There are 3 ways to get from Cape Town to Montevideo by plane, shuttle, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Carrasco International Airport
best- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD)plane CPT - MVD
15h 47m$432–1,214Fly to Punta Del Este Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Punta Del Este Airport (PDP)plane CPT - PDP
- Take a shuttle bus from Punta Del Este Airport to Montevideo
23h 57mFly to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery, car ferry
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery (AEP)plane CPT - AEP
- Take the carferry from Puerto Madero to Puerto Montevideocarferry
17h 44m$783–1,266
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cape Town to Montevideo is to fly which costs $430 - $1,300 and takes 15h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Cape Town to Montevideo is to fly which takes 15h 47m and costs $430 - $1,300.
The distance between Cape Town and Montevideo is 6712 km.
It takes approximately 15h 47m to get from Cape Town to Montevideo, including transfers.
Montevideo is 5h behind Cape Town. It is currently 5:56 AM in Cape Town and 12:56 AM in Montevideo.
There are 714+ hotels available in Montevideo.
What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Montevideo, Uruguay?
LATAM Chile and South African Airways fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD) 5 times a week.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,100
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Sao Paulo, Porto Alegre
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
- Website
- silkwayairlines.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Sao Paulo, Asuncion
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
- Website
- aerolineas.com.ar
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
- Phone
- +598 9484 5671
Shuttle from Punta Del Este Airport to Montevideo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Phone
- +54 11 4316 6530
- [email protected]
- Website
- intl.buquebus.com
Car ferry from Puerto Madero to Puerto Montevideo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Schedules at
- intl.buquebus.com
- Book at
- intl.buquebus.com
- Tourist
- $70–110
- Bussines
- $85–130
- First
- $95–150
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