Montevideo

Travel Guide South America Uruguay Montevideo

Introduction

Street in Montevideo

Montevideo, the capital and largest city of Uruguay, is set along the Rio de la Plata, across from Argentina. Thanks to its harbour, the city has one of the most important ports in the American continent.

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Neighbourhoods

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Sights and Activities

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Events and Festivals

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Weather

The summermonths of November to April are warm, sometimes hot, with temperatures around 28 to 30 degrees Celcius during the day on average and around 18 degrees at night. During the wintermonths of June to September temperatures average between 15 and 20 degrees during the day, dropping around or just below 10 degrees at night.
Rainfall is spread out throughout the year quite evenly, averaging around 80 mm a month. The autumn months of March and April are just a little wetter.

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Getting There

By Plane

Uruguay's primary airport is Montevideo-Carrasco International Airport (MVD), which serves flights to and from North and Central America, the rest of South America, and Spain. PLUNA Airlines (website in Spanish) is the national airline, and operates flights to Asuncion, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Córdoba, Curitiba, Florianópolis, Foz do Iguacu, Porto Alegre, Punta del Este, Bariloche, Rosario and Santiago de Chile. Several other airlines have destinations throughout South America as well, and to cities like Miami, Panama City and Madrid.

By Train

By Car

By Bus

There are regular bus connections to all major cities and towns in Uruguay, including to Punta del Este and Colonia del Sacramento, the two popular coastal cities.

By Boat

Buquebus has connections to/from Buenos Aires.

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Getting Around

By Car

By Public Transport

By Foot

By Bike

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Eat

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Drink

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Sleep

Budget

Property	Address	Type	Popularity
Aramaya Hotel	18 de Julio 1103	Hotel	69
Che Lagarto Hostel Montevideo Uruguay	Calle Plaza Independencia 713	Hostel	83
El Viajero-Ciudad Vieja Hostel	Ituzaingo 1436	Hostel	84
Hispano Hotel	Convención 1317	Hotel	83
Hotel Arapey	Av. Uruguay 925	Hotel	64
Hotel Palacio	Bartolomé Mitre 1364	Hotel	88
Montevideo Hostel	Canelones 935	Hostel	55
Palermo ArtHostel	Gaboto 1010	Hostel	81
Planet Montevideo Hostel	Canelones 1095 esq. Paraguay	Hostel	85
Pocitos Hostel	Avenida Sarmiento 2641, esq. Fco. Aguilar Pocitos	Hostel	89
Posada al Sur	Perez castellano 1424	Guesthouse	92
Red Hostel Montevideo	San Jose 1406 (Corner Santiago de Chile)	Hostel	78
Una Noche Mas B & B	Patria 712 app. 2 Punta Carretas	Guesthouse	93
Unplugged Hostel Pocitos	Luis de la Torre 930	Hostel	90
Punto Berro Hostel	Pedro Francisco Berro 1320	Hostel	84
Iberia	Maldonado 1097	Hotel	93
Boulevard Sarandi Hostel	Sarandí 405 esq Zabala	Hostel	86
El Viajero - Downtown Hostel & Suites	Direccion Soriano 1073	HOSTEL	85
The Green Hostel	25 de Mayo 288	Hostel	80
Splendido Hotel	Bartolomé Mitre 1314	Hotel	86
Punta Trouville Apart	Francisco Vidal 726	Apartment	-
La Puerta Negra	Callle Durazno 1525	Hostel	100
Punta Trouville Suites	Juan María Pérez 2957	Apartment	100
Piedras de Afilar Art Hostel Montevideo	1261 Andes st. Between Soriano st. and San Jose st.	Hostel	76
Arriba Hostel	Roque Graseras 739	Hostel	94
LaPerez	Perez Castellano 1381	Guesthouse	96
Hostel Misiones	Misiones 1263	Hostel	38
Unplugged Hostel Suites Centro	Colonia 2063	Hostel	88
Hostel Portones de Carrasco	Pedro Murillo 5826	Hostel	90
Montevideo Up	Riachuelo 175	Hostel	91
Our House B&B	Stella Maris M.336 S.2 Parque de Solymar Ciudad de la Costa	Guesthouse	-
Atlas Hostel Montevideo	Constituyente 1674	Hostel	85
Willy Fogg Hostel	C/ Maldonado 977	Hostel	88
Escuela de Rock	21 de Setiembre 2627	Hostel	93
Montevideo Port Hostel	Bartolome Mitre 1535	Hostel	76
Buen Camino	Dr. Joaquin requena 1518	HOSTEL	92
Dolce Vita Hostel	Soriano 1536 esq. Salto	HOSTEL	93