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 32m$707–1,208Fly to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery, car ferry
cheapest- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery (AEP)plane CPT - AEP
- Take the car ferry from Puerto Madero to Puerto Montevideocarferry
17h 34m$678–1,480Fly 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
29h 27m
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cape Town to Montevideo is to fly and car ferry which costs $650 - $1,500 and takes 17h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Cape Town to Montevideo is to fly which takes 15h 32m and costs $700 - $1,300.
The distance between Cape Town and Montevideo is 6712 km.
It takes approximately 15h 32m to get from Cape Town to Montevideo, including transfers.
Montevideo is 5h behind Cape Town. It is currently 11:05 PM in Cape Town and 6:05 PM in Montevideo.
There are 534+ 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
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Sao Paulo, Porto Alegre
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–950
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,600
- 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
- $650–1,900
- 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
- $70–170
- Schedules at
- intl.buquebus.com
- Book at
- intl.buquebus.com
- Tourist
- $70–110
- Bussines
- $85–130
- First
- $95–150
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