Bus from Montevideo to San José
59 departures a weekday from Tres Cruces, with CITA, COTMI, Agencia Central, Copay and El Norteño. The trip takes about 1 h 40 min.
See it live in the appNext departures
- 08:00 → 09:40 COTMIScheduled1 h 40 minBayNot yet
- 08:30 → 10:25 CITAScheduled1 h 55 minBayNot yet
- 09:30 → 11:10 COTMIScheduled1 h 40 minBayNot yet
- 10:00 → 11:45 CITAScheduled1 h 45 minBayNot yet
- 10:15 → 12:45 CITAScheduled2 h 30 minBayNot yet
- 11:00 → 12:40 COTMIScheduled1 h 40 minBayNot yet
- 11:15 → 12:30 CopayScheduled1 h 15 min · continues to PaysandúBayNot yet
- 11:30 → 12:55 CITAScheduled1 h 25 minBayNot yet
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Fares
$ 307Fare set by the MTOP, valid from 1 Jul 2026
All departures
Monday to Friday, by company.
On Saturdays, by company.
On Sundays, by company.
On public holidays, by company.
In blue, each company's next departure.
CITA · 32 departures
05:30 → 07:2507:00 → 08:5507:00 → 09:3007:15 → 08:4508:30 → 10:2510:00 → 11:4510:15 → 12:4511:30 → 12:5511:30 → 13:2512:15 → 14:1512:15 → 14:4513:00 → 15:0513:00 → 14:5513:15 → 14:4014:00 → 15:5014:15 → 15:3514:45 → 17:1015:00 → 16:5015:15 → 16:4516:15 → 17:4016:30 → 19:2517:00 → 18:5517:30 → 18:5518:00 → 20:0518:15 → 20:1018:30 → 19:5519:00 → 20:4019:45 → 21:1020:25 → 22:3020:30 → 22:1521:30 → 23:1522:45 → 00:35
COTMI · 16 departures
00:30 → 02:1006:00 → 07:3008:00 → 09:4009:30 → 11:1011:00 → 12:4012:00 → 13:3012:30 → 14:1014:45 → 16:2515:45 → 17:2516:45 → 18:2517:15 → 18:4517:45 → 19:2518:45 → 20:2519:15 → 20:5520:00 → 21:4022:00 → 23:30
Agencia Central · 8 departures
00:30 → 01:4506:00 → 07:3013:00 → 14:2013:00 → 14:2014:00 → 15:30 · Friday only17:40 → 18:5017:40 → 18:50 · Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday only21:30 → 22:50 · Friday only
Copay · 7 departures
01:30 → 02:45 · Monday only11:15 → 12:3015:15 → 16:3015:15 → 16:35 · Friday only19:00 → 20:1519:00 → 20:20 · Friday only22:45 → 00:00
El Norteño · 1 departure
23:00 → 00:15
CITA · 22 departures
05:30 → 07:2507:00 → 08:5507:00 → 09:3008:30 → 10:2510:00 → 11:4510:15 → 12:4511:30 → 13:2512:15 → 14:1513:00 → 15:0513:00 → 14:5513:15 → 14:4014:00 → 15:5014:45 → 17:1015:00 → 16:5016:15 → 17:4017:00 → 18:5517:30 → 18:5518:00 → 20:0518:15 → 20:1019:45 → 21:1020:25 → 22:3020:30 → 22:15
COTMI · 15 departures
00:30 → 02:1006:00 → 07:3008:00 → 09:4009:45 → 11:2511:00 → 12:4012:00 → 13:3012:30 → 14:1014:45 → 16:2515:45 → 17:2516:45 → 18:2517:15 → 18:4517:45 → 19:2518:45 → 20:2520:00 → 21:4022:00 → 23:30
Agencia Central · 5 departures
00:30 → 01:4506:00 → 07:3013:00 → 14:2013:00 → 14:2017:40 → 18:50
Copay · 5 departures
01:30 → 02:4511:15 → 12:3015:15 → 16:3019:00 → 20:1522:45 → 00:00
El Norteño · 1 departure
23:00 → 00:15
CITA · 16 departures
05:30 → 07:2508:30 → 10:2510:00 → 11:4510:15 → 12:4511:30 → 13:2513:00 → 15:1513:00 → 14:5514:00 → 15:5015:00 → 16:5016:30 → 19:2517:00 → 18:5518:15 → 20:1019:45 → 21:2520:25 → 22:3020:30 → 22:1521:30 → 23:15
COTMI · 11 departures
00:30 → 02:1006:00 → 07:3008:00 → 09:4009:45 → 11:2511:00 → 12:4012:30 → 14:1017:15 → 18:4517:45 → 19:2518:45 → 20:2520:00 → 21:4022:00 → 23:30
Agencia Central · 5 departures
00:30 → 01:4513:00 → 14:2017:40 → 18:5017:40 → 18:5021:30 → 22:50
Copay · 5 departures
11:15 → 12:3015:15 → 16:3019:00 → 20:1522:45 → 00:0022:45 → 00:00
El Norteño · 1 departure
23:00 → 00:15
CITA · 19 departures
05:30 → 07:2507:00 → 08:5507:00 → 09:3008:30 → 10:2510:00 → 11:4510:15 → 12:4511:30 → 13:2512:15 → 14:4513:00 → 15:1513:00 → 14:5514:00 → 15:5015:00 → 16:5016:30 → 19:2517:00 → 18:5517:30 → 18:5518:15 → 20:1019:45 → 21:2520:25 → 22:3020:30 → 22:15
COTMI · 11 departures
00:30 → 02:1006:00 → 07:3008:00 → 09:4009:45 → 11:2511:00 → 12:4012:30 → 14:1017:15 → 18:4517:45 → 19:2518:45 → 20:2520:00 → 21:4022:00 → 23:30
Agencia Central · 4 departures
00:30 → 01:4513:00 → 14:2017:40 → 18:5017:40 → 18:50
Copay · 4 departures
11:15 → 12:3015:15 → 16:3019:00 → 20:1522:45 → 00:00
El Norteño · 1 departure
23:00 → 00:15
Where it stops
Time to reach each stop after leaving Tres Cruces.
