There are 4 ways to get from San Diego to Montevideo by plane, car ferry, 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.
Fly San Diego International Airport to Carrasco International Airport
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD)plane SAN - MVD
18h 1m$300–1,100Fly Tijuana International Airport to Carrasco International Airport
- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD)plane TIJ - MVD
22h$404–1,423Fly San Diego International Airport to Ministro Pistarini International Airport, car ferry
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE)plane SAN - EZE
- Take the carferry from Puerto Madero to Puerto Montevideocarferry
19h 44m$369–1,146Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Carrasco International Airport
- Take the train from San Diego to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD)plane LAX - MVD
21h 54m$367–1,220
San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Diego to Montevideo is to fly which costs $300 - $1,100 and takes 18h 1m.
The fastest way to get from San Diego to Montevideo is to fly which takes 18h 1m and costs $300 - $1,100.
The distance between San Diego and Montevideo is 9874 km.
It takes approximately 18h 1m to get from San Diego to Montevideo, including transfers.
Montevideo is 5h ahead of San Diego. It is currently 2:45 PM in San Diego and 7:45 PM in Montevideo.
There are 631+ hotels available in Montevideo.
What companies run services between San Diego, CA, USA and Montevideo, Uruguay?
American Airlines and Copa Airlines fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD) twice daily.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Mexico City, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Ministro Pistarini International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,300
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Monterrey, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Ministro Pistarini International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Ministro Pistarini International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 11m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Monterrey, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Diego to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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
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