There are 11 ways to get from Montevideo to Tarija by car ferry, plane, bus, train, or car
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Car ferry to Ministro Pistarini International Airport, fly to Tarija
best- Take the carferry from Puerto Montevideo to Puerto Maderocarferry
- Fly from Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) to Tarija (TJA)plane EZE - TJA
12h 40m$370–961Car ferry, train, bus
cheapest- Take the carferry from Puerto Montevideo to Puerto Maderocarferry
- Take the train from Retiro to Tucumantrain
- Take the bus from Terminal de Tucumán to Terminal La Quiacabus
- Take the bus from Villazón to Tarijabus
2d 2h$116–311Bus
- Take the bus from Montevideo - Plaza Cuba to Terminal de Campanabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Campana to Terminal La Quiacabus
- Take the bus from Villazón to Tarijabus
35h 50m$123–172Drive 2,086.4 km
- Drive from Montevideo to Tarijacar 2,086.4 km
26h 42m$361–521Fly Carrasco International Airport to Tarija
- Fly from Carrasco International Airport (MVD) to Tarija (TJA)plane MVD - TJA
15h 15m$234–820Fly Carrasco International Airport to Gobernador Horacio Guzmán International Airport, bus
- Fly from Carrasco International Airport (MVD) to Gobernador Horacio Guzmán International Airport (JUJ)plane MVD - JUJ
- Take the bus from San Salvador de Jujuy to Tarijabus
17h$188–517Fly Carrasco International Airport to Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport, bus
- Fly from Carrasco International Airport (MVD) to Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport (SLA)plane MVD - SLA
- Take the bus from Salta to Tarijabus
18h 31m$193–450Car ferry to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery, fly to Gobernador Horacio Guzmán International Airport, bus
- Take the carferry from Puerto Montevideo to Puerto Maderocarferry
- Fly from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery (AEP) to Gobernador Horacio Guzmán International Airport (JUJ)plane AEP - JUJ
- Take the bus from San Salvador de Jujuy to Tarijabus
16h 48m$204–665Car ferry to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery, fly to Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport, bus
- Take the carferry from Puerto Montevideo to Puerto Maderocarferry
- Fly from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery (AEP) to Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport (SLA)plane AEP - SLA
- Take the bus from Salta to Tarijabus
17h 38m$183–572Car ferry, bus
- Take the carferry from Puerto Montevideo to Puerto Maderocarferry
- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Villazónbus
- Take the bus from Villazón to Tarijabus
40h 54m$164–301Bus via Salta
- Take the bus from Terminal Tres Cruces to Terminal de Omnibus Retirobus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Terminal de Saltabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Salta to Tarijabus
42h 45m$140–278
Montevideo to Tarija by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Montevideo to Tarija is to bus which costs $120 - $180 and takes 35h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Montevideo to Tarija is to car ferry and fly which takes 12h 40m and costs $370 - $1,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Montevideo to Tarija. However, there are services departing from Montevideo - Plaza Cuba and arriving at Tarija via Terminal de Campana and Villazón. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 50m.
The distance between Montevideo and Tarija is 1845 km. The road distance is 2086.4 km.
The best way to get from Montevideo to Tarija without a car is to car ferry and bus which takes 40h 54m and costs $160 - $310.
It takes approximately 12h 40m to get from Montevideo to Tarija, including transfers.
Montevideo to Tarija bus services, operated by Cauvi, depart from Montevideo - Plaza Cuba station.
The best way to get from Montevideo to Tarija is to bus which takes 35h 50m and costs $120 - $180. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $230 - $850 and takes 15h 15m.
Montevideo to Tarija bus services, operated by Cauvi, arrive at Terminal de Campana station.
Tarija is 1h behind Montevideo. It is currently 1:45 PM in Montevideo and 12:45 PM in Tarija.
What companies run services between Montevideo, Uruguay and Tarija, Bolivia?
You can take a bus from Montevideo - Plaza Cuba to Tarija via Terminal de Campana, Terminal La Quiaca, and Villazón in around 35h 50m. Alternatively, Silk Way Airlines, Boliviana de Aviación, and three other airlines fly from Carrasco International Airport (MVD) to Tarija (TJA) 3 times a day.
