There are 8 ways to get from Montevideo to Lake Titicaca by plane, car ferry, bus, busferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Carrasco International Airport to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport
best- Fly from Carrasco International Airport (MVD) to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL)plane MVD - JUL
12h 40m$459–1,236Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Tres Cruces to Terminal de Omnibus Retirobus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Tacnabus
- Take the bus from Tacna to Punobus
2d 18h$180–419Car ferry, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the carferry from Puerto Montevideo to Puerto Maderocarferry
- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Terminal de Buses La Pazbus
- Take the busferry from La Paz to Copacabanabusferry
2d 9h$190–331Drive 3,027.3 km
- Drive from Montevideo to Punocar 3,027.3 km
40h 31m$524–756Fly Carrasco International Airport to El Alto International Airport, bus
- Fly from Carrasco International Airport (MVD) to El Alto International Airport (LPB)plane MVD - LPB
- Take the bus from La Paz to Copacabanabus
16h 7m$300–559Car ferry to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery, fly to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport
- Take the carferry from Puerto Montevideo to Puerto Maderocarferry
- Fly from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery (AEP) to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL)plane AEP - JUL
14h 2m$332–873Car ferry to Ministro Pistarini International Airport, fly to El Alto International Airport, bus
- Take the carferry from Puerto Montevideo to Puerto Maderocarferry
- Fly from Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) to El Alto International Airport (LPB)plane EZE - LPB
- Take the bus from La Paz to Copacabanabus
16h 2m$347–838Fly Carrasco International Airport to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport, bus
- Fly from Carrasco International Airport (MVD) to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP)plane MVD - AQP
- Take the bus from Arequipa to Punobus
16h 18m$303–943
Carrasco International Airport (MVD) to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Montevideo to Lake Titicaca is to car ferry and bus and bus and ferry which costs $190 - $340 and takes 2 days 9h.
The fastest way to get from Montevideo to Lake Titicaca is to fly which takes 12h 40m and costs $450 - $1,300.
No, there is no direct bus from Montevideo to Lake Titicaca. However, there are services departing from Terminal Tres Cruces and arriving at Puno via Terminal de Omnibus Retiro and Tacna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 18h.
The distance between Montevideo and Lake Titicaca is 2642 km. The road distance is 3027.3 km.
The best way to get from Montevideo to Lake Titicaca without a car is to car ferry and bus and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 9h and costs $190 - $340.
It takes approximately 12h 40m to get from Montevideo to Lake Titicaca, including transfers.
Montevideo to Lake Titicaca bus services, operated by Pullman General Belgrano, depart from Terminal Tres Cruces station.
The best way to get from Montevideo to Lake Titicaca is to fly which takes 12h 40m and costs $450 - $1,300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $180 - $420 and takes 2 days 18h.
Montevideo to Lake Titicaca bus services, operated by Pullman General Belgrano, arrive at Terminal de Omnibus Retiro station.
Lake Titicaca is 1h behind Montevideo. It is currently 2:25 AM in Montevideo and 1:25 AM in Lake Titicaca.
What companies run services between Montevideo, Uruguay and Lake Titicaca, Peru?
LATAM Chile flies from Carrasco International Airport (MVD) to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal Tres Cruces to Puno via Terminal de Omnibus Retiro and Tacna in around 2d 18h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport via Sao Paulo, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to El Alto International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–550
Flights from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–900
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport via Sao Paulo, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
- Website
- boa.bo
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to El Alto International Airport via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–600
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to El Alto International Airport via Sao Paulo, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–800
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to El Alto International Airport via Asuncion, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $390–600
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to El Alto International Airport via Sao Paulo, Cochabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–600
Flights from Ministro Pistarini International Airport to El Alto International Airport via Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
Flights from Ministro Pistarini International Airport to El Alto International Airport via Santa Cruz, Cochabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–490
- Phone
- +59171291772
- [email protected]
- Website
- Autobuses Quirquincho
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Terminal de Buses La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Schedules at
- Autobuses Quirquincho
- Phone
- +51 7308 2555
- [email protected]
- Website
- Turismo Manco Kapac
Busferry from La Paz to Copacabana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- Turismo Manco Kapac
- Phone
- +591 76760037
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from La Paz to Copacabana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–65
- Schedules at
- ticketsbolivia.com
- Book at
- ticketsbolivia.com
- Phone
- +591 2245 8945
- [email protected]
- Website
- vicuna-travel.com
Busferry from La Paz to Copacabana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7
- Schedules at
- ticketsbolivia.com.bo
- Book at
- ticketsbolivia.com.bo
Bus from La Paz to Copacabana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4
Bus from La Paz to Copacabana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4
- Phone
- +51 914 879 671
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Arequipa to Puno
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 9 6629 9448
- [email protected]
- Website
- reyna.com.pe
Bus from Arequipa to Puno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- Book at
- Transportes Reyna
- Website
- Cosmos Bus
Bus from Arequipa to Puno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–24
- Schedules at
- Cosmos Bus
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- [email protected]
- Website
- CIVA
Bus from Arequipa to Puno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–50
- Schedules at
- CIVA
- Phone
- +51 928351548
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Arequipa to Puno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 1 311 5050
- Website
- Cruz del Sur
Bus from Arequipa to Puno
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–23
- Website
- Cruz del Sur
Bus from Arequipa to Puno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Schedules at
- Expreso Turismo San Martin Nobleza
Bus from Tacna to Puno
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Schedules at
- Expreso Turismo San Martin Nobleza
- Phone
- +51 84 245 171
- [email protected]
- Website
- Turismo Mer
Bus from Arequipa to Puno
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–45
- Website
- Turismo Mer
- Phone
- +51 978645747
- [email protected]
- Website
- Turismo Real Dorado
Bus from Arequipa to Puno
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–18
- Schedules at
- Turismo Real Dorado
- Phone
- +51 959 570 871
- [email protected]
- Website
- Romeliza
Bus from Arequipa to Puno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- Romeliza
- Phone
- +54 810 222 5205
- [email protected]
- Website
- Pullman General Belgrano
Bus from Terminal Tres Cruces to Terminal de Omnibus Retiro
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $28–96
- Schedules at
- Pullman General Belgrano
- Bed
- $30–45
- Semi Bed
- $28–35
- Phone
- +54 11 4314 4930
- [email protected]
- Website
- cauvi.com.uy
Bus from Terminal Tres Cruces to Terminal de Omnibus Retiro
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $52–58
- Schedules at
- cauvi.com.uy
- Book at
- centraldepasajes.com.ar
- Bed
- $58
- Phone
- +598 2 402 5164
- [email protected]
- Website
- ega.com.uy
Bus from Terminal Tres Cruces to Terminal de Omnibus Retiro
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $58–120
- Schedules at
- ega.com.uy
- Book at
- reservadirecta.sittnet.net
- Semileito
- $65–85
- Leito
- $100–120
- Phone
- +54 9 11 4187 3610
- [email protected]
- Website
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–281
- Schedules at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Book at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Semicama
- $110–170
- Cama
- $140–200
- Phone
- +54 11 4316 6530
- [email protected]
- Website
- intl.buquebus.com
Car ferry from Puerto Montevideo to Puerto Madero
- 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
Car ferry from Puerto Montevideo to Puerto Madero
- 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
Car ferry from Puerto Montevideo to Puerto Madero
- 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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Yes, the driving distance between Montevideo to Lake Titicaca is 3027 km. It takes approximately 40h 31m to drive from Montevideo to Lake Titicaca.









































