There are 8 ways to get from Quito to Montevideo by car, plane, bus, car ferry, shuttle, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Car to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, fly to Carrasco International Airport
best- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD)plane UIO - MVD
11h 40m$345–975Bus, car ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Lima Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal de Omnibus Retirobus
- Take the carferry from Puerto Madero to Puerto Montevideocarferry
4d 17h$129–569Drive 5,788 km
- Drive from Quito to Montevideocar 5,788 km
3d 9h$1,001–1,445Car to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, fly to Punta Del Este Airport, shuttle
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Punta Del Este Airport (PDP)plane UIO - PDP
- Take a shuttle bus from Punta Del Este Airport to Montevideo
17h 15mCar to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, fly to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery, car ferry
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery (AEP)plane UIO - AEP
- Take the carferry from Puerto Madero to Puerto Montevideocarferry
15h 26m$436–777Bus to Coca, fly to Carrasco International Airport
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to El Cocabus
- Fly from Coca (OCC) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD)plane OCC - MVD
23h 46m$361–1,115Bus, drive, train, car ferry
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Zapotillobus
- Drive from Zapotillo to Terminal Terrestre Las Lomascar
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Las Lomas to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Metánbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus Metán to Terminal de Tucumánbus
- Take the train from Cevil Pozo to Retirotrain
- Take the carferry from Puerto Madero to Puerto Montevideocarferry
4d 20h$244–601Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Lima Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Lima - Terminal Arriola to La Pazbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses La Paz to Terminal de Omnibus Retirobus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Terminal Tres Crucesbus
5d 2h$322–947
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Quito to Montevideo is to bus and drive and train and car ferry which costs $240 - $600 and takes 4 days 20h.
The fastest way to get from Quito to Montevideo is to car and fly which takes 11h 40m and costs $340 - $1,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Quito to Montevideo. However, there are services departing from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe and arriving at Terminal Tres Cruces via Municipalidad Del Rímac, Lima - Terminal Arriola, Terminal de Buses La Paz and Terminal de Omnibus Retiro. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5 days 2h.
The distance between Quito and Montevideo is 4563 km. The road distance is 5788 km.
The best way to get from Quito to Montevideo without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 4 days 17h and costs $120 - $600.
It takes approximately 11h 40m to get from Quito to Montevideo, including transfers.
Quito to Montevideo bus services, operated by Cruz Del Sur International, depart from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe station.
Quito to Montevideo bus services, operated by Cruz Del Sur International, arrive at Lima Plaza Norte station.
Montevideo is 2h ahead of Quito. It is currently 11:11 PM in Quito and 1:11 AM in Montevideo.
Yes, the driving distance between Quito to Montevideo is 5788 km. It takes approximately 3 days 9h to drive from Quito to Montevideo.
What companies run services between Quito, Ecuador and Montevideo, Uruguay?
You can take a bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Terminal Tres Cruces via Lima Plaza Norte, Municipalidad Del Rímac, Óvalo Arriola, Lima - Terminal Arriola, Terminal de Buses La Paz, and Terminal de Omnibus Retiro in around 5d 2h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Guayaquil, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 38m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–750
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $260–800
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery via Guayaquil, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 26m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $240–750
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery via Lima, Cordoba
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–750
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery via Lima, Rosario
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–750
Flights from Coca to Carrasco International Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Coca to Carrasco International Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 26m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
- Website
- aerolineas.com.ar
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Lima, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Bogota, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Guayaquil, Lima, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 18m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Coca to Carrasco International Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- silkwayairlines.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Lima, Asuncion
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Panama City, Asuncion
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 38m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Lima, Porto Alegre
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
- Phone
- +54 800 2228736
- Website
- argentina.gob.ar
Train from Cevil Pozo to Retiro
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $6–86
- Schedules at
- argentina.gob.ar
- Book at
- webventas.sofse.gob.ar
- Local
- $6–9
- Primera
- $28–60
- Pullman
- $30–75
- Primera (First)
- $25
- Camarote (Cabin)
- $86
- Phone
- +51 1 311-5050
- Website
- Cruz Del Sur International
