There are 9 ways to get from Recife to Montevideo by plane, bus, car, shuttle, or car ferry
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Fly Recife International Airport to Carrasco International Airport
best- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD)plane REC - MVD
9h 24m$221–561Bus
- Take the bus from Recife - TIP to Tietê Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Tietê Bus Terminal to Terminal Rodoviário Rita Mariabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário Rita Maria to Terminal Tres Crucesbus
2d 18h$363–623Drive 4,509 km
- Drive from Recife to Montevideocar 4,509 km
2d 9h$780–1,126Bus to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport, fly to Carrasco International Airport
- Take the bus from Recife - TIP to Terminal Rodoviário de João Pessoabus
- Fly from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD)plane JPA - MVD
13h$309–689Fly Recife International Airport to Punta Del Este Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Punta Del Este Airport (PDP)plane REC - PDP
- Take a shuttle bus from Punta Del Este Airport to Montevideo
13h 29mBus to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport, fly to Carrasco International Airport
- Take the bus from Recife - TIP to Maceióbus
- Fly from Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD)plane MCZ - MVD
14h 30m$265–489Fly Recife International Airport to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery, car ferry
- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery (AEP)plane REC - AEP
- Take the carferry from Puerto Madero to Puerto Montevideocarferry
12h 50m$312–813Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Recife - TIP to Tietê Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Tietê Bus Terminal to Buenos Aires Retirobus
- Take the carferry from Puerto Madero to Puerto Montevideocarferry
3d 6h$409–705Bus via Recife
- Take the bus from Recife Bus Station to Tietê Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Tietê Bus Terminal to Terminal Rodoviário Rita Mariabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário Rita Maria to Terminal Tres Crucesbus
3d 8h$346–591
Recife International Airport (REC) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Recife to Montevideo is to fly which costs $220 - $600 and takes 9h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Recife to Montevideo is to fly which takes 9h 24m and costs $220 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Recife to Montevideo. However, there are services departing from Recife - TIP and arriving at Terminal Tres Cruces via Tietê Bus Terminal and Terminal Rodoviário Rita Maria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 18h.
The distance between Recife and Montevideo is 3698 km. The road distance is 4509 km.
The best way to get from Recife to Montevideo without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 18h and costs $360 - $650.
It takes approximately 9h 24m to get from Recife to Montevideo, including transfers.
Recife to Montevideo bus services, operated by Catedral Turismo, depart from Recife - TIP station.
The best way to get from Recife to Montevideo is to fly which takes 9h 24m and costs $220 - $600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $360 - $650 and takes 2 days 18h.
Recife to Montevideo bus services, operated by Catedral Turismo, arrive at Tietê Bus Terminal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Recife to Montevideo is 4509 km. It takes approximately 2 days 9h to drive from Recife to Montevideo.
What companies run services between Recife, Brazil and Montevideo, Uruguay?
Azul, JetSMART, and two other airlines fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Recife - TIP to Terminal Tres Cruces via Tietê Bus Terminal and Terminal Rodoviário Rita Maria in around 2d 18h.
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Recife International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–490
Flights from Recife International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–490
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
Flights from Recife International Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,500
Flights from Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–370
Flights from Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–370
Flights from Recife International Airport to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–750
Flights from Recife International Airport to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–750
Flights from Recife International Airport to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–750
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Recife International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–550
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–750
Flights from Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–650
Flights from Recife International Airport to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–480
- Website
- aerolineas.com.ar
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
Flights from Recife International Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Recife International Airport to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–750
Flights from Recife International Airport to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–750
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Recife International Airport to Carrasco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–600
Flights from Recife International Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Sao Paulo Viracopos
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Recife International Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,900
Flights from Recife International Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Belo Horizonte Confins
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
Flights from Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Belo Horizonte Confins
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Recife International Airport to Carrasco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Recife International Airport to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,900
- Phone
- +55 4004-5001
- [email protected]
- Website
- autoviacao1001.com.br
Bus from Tietê Bus Terminal to Terminal Rodoviário Rita Maria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Schedules at
- autoviacao1001.com.br
- Book at
- autoviacao1001.com.br
Bus from Tietê Bus Terminal to Terminal Rodoviário Rita Maria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Schedules at
- autoviacao1001.com.br
- Book at
- autoviacao1001.com.br
- Phone
- 0800 8801 315
- [email protected]
- Website
- viacaocatedral.com.br
Bus from Recife - TIP to Tietê Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $190–340
- Schedules at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Book at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
Bus from Recife - TIP to Terminal Rodoviário de João Pessoa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–26
- Schedules at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Book at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
Bus from Recife - TIP to Tietê Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $190–340
- Schedules at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Book at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Phone
- +55 800-470-470
- [email protected]
- Website
- catarinense.com.br
Bus from Tietê Bus Terminal to Terminal Rodoviário Rita Maria
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Schedules at
- catarinense.com.br
- Book at
- catarinense.com.br
Bus from Tietê Bus Terminal to Terminal Rodoviário Rita Maria
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Schedules at
- catarinense.com.br
- Book at
- catarinense.com.br
- Phone
- 0800 770 3603
- Website
- wemobi.me
Bus from Tietê Bus Terminal to Terminal Rodoviário Rita Maria
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Schedules at
- wemobi.me
Bus from Tietê Bus Terminal to Terminal Rodoviário Rita Maria
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Schedules at
- wemobi.me
- Phone
- +598 2 402 5164
- [email protected]
- Website
- ega.com.uy
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário Rita Maria to Terminal Tres Cruces
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $120–170
- Schedules at
- ega.com.uy
- Book at
- reservadirecta.sittnet.net
- Semileito
- $120–140
- Leito
- $150–170
- Phone
- 0800 085 8282
- [email protected]
- Website
- viajetotal.com.br
Bus from Recife - TIP to Terminal Rodoviário de João Pessoa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Book at
- viajetotal.com.br
- Phone
- +598 9484 5671
Shuttle from Punta Del Este Airport to Montevideo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Phone
- +55 800 766 9000
- Website
- maisprogresso.com.br
Bus from Recife - TIP to Maceió
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–21
- Schedules at
- maisprogresso.com.br
- Book at
- maisprogresso.com.br
- Phone
- +55 51 3475.4440
- [email protected]
- Website
- jblinternacional.com
Bus from Tietê Bus Terminal to Buenos Aires Retiro
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $140–220
- Schedules at
- jblinternacional.com
- Book at
- jblinternacional.com
- Phone
- 0800 728 0044
- Website
- gontijo.com.br
Bus from Recife Bus Station to Tietê Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–300
- Schedules at
- gontijo.com.br
- Phone
- 0800 645 9007
- [email protected]
- Website
- ttl.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário Rita Maria to Terminal Tres Cruces
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Schedules at
- ttl.com.br
- Book at
- ttl.com.br
- 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
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