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $44
- Schedules at
- redbus.pe
- Phone
- +54 810 222 5205
- consultas@gestionbus.com.ar
- Website
- gralbelgrano.com.ar
Bus from Terminal Tres Cruces to Terminal de Omnibus Retiro
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–58
- Schedules at
- gralbelgrano.com.ar
- Bed
- $35–50
- Semi Bed
- $30–40
- Phone
- +54 11 4314 4930
- reservas@cauvi.com.uy
- Website
- cauvi.com.uy
Bus from Terminal Tres Cruces to Terminal de Omnibus Retiro
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- cauvi.com.uy
- Book at
- centraldepasajes.com.ar
- Phone
- +598 2 402 5164
- comercial@ega.com.uy
- Website
- ega.com.uy
Bus from Terminal Tres Cruces to Terminal de Omnibus Retiro
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $58–120
- Schedules at
- ega.com.uy
- Book at
- reservadirecta.sittnet.net
- Semileito
- $70–85
- Leito
- $100–120
- Phone
- +54 9 11 4187 3610
- consultas@gestionbus.com.ar
- Website
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $110–203
- Schedules at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Book at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Semicama
- $110–160
- Cama
- $120–190
- Phone
- +51 051 602 943
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tacna Bus Station to Cusco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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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