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Lima Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- Cruz Del Sur International
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Lima Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- Cruz Del Sur International
- Phone
- +1 305 677 0535
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal de Omnibus Retiro
- Ave. Duration
- 3d
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $1–260
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Phone
- +54 9 11 4187 3610
- [email protected]
- Website
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal de Omnibus Retiro
- Ave. Duration
- 3d
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $150–312
- Schedules at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Book at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Semicama
- $150–220
- Cama
- $190–280
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Metán
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $100–256
- Schedules at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Book at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Semicama
- $100–150
- Cama
- $130–190
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Metán to Terminal de Tucumán
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–30
- Schedules at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Book at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Semicama
- $18–26
- Cama
- $21–30
- Phone
- +598 9484 5671
Shuttle from Punta Del Este Airport to Montevideo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Phone
- +593 98 076 1302
- [email protected]
- Website
- Expreso Baños
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to El Coca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- Expreso Baños
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- [email protected]
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Zapotillo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–24
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
- Phone
- +51 979 707 957
- [email protected]
- Website
- terramovilperu.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Las Lomas to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- terramovilperu.com.pe
- Book at
- redbus.pe
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- [email protected]
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Metán to Terminal de Tucumán
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $8–12
- Semi bed
- $7–10
- Phone
- 0810 222-5202
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flecha Bus
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Metán to Terminal de Tucumán
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–30
- Website
- Flecha Bus
- Cama
- $20–30
- Semi Cama
- $15–22
- Phone
- +54 0810 888 2258
- [email protected]
- Website
- Balut
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Metán to Terminal de Tucumán
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–12
- Website
- Balut
- Semicama
- $11–12
- Phone
- 0810-333-7575
- [email protected]
- Website
- viatac.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Metán to Terminal de Tucumán
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- Schedules at
- viatac.com.ar
- Book at
- viatac.com.ar
- Semi Bed
- $7–12
- Bed
- $9–14
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- [email protected]
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Metán to Terminal de Tucumán
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–19
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Semicama
- $12–14
- Cama
- $15–19
- Phone
- +54 810-888-3666
- [email protected]
- Website
- grupofonobus.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Metán to Terminal de Tucumán
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Schedules at
- grupofonobus.com.ar
- Book at
- grupofonobus.com.ar
- Phone
- 0810-333-7575
- [email protected]
- Website
- viabariloche.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Metán to Terminal de Tucumán
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Schedules at
- viabariloche.com.ar
- Book at
- viabariloche.com.ar
- Semi Cama
- $8–13
- Cama
- $10–14
- Phone
- +591 2228 3843
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Lima - Terminal Arriola to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Book at
- Tickets Bolivia
- Phone
- +59171291772
- [email protected]
- Website
- Autobuses Quirquincho
Bus from Terminal de Buses La Paz to Terminal de Omnibus Retiro
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Schedules at
- Autobuses Quirquincho
- Phone
- +54 810 222 5205
- [email protected]
- Website
- Pullman General Belgrano
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Terminal Tres Cruces
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $27–95
- Schedules at
- Pullman General Belgrano
- Bed
- $30–45
- Semi Bed
- $27–35
- Phone
- +54 11 4314 4930
- [email protected]
- Website
- cauvi.com.uy
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Terminal Tres Cruces
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $51–57
- Schedules at
- cauvi.com.uy
- Book at
- centraldepasajes.com.ar
- Bed
- $57
- Phone
- +598 2 402 5164
- [email protected]
- Website
- ega.com.uy
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Terminal Tres Cruces
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $58–120
- Schedules at
- ega.com.uy
- Book at
- reservadirecta.sittnet.net
- Semileito
- $70–85
- Leito
- $100–120
- 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
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
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
- Phone
- +593 98 414 6312
- [email protected]
- Website
- Fantasy Travel Ecuador
Car from Quito to Quito Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- Fantasy Travel Ecuador
Car from Quito to Quito Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- Fantasy Travel Ecuador
Car from Quito to Quito Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- Fantasy Travel Ecuador
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