There are 4 ways to get from Zurich to Montevideo by plane, shuttle, 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 56m$659–1,210Train 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 34m$424–1,343Fly Zurich Airport to Punta Del Este Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Punta Del Este Airport (PDP)plane ZRH - PDP
- Take a shuttle bus from Punta Del Este Airport to Montevideo
25h 16mTrain, 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 22m$759–1,302
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Montevideo is to fly which costs $650 - $1,300 and takes 18h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Montevideo is to fly which takes 18h 56m and costs $650 - $1,300.
The distance between Zurich and Montevideo is 11209 km.
It takes approximately 18h 56m to get from Zurich to Montevideo, including transfers.
Montevideo is 4h behind Zurich. It is currently 6:18 AM in Zurich and 2:18 AM in Montevideo.
There are 488+ 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
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Lisboa, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Madrid, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
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
- $400–1,300
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Zurich Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
- Website
- aerolineas.com.ar
Flights from Zurich Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Basel to Carrasco International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- 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
- $33–38
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +598 9484 5671
Shuttle from Punta Del Este Airport to Montevideo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
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