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Montevideo · Uruguay

Car hire and driving in Montevideo

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In Uruguay traffic drives on the right. Picking up at MVD means 17 km (11 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.

Drives from Montevideo

Car rental from Montevideo: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Montevideo to MaldonadoUruguay113 km (70 mi)about 1 h 43 min
Montevideo to La PlataArgentina161 km (100 mi)about 2 h 27 min
Montevideo to BerazateguiArgentina185 km (115 mi)about 2 h 50 min
Montevideo to QuilmesArgentina190 km (118 mi)about 2 h 54 min
Montevideo to AvellanedaArgentina201 km (125 mi)about 3 h 4 min
Montevideo to LanúsArgentina202 km (126 mi)about 3 h 5 min
Montevideo to Buenos AiresArgentina203 km (126 mi)about 3 h 5 min
Montevideo to Lomas de ZamoraArgentina203 km (126 mi)about 3 h 6 min
Montevideo to EzeizaArgentina213 km (132 mi)about 3 h 15 min
Montevideo to San JustoArgentina218 km (136 mi)about 3 h 20 min
Montevideo to LaferrereArgentina219 km (136 mi)about 3 h 21 min
Montevideo to Isidro CasanovaArgentina220 km (137 mi)about 3 h 22 min
Montevideo to São PauloBrazil1,565 km (972 mi)about 23 h 52 min
Montevideo to SantiagoChile1,339 km (832 mi)about 20 h 25 min
Montevideo to CórdobaArgentina840 km (522 mi)about 12 h 48 min
Montevideo to CuritibaBrazil1,245 km (774 mi)about 18 h 59 min
Montevideo to Porto AlegreBrazil714 km (443 mi)about 10 h 53 min
Montevideo to AsunciónParaguay1,078 km (670 mi)about 16 h 27 min
Montevideo to GuarulhosBrazil1,578 km (981 mi)about 24 h 4 min
Montevideo to CampinasBrazil1,601 km (995 mi)about 24 h 25 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Montevideo?

The right, as everywhere in Uruguay.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.