- Website
- aerolineas.com.ar
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Gobernador Horacio Guzmán International Airport via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–480
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Gobernador Horacio Guzmán International Airport via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery, Cordoba
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–480
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–410
Flights from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery to Gobernador Horacio Guzmán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery to Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–390
Flights from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery to Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport via Cordoba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–390
Flights from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery to Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport via Rosario
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $100–390
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery to Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–310
- Website
- boa.bo
Flights from Ministro Pistarini International Airport to Tarija via Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–700
Flights from Ministro Pistarini International Airport to Tarija via Santa Cruz, Cochabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–700
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Tarija via Asuncion, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–700
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Tarija via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Tarija via Santiago, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 59m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Tarija via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Tarija via Sao Paulo, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
- Website
- flybondi.com
Flights from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery to Gobernador Horacio Guzmán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery to Gobernador Horacio Guzmán International Airport via Cordoba
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery to Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
- Website
- silkwayairlines.com
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Gobernador Horacio Guzmán International Airport via Asuncion
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–700
- Phone
- +54 800 2228736
- Website
- argentina.gob.ar
Train from Retiro to Tucuman
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $6–87
- Schedules at
- argentina.gob.ar
- Book at
- webventas.sofse.gob.ar
- Local
- $6–9
- Primera
- $29–65
- Pullman
- $30–75
- Primera (First)
- $26
- Camarote (Cabin)
- $87
- Phone
- +54 11 4314 4930
- [email protected]
- Website
- cauvi.com.uy
Bus from Montevideo - Plaza Cuba to Terminal de Campana
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $52–56
- Schedules at
- cauvi.com.uy
- Book at
- centraldepasajes.com.ar
- Bed
- $56
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
- +54 9 11 4187 3610
- [email protected]
- Website
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Campana to Terminal La Quiaca
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Schedules at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Book at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Semicama
- $65–95
- Cama
- $70–110
Bus from Terminal de Tucumán to Terminal La Quiaca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Schedules at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Book at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Semicama
- $28–45
- Cama
- $30–50
- Phone
- +591 67370711
- Website
- Trans Villa del Norte
Bus from Villazón to Tarija
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- Trans Villa del Norte
Bus from Villazón to Tarija
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- Trans Villa del Norte
- Phone
- +591 75111565
- Website
- Trans Tours Juarez
Bus from San Salvador de Jujuy to Tarija
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Schedules at
- Trans Tours Juarez
- Road
- $14–28
Bus from San Salvador de Jujuy to Tarija
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Schedules at
- Trans Tours Juarez
- Road
- $14–28
Bus from Terminal de Salta to Tarija
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Schedules at
- Trans Tours Juarez
- Road
- $17–35
- Phone
- +591 68681130
Bus from Salta to Tarija
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Salta to Tarija
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +59171291772
- [email protected]
- Website
- Autobuses Quirquincho
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Villazón
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Schedules at
- Autobuses Quirquincho
- Phone
- +591 71341858
- Website
- Trans Narvaez
Bus from Villazón to Tarija
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- Trans Narvaez
- Phone
- +591 466-60443
- [email protected]
- Website
- Autotransportes SAMA
Bus from Villazón to Tarija
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Schedules at
- Autotransportes SAMA
- Phone
- +591 6 871 0342
- Website
- Expreso Tarija
Bus from Villazón to Tarija
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Expreso Tarija
- 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
- +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
- 0810-333-7575
- [email protected]
- Website
- viabariloche.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Terminal de Salta
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $69–130
- Schedules at
- viabariloche.com.ar
- Book at
- viabariloche.com.ar
- Semi Cama
- $70–110
- Cama
- $95–130
- 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
- $70–170
- 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
- $70–170
- 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
- $70–170
- 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
- $70–170
- 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
- $70–170
- Schedules at
- intl.buquebus.com
- Book at
- intl.buquebus.com
- Tourist
- $70–110
- Bussines
- $85–130
- First
- $95–150
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