There are 6 ways to get from South Africa to Uruguay by plane or car ferry
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Fly Cape Town International Airport to Punta Del Este Airport
best- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Punta Del Este Airport (PDP)plane CPT - PDP
28h 5m$617–1,821Fly Johannesburg International Airport to Carrasco International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD)plane JNB - MVD
16h 42m$403–1,139Fly Cape Town International Airport to Carrasco International Airport
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD)plane CPT - MVD
15h 38m$718–1,222Fly Port Elizabeth to Carrasco International Airport
- Fly from Port Elizabeth (PLZ) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD)plane PLZ - MVD
18h 26m$436–1,307Fly Johannesburg International Airport to Punta Del Este Airport
- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Punta Del Este Airport (PDP)plane JNB - PDP
29h 8m$632–1,838Fly Cape Town International Airport to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery, car ferry
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery (AEP)plane CPT - AEP
- Take the carferry from Puerto Madero to Puerto Montevideocarferry
18h 6m$687–1,491
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Punta Del Este Airport (PDP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from South Africa to Uruguay is to fly which costs $400 - $1,200 and takes 16h 42m.
The fastest way to get from South Africa to Uruguay is to fly which takes 15h 38m and costs $700 - $1,300.
The distance between South Africa and Uruguay is 6605 km.
It takes approximately 28h 5m to get from South Africa to Uruguay, including transfers.
Uruguay is 5h behind South Africa. It is currently 1:21 PM in South Africa and 8:21 AM in Uruguay.
There are 535+ hotels available in Uruguay.
What companies run services between South Africa and Uruguay?
South African Airways, Gol Transportes Aéreos, and two other airlines fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Punta Del Este Airport (PDP) 6 times a week.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from Port Elizabeth to Carrasco International Airport via Cape Town International Airport, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
Flights from Port Elizabeth to Carrasco International Airport via Johannesburg International Airport, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 36m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
Flights from Port Elizabeth to Carrasco International Airport via Durban, Johannesburg International Airport, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Cape Town International Airport, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,400
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Sao Paulo, Porto Alegre
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Sao Paulo, Porto Alegre
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,900
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Cape Town International Airport, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–950
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Cape Town International Airport, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
- Website
- aerolineas.com.ar
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
- 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
- $70–170
- Schedules at
- intl.buquebus.com
- Book at
- intl.buquebus.com
- Tourist
- $70–110
- Bussines
- $85–130
- First
- $95–150
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