There are 7 ways to get from Recife to Montevideo by plane, bus, car, or car ferry
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Fly Recife International Airport to Carrasco International Airport
best- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD)REC - MVD
8h 28m$202–526Bus, car ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Recife - TIP to Tietê Bus Terminal
- Take the bus from Rodoviária de São Paulo - Terminal Tietê to Buenos Aires Retiro
- Take the car ferry from Puerto Madero to Puerto Montevideo
3d 6h$194–523Bus
- Take the bus from Recife - TIP to Tietê Bus Terminal
- Take the bus from Tietê Bus Terminal to Terminal Rodoviário Rita Maria
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário Rita Maria to Terminal Tres Cruces
2d 21h$234–387Drive 4,514.2 km
- Drive from Recife to Montevideo4,514.2 km
2d 9h$781–1,127Bus to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport, fly to Carrasco International Airport
- Take the bus from Recife - TIP to João Pessoa
- Fly from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD)JPA - MVD
13h 22m$203–529Fly Recife International Airport to Punta Del Este Airport, bus
- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Punta Del Este Airport (PDP)REC - PDP
- Take the bus from Terminal Maldonado to Terminal Tres Cruces
12h 16m$501–1,650Bus via Campinas
- Take the bus from Recife - TIP to Terminal Rodoviário de Campinas
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Campinas to Terminal Rodoviário de Florianópolis
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário Rita Maria to Terminal Tres Cruces
2d 22h$247–417
Recife International Airport (REC) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Recife to Montevideo is to bus and fly which costs $200 - $550 and takes 13h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Recife to Montevideo is to fly which takes 8h 28m and costs $200 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Recife to Montevideo. However, there are services departing from Recife - TIP and arriving at Terminal Tres Cruces via Tietê Bus Terminal and Terminal Rodoviário Rita Maria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 21h.
The distance between Recife and Montevideo is 3704 km. The road distance is 4514.2 km.
The best way to get from Recife to Montevideo without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 21h and costs $230 - $390.
It takes approximately 8h 28m to get from Recife to Montevideo, including transfers.
Recife to Montevideo bus services, operated by Catedral Turismo, depart from Recife - TIP station.
The best way to get from Recife to Montevideo is to fly which takes 8h 28m and costs $200 - $550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $230 - $390 and takes 2 days 21h.
Recife to Montevideo bus services, operated by Catedral Turismo, arrive at Tietê Bus Terminal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Recife to Montevideo is 4514 km. It takes approximately 2 days 9h to drive from Recife to Montevideo.
What companies run services between Recife, Brazil and Montevideo, Uruguay?
Azul, LATAM Chile, and Gol Transportes Aéreos fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Recife - TIP to Terminal Tres Cruces via Tietê Bus Terminal and Terminal Rodoviário Rita Maria in around 2d 21h.
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Recife International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–500
Flights from Recife International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–500
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,200
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–380
Flights from Recife International Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–2,100
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Recife International Airport to Carrasco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–500
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Sao Paulo Viracopos, Curitiba
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Recife International Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Recife International Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Belo Horizonte Confins, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Recife International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–380
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
- Website
- aerolineas.com.ar
Flights from Recife International Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–2,100
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–380
- Phone
- +55 4004-5001
- sac@autoviacao1001.com.br
- Website
- autoviacao1001.com.br
Bus from Tietê Bus Terminal to Terminal Rodoviário Rita Maria
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Schedules at
- autoviacao1001.com.br
- Book at
- autoviacao1001.com.br
Bus from Recife - TIP to Tietê Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–190
- Schedules at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Book at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
Bus from Recife - TIP to João Pessoa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Schedules at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Book at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
Bus from Recife - TIP to Terminal Rodoviário de Campinas
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- Schedules at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Book at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- 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
- $30–45
- 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 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $23
- Schedules at
- wemobi.me
- 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
- $110–160
- Schedules at
- ega.com.uy
- Book at
- reservadirecta.sittnet.net
- Leito
- $130–160
- Semileito
- $110–130
- Phone
- 0800 085 8282
- sac@viajetotal.com.br
- Website
- viajetotal.com.br
Bus from Recife - TIP to João Pessoa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–60
- Book at
- viajetotal.com.br
- Executivo
- $40–60
- Leito
- $26–40
- Phone
- 0800 042 4223
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.com.br
Bus from Recife - TIP to João Pessoa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.br
- 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 2902 1818
- atencionalcliente@copsa.com.uy
- Website
- copsa.com.uy
Bus from Terminal Maldonado to Terminal Tres Cruces
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Schedules at
- copsa.com.uy
- Book at
- copsa.com.uy
- Comun
- $9–12
- Phone
- +598-2409 0999
- informes@turismar.com.uy
- Website
- ventas.turismar.com.uy
Bus from Terminal Maldonado to Terminal Tres Cruces
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Schedules at
- ventas.turismar.com.uy
- Book at
- ventas.turismar.com.uy
- Phone
- +55 84 3205-6161
- sac-ouvidoria@viacaonordeste.com.br
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Campinas to Terminal Rodoviário de Florianópolis
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Website
- https://viacaonordeste.queropassagem.com.br/
- Website
- https://www.clickbus.com.br/viacao/nordeste
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Campinas to Terminal Rodoviário de Florianópolis
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–45
- Schedules at
- expressoadamantina.com.br
- Book at
- expressoadamantina.com.br
- 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
- $90–190
- 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
- $1–150
- Schedules at
- intl.buquebus.com
- Book at
- intl.buquebus.com
- Tourist
- $70–110
- Bussines
- $85–130
- First
- $95–150
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