There are 4 ways to get from Zurich to Montevideo by plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Zurich Airport to Carrasco International Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD)plane ZRH - MVD
18h 45m$560–1,213Train to Basel, fly to Carrasco International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD)plane BSL - MVD
22h 24m$425–1,546Fly Zurich Airport to Punta Del Este Airport, bus
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Punta Del Este Airport (PDP)plane ZRH - PDP
- Take the bus from Terminal Maldonado to Terminal Tres Crucesbus
26h$519–1,824Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Carrasco International Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD)plane MXP - MVD
23h 11m$760–1,305
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Montevideo is to train and fly which costs $750 - $1,300 and takes 23h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Montevideo is to fly which takes 18h 45m and costs $550 - $1,300.
The distance between Zurich and Montevideo is 11207 km.
It takes approximately 18h 45m to get from Zurich to Montevideo, including transfers.
Montevideo is 4h behind Zurich. It is currently 4:00 AM in Zurich and 12:00 AM in Montevideo.
There are 483+ hotels available in Montevideo.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Montevideo, Uruguay?
Swiss, LATAM Chile, and Gol Transportes Aéreos fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD) 3 times a day.
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Zurich Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Lisboa, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Madrid, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Zurich Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
- Website
- aerolineas.com.ar
Flights from Zurich Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Basel to Carrasco International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $34–38
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
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