There are 5 ways to get from Los Angeles to Montevideo by plane, train, car ferry, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Carrasco International Airport
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD)plane LAX - MVD
17h 35m$508–963Train to San Diego International Airport, fly to Carrasco International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD)plane SAN - MVD
22h 11m$384–1,274Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery, car ferry
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery (AEP)plane LAX - AEP
- Take the carferry from Puerto Madero to Puerto Montevideocarferry
21h 11m$559–1,375Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Ministro Pistarini International Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE)plane LAX - EZE
- Take the carferry from Puerto Madero to Puerto Montevideocarferry
22h 36m$490–1,135Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Punta Del Este Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Punta Del Este Airport (PDP)plane LAX - PDP
- Take a shuttle bus from Punta Del Este Airport to Montevideo
23h 45m
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Los Angeles to Montevideo is to fly and car ferry which costs $490 - $1,200 and takes 22h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Los Angeles to Montevideo is to fly which takes 17h 35m and costs $500 - $1,000.
The distance between Los Angeles and Montevideo is 10072 km.
It takes approximately 17h 35m to get from Los Angeles to Montevideo, including transfers.
Montevideo is 4h ahead of Los Angeles. It is currently 12:36 PM in Los Angeles and 4:36 PM in Montevideo.
There are 535+ hotels available in Montevideo.
What companies run services between Los Angeles, CA, USA and Montevideo, Uruguay?
LATAM Chile, Copa Airlines, and Sky Airline fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD) 4 times a day.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 58m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–950
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Houston, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery via Santiago, Mendoza
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ministro Pistarini International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ministro Pistarini International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ministro Pistarini International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ministro Pistarini International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
- Website
- aerolineas.com.ar
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ministro Pistarini International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Lima, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Santiago, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 21m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Panama City, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 9m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Lima, Porto Alegre
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–950
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ministro Pistarini International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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
- $70–160
- Schedules at
- intl.buquebus.com
- Book at
- intl.buquebus.com
- Tourist
- $70–110
- Bussines
- $85–130
- First
- $95–150
Car ferry from Puerto Madero to Puerto Montevideo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–160
- Schedules at
- intl.buquebus.com
- Book at
- intl.buquebus.com
- Tourist
- $70–110
- Bussines
- $85–130
- First
- $95–150
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