- Tres CrucesLeaves
- Playa Pascual40 min
- Libertad1 h
- Puntas de Valdez1 h 10 min
- San José1 h 40 min
26 departures Monday to Friday take this route
00:3005:3007:0008:0008:3009:3010:0011:0011:3012:1512:3013:0014:0014:4515:0015:4516:4517:0017:4518:1518:4519:1520:0020:3021:3022:00
Libertad18 departures Monday to Friday · 1 h 20 min trip
- Tres CrucesLeaves
- Libertad50 min
- San José1 h 20 min
01:3011:1513:0013:1514:0014:1515:1516:1517:3017:4018:3019:0021:3022:45
Las Piedras, Canelones, Santa Lucía, Colonia Etchepare, Villa Rodríguez4 departures Monday to Friday · 2 h 30 min trip
- Tres CrucesLeaves
- Las Piedras45 min
- Canelones1 h 10 min
- Santa Lucía1 h 30 min
- Colonia Etchepare1 h 35 min
- Villa Rodríguez2 h
- San José2 h 30 min
07:0012:1514:4516:30
Playa Pascual, Libertad4 departures Monday to Friday · 1 h 30 min trip
- Tres CrucesLeaves
- Playa Pascual30 min
- Libertad55 min
- San José1 h 30 min
06:0012:0017:1517:40
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Libertad, Puntas de Valdez3 departures Monday to Friday · 1 h 25 min trip
- Tres CrucesLeaves
- Libertad50 min
- Puntas de Valdez1 h
- San José1 h 25 min
07:1511:3019:45
Canelones, Santa Lucía, Colonia Etchepare, Villa Rodríguez3 departures Monday to Friday · 2 h 5 min trip
- Tres CrucesLeaves
- Canelones55 min
- Santa Lucía1 h 15 min
- Colonia Etchepare1 h 20 min
- Villa Rodríguez1 h 35 min
- San José2 h 5 min
13:0018:0020:25
No stops in between2 departures Monday to Friday · 1 h 15 min trip
- Tres CrucesLeaves
- San José1 h 15 min
00:3023:00
Playa Pascual1 departure Monday to Friday · 1 h 30 min trip
- Tres CrucesLeaves
- Playa Pascual30 min
- San José1 h 30 min
06:00
Libertad, Villa Rodríguez1 departure Monday to Friday · 1 h 40 min trip
- Tres CrucesLeaves
- Libertad1 h
- Villa Rodríguez1 h 20 min
- San José1 h 40 min
19:00
Puntas de Valdez, Playa Pascual, Libertad, Rafael Perazza1 departure Monday to Friday · 1 h 50 min trip
- Tres CrucesLeaves
- Puntas de Valdez25 min
- Playa Pascual40 min
- Libertad1 h 5 min
- Rafael Perazza1 h 30 min
- San José1 h 50 min
22:45
Las Piedras, Canelones, Colonia Etchepare, Villa Rodríguez1 departure Monday to Friday · 2 h 30 min trip
- Tres CrucesLeaves
- Las Piedras45 min
- Canelones1 h 10 min
- Colonia Etchepare1 h 35 min
- Villa Rodríguez2 h
- San José2 h 30 min
10:15
First and last bus
From Tres Cruces.
- Monday to Friday00:30 to 23:00
- Saturdays00:30 to 23:00
- Sundays00:30 to 23:00
- Public holidays00:30 to 23:00
Frequently asked questions
How long is the trip from Montevideo to San José?
About 1 h 40 min. Depending on the route, between 1 h 10 min and 2 h 55 min.
When do the first and last buses leave?
Every day, the first leaves Tres Cruces at 00:30 and the last at 23:00.
Which companies go from Montevideo to San José?
CITA, with 32 departures a weekday; COTMI, with 16; Agencia Central, with 6; Copay, with 4; and El Norteño, with 1.
Which terminal does it leave from?
It leaves from Terminal Tres Cruces (Bulevar Artigas 1825, Montevideo) and arrives at Terminal San José.
Return trip
Terminals
Companies
Departures a weekday from Montevideo to San José.
- CITA32 departures a weekday
- COTMI16 departures a weekday
- Agencia Central6 departures a weekday
- Copay4 departures a weekday
- El Norteño1 departure a weekday
Other trips from Montevideo
The ones with the most departures a weekday.
- Montevideo to Libertad89 departures a weekday
- Montevideo to Jaureguiberry66 departures a weekday
- Montevideo to Aeropuerto de Carrasco63 departures a weekday
- Montevideo to Punta del Este63 departures a weekday
- Montevideo to Florida63 departures a weekday
- Montevideo to Maldonado61 departures a weekday
- Montevideo to Canelones54 departures a weekday
- Montevideo to Punta Ballena52 departures a weekday
Data as of .