Sweet Willie

where in Montevideo did you depart from? cost? time of travel?

edited to add: found below while surfing on the website http://www.visit-uruguay.com

FROM MONTEVIDEO TO PUNTA DEL ESTE
By bus
The bus service in Uruguay is very good. Two bus companies operate between Montevideo and Punta del Este, COT and COPSA. Buses depart from the Tres Cruces terminal in Montevideo and stop by the airport to pick up arriving passengers. Both companies have offices at the Tres Cruces terminal and at Montevideo airport. You must buy your ticket before you get on the bus (price: U$S 7). The trip to Punta del Este is 140 km and takes approx. 2 hours and 15 minutes from the Tres Cruces terminal and 1 hour and 45 minutes from the airport. Passengers are dropped off at the Punta del Este bus terminal, which is at Avenida Gorlero and Calle 32, in the center of Punta del Este. There is a cafe in the terminal, public telephones and a taxi rank.
Bus timetables: The Tres Cruces web site has all the bus timetables. To find your bus time, click on "Horarios y destinos" ("timetables and destinations"), and select your town of departure (e.g. Montevideo) and the town you wish to travel to. You will then be presented with the bus timetables.

Tres Cruces website: http://www.trescruces.com.uy/

Book a direct transfer
If you do not wish to take a bus, taxi or rent a car, we can arrange a private transfer from Montevideo airport to your hotel, to Punta del Este or Piriápolis or anywhere else in Uruguay. A private transfer company picks you up, for example, at the airport (there will be somebody waiting to meet you in the arrivals lounge) and drives you straight to your destination. If you are interested in this service, please send us an email* with your requirements. Examples of prices are around U$S 30 to 40 from the airport to your hotel in Montevideo center and around U$S 100 from Montevideo airport to Punta del Este.

*email: [email protected]

Rent a car
If you wish to rent a car during your stay, the companies below will be able to help you. If you wish to pick up your car as soon as you arrive in Uruguay, both companies have offices at Montevideo airport. I saw that Thrifty and Avis are at Montevideo airport as well.

Red Multicar
Calle Colonia 1227
Montevideo
Tel. +598-2-9022555
As well as an office at Montevideo airport, they also have offices in Punta del Este, Colonia, Piriápolis, La Paloma as well as a number of other towns in Uruguay
Email: [email protected]
Web site: http://www.redmulticar.com/index.html
Site in Spanish, English, French and Portuguese

Punta Car
Cerro Largo 1383
Montevideo
Tel. +598-2-9002772
They also have offices in Punta del Este and Paysandú, as well as offices at Montevideo and Punta del Este airports.
Email: [email protected]
http://www.puntacar.com.uy
Site in Spanish


[This message has been edited by Sweet Willie (edited 10-07-2002).]