There are 6 ways to get from Edinburgh to Montevideo by plane, train, car ferry, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Edinburgh Airport to Carrasco International Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD)plane EDI - MVD
21h 12m$563–1,613Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery, car ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery (AEP)plane GLA - AEP
- Take the carferry from Puerto Madero to Puerto Montevideocarferry
26h 4m$396–1,298Train to Newcastle, fly to Carrasco International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD)plane NCL - MVD
25h 58m$482–1,713Fly Edinburgh Airport to Ministro Pistarini International Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE)plane EDI - EZE
- Take the carferry from Puerto Madero to Puerto Montevideocarferry
25h 1m$795–1,575Fly Edinburgh Airport to Punta Del Este Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Punta Del Este Airport (PDP)plane EDI - PDP
- Take a shuttle bus from Punta Del Este Airport to Montevideo
28h 7mTrain to Glasgow Airport, fly to Carrasco International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD)plane GLA - MVD
29h 47m$425–1,346
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Montevideo is to train and fly and car ferry which costs $390 - $1,300 and takes 26h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Montevideo is to fly which takes 21h 12m and costs $550 - $1,700.
The distance between Edinburgh and Montevideo is 11285 km.
It takes approximately 21h 12m to get from Edinburgh to Montevideo, including transfers.
Montevideo is 3h behind Edinburgh. It is currently 4:42 PM in Edinburgh and 1:42 PM in Montevideo.
There are 723+ hotels available in Montevideo.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Montevideo, Uruguay?
Iberia, Ryanair, and three other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD) once daily.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Madrid, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ministro Pistarini International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Newcastle to Carrasco International Airport via London Heathrow, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ministro Pistarini International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery via London Heathrow, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Lisboa, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Madrid, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Newcastle to Carrasco International Airport via London Heathrow, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery via London Heathrow, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery via London Heathrow, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Lisboa, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Newcastle to Carrasco International Airport via London Heathrow, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Newcastle to Carrasco International Airport via Lisboa, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Lisboa, Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Lisboa, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via London Heathrow, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Madrid, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Punta Del Este Airport via Madrid, Sao Paulo Viracopos
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,800
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery via London Heathrow, Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Lisboa, Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- Website
- aerolineas.com.ar
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ministro Pistarini International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Website
- Lumo
- 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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