There are 6 ways to get from Zurich to Montevideo by plane, shuttle, 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 Zurich Airport to Carrasco International Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD)plane ZRH - MVD
19h 31m$415–1,508Fly Zurich Airport to Punta Del Este Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Punta Del Este Airport (PDP)plane ZRH - PDP
- Take a shuttle bus from Punta Del Este Airport to Montevideo
22h 56mFly Zurich Airport to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery, car ferry
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery (AEP)plane ZRH - AEP
- Take the carferry from Puerto Madero to Puerto Montevideocarferry
22h 17m$776–1,560Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Carrasco International Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD)plane MXP - MVD
23h 22m$830–3,723Train to Basel, fly to Carrasco International Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD)plane BSL - MVD
23h 11m$491–1,539Fly Zurich Airport to Ministro Pistarini International Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE)plane ZRH - EZE
- Take the carferry from Puerto Madero to Puerto Montevideocarferry
25h$637–3,270
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Montevideo is to fly which costs $410 - $1,600 and takes 19h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Montevideo is to fly which takes 19h 31m and costs $410 - $1,600.
The distance between Zurich and Montevideo is 11209 km.
It takes approximately 19h 31m to get from Zurich to Montevideo, including transfers.
Montevideo is 4h behind Zurich. It is currently 7:53 AM in Zurich and 3:53 AM in Montevideo.
There are 605+ hotels available in Montevideo.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Montevideo, Uruguay?
Swiss, LATAM Chile, and two other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD) 3 times a day.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Basel to Carrasco International Airport via Barcelona, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Basel to Carrasco International Airport via Lisboa, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 21m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Basel to Carrasco International Airport via Porto, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Zurich Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Lisboa, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery via Sao Paulo, Florianopolis
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Basel to Carrasco International Airport via Lisboa, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Basel to Carrasco International Airport via Lisboa, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ministro Pistarini International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Zurich Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Sao Paulo, Porto Alegre
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Lisboa, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Sao Paulo, Porto Alegre
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery via Lisboa, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
- Website
- aerolineas.com.ar
Flights from Zurich Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery via Sao Paulo, Florianopolis
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery via Lisboa, Florianopolis
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +598 9484 5671
Shuttle from Punta Del Este Airport to Montevideo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- 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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