Transportation from Montevideo City Center to Montevideo Airport
Montevideo Airport is approximately 45 minutes from the city. The most affordable option to get to Montevideo Carrasco International Airport from the city center is the bus. There are many bus companies from the city center to the airport, but the most reliable ones are COT, Copsa and Cutcsa.
You can choose the direct bus number DM1 from the city center to Montevideo Airport, or you can use other airport buses from the city's central bus station, Terminal Tres Cruces. The bus fare can be paid in cash in the bus you board.
A slightly more comfortable option than the bus is minibuses. You can use the taxis aeropuerto website to book a place with the only minibus company that has a work permit within Carrasco Airport.
There are options for setting up shared vehicles, whether private or dolmus. These vehicles pick up passengers from the hotel or from known points in the city center and take them to Montevideo Airport. Another private transfer company is By Remises. Prices vary depending on the vehicle type and class selected.
Taxis are also a 24/7 method to get to the airport from Montevideo city centre. You can call a taxi to the hotel or you can reach the airport by taxi from anywhere in the city center. However, it is necessary to come to an agreement on the fee before going out, because an extra fee may be charged for the luggage transport service. Uber is a better option to avoid such a situation. You can easily go to Montevideo Airport from the application, by driving to your location.
Transportation from Afonso Pena International Airport to the City Center
Afonso Pena International Airport serves the Brazilian city of Curitiba with a population of approximately 2 million. Since it serves a large population, there are many transportation routes from the airport to the city center. The most economical of these is to use the buses and shuttle services that pass through the airport.
Bus 515 operated by Auto Viação São José dos Pinhais (Tel +55 41 2169 4321) goes from the airport to the central bus terminal (Terminal Central). The flights operate between 05.00 in the morning and 23.20 in the evening.
In between, it stops at central stops such as Avenida das Américas, Avenida das Torres and Travessa Guaporé. The journey is 5 km and takes only 12 minutes. You can check the official website of the company for information about the lines in the city, including the bus number 515.
Bus number E32 carries its passengers to Terminal Boqueirão, which is closer to the airport. Flights operate between 06:00 in the morning and 23:20 in the evening on weekdays, and between 06.20 in the morning and 22.25 in the evening on weekends. The journey is 8 km and takes 23 minutes.
Finally, you can take the shuttle named Aeroporto Executivo, which you can find at the stop outside the arriving floor. Among the stops of this shuttle are Rodoferroviária, Teatro Guaíra, Receita Federal, Biblioteca Pública, Rua 24 Horas and Shopping Estação. Shuttle operates between 05:30 in the morning and 00:00 at midnight. The journey is 17 km and takes about 30 minutes.
You can take a taxi for a more comfortable and faster journey. Taxis here are operated by the government of São José dos Pinhais. You can find a taxi at the airport 24 hours a day. The taxi rank is located close to the parking lot just across the arrivals floor. The journey time to Curitiba by taxi takes 20-30 minutes depending on the traffic situation. By calling a vehicle from the Uber application, you can reach the city center in the same time on average.
If you want to explore the city and take care of the airport transfer at the same time, you can rent a car from the rent-a-car companies that have offices in the airport terminal building. It takes 20 or 30 minutes to arrive in Curitiba by passenger car, depending on the traffic situation.