Bus from San José to Montevideo
61 departures a weekday from Terminal San José, 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 min
- 08:30 → 10:00 CITAScheduled1 h 30 min
- 08:30 → 10:30 CITAScheduled2 h
- 08:35 → 09:50 CopayScheduled1 h 15 min
- 09:00 → 10:40 COTMIScheduled1 h 40 min
- 09:10 → 10:45 Agencia CentralScheduled1 h 35 min
- 09:15 → 11:40 CITAScheduled2 h 25 min
- 09:30 → 11:20 CITAScheduled1 h 50 min
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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 · 34 departures
04:50 → 06:5504:50 → 08:0005:00 → 06:5005:00 → 06:2505:20 → 07:1505:30 → 07:0006:15 → 07:5006:15 → 08:2006:30 → 08:3007:00 → 08:2507:00 → 09:3007:30 → 09:2008:30 → 10:0008:30 → 10:3009:15 → 11:4009:30 → 11:2010:30 → 12:0010:30 → 13:0511:15 → 13:1511:30 → 13:0012:00 → 14:3512:30 → 14:0513:15 → 15:1514:15 → 16:2514:15 → 16:4515:15 → 17:1516:30 → 18:0017:15 → 19:1518:30 → 20:1518:45 → 21:1520:30 → 22:2021:10 → 23:2521:45 → 23:3523:00 → 00:50
COTMI · 17 departures
04:00 → 05:4005:10 → 06:5005:45 → 07:2506:30 → 08:1007:05 → 08:5508:00 → 09:4009:00 → 10:4010:00 → 11:4012:00 → 13:4012:45 → 14:2513:35 → 15:2516:00 → 17:4017:00 → 18:4018:00 → 19:4019:15 → 20:5520:00 → 21:4022:30 → 00:10
Agencia Central · 6 departures
05:45 → 07:0009:10 → 10:4514:20 → 15:4019:35 → 21:00 · Friday only22:55 → 00:2022:55 → 00:20 · Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday only
Copay · 7 departures
05:10 → 06:35 · Monday only05:15 → 06:3008:35 → 09:5008:35 → 09:50 · Monday only14:50 → 16:1521:05 → 22:2523:55 → 01:10 · Friday only
El Norteño · 1 departure
04:30 → 06:15
CITA · 21 departures
04:50 → 07:2005:00 → 06:5006:15 → 08:2007:00 → 08:5507:00 → 09:3007:30 → 09:2008:30 → 10:3009:15 → 11:4009:30 → 11:2011:15 → 13:1512:00 → 14:3512:30 → 14:0513:15 → 15:1514:15 → 16:2514:15 → 16:4515:15 → 17:1517:30 → 19:3018:30 → 20:1520:30 → 22:2021:10 → 23:2521:45 → 23:20
COTMI · 17 departures
04:00 → 05:4005:10 → 06:5005:45 → 07:2506:30 → 08:1007:05 → 08:5508:00 → 09:4009:00 → 10:4010:00 → 11:4012:00 → 13:4012:45 → 14:2513:35 → 15:2516:00 → 17:4017:00 → 18:4018:00 → 19:4019:15 → 20:5520:00 → 21:4022:30 → 00:10
Agencia Central · 3 departures
05:45 → 07:0009:10 → 10:4522:55 → 00:20
Copay · 4 departures
05:15 → 06:3008:35 → 09:5014:50 → 16:1521:05 → 22:25
El Norteño · 1 departure
04:30 → 06:15
CITA · 16 departures
04:50 → 07:2005:00 → 06:5006:15 → 08:2007:30 → 09:2008:30 → 10:3009:30 → 11:2011:15 → 13:1512:00 → 14:3514:15 → 16:2515:15 → 17:1517:30 → 19:3018:30 → 20:1518:45 → 21:1520:30 → 22:2021:10 → 23:2521:45 → 23:20
COTMI · 12 departures
05:45 → 07:2507:05 → 08:5509:00 → 10:4010:00 → 11:4012:45 → 14:2516:00 → 17:4017:00 → 18:4018:00 → 19:4019:15 → 20:5520:00 → 21:4021:30 → 23:1022:30 → 00:10
Agencia Central · 4 departures
05:45 → 07:0019:35 → 21:0022:55 → 00:2022:55 → 00:20
Copay · 6 departures
05:15 → 06:3008:35 → 09:5014:50 → 16:1521:00 → 22:3021:05 → 22:2523:55 → 01:10
El Norteño · 1 departure
04:30 → 06:15
CITA · 20 departures
04:50 → 07:2005:00 → 06:5006:15 → 08:2007:00 → 08:2507:00 → 09:3007:30 → 09:2008:30 → 10:3009:30 → 11:2010:30 → 13:0511:15 → 13:1512:00 → 14:3513:15 → 15:1514:15 → 16:4515:15 → 17:1517:30 → 19:3018:30 → 20:1518:45 → 21:1520:30 → 22:2021:10 → 23:2523:00 → 00:50
COTMI · 11 departures
05:45 → 07:2507:05 → 08:5509:00 → 10:4010:00 → 11:4012:45 → 14:2516:00 → 17:4017:00 → 18:4018:00 → 19:4019:15 → 20:5520:00 → 21:4022:30 → 00:10
Agencia Central · 3 departures
05:45 → 07:0022:55 → 00:2022:55 → 00:20
Copay · 4 departures
05:15 → 06:3008:35 → 09:5014:50 → 16:1521:05 → 22:25
El Norteño · 1 departure
04:30 → 06:15
Where it stops
Time to reach each stop after leaving Terminal San José.
- Terminal San JoséLeaves
- Puntas de Valdez30 min
- Libertad35 min
- Playa Pascual1 h 5 min
- Montevideo1 h 40 min
27 departures Monday to Friday take this route
04:0005:1005:4506:1506:3007:3008:0008:3009:0009:3010:0011:1512:0012:4513:1514:1515:1516:0017:0017:1518:0018:3020:0020:3021:4522:3023:00
Libertad17 departures Monday to Friday · 1 h 25 min trip
- Terminal San JoséLeaves
- Libertad30 min
- Montevideo1 h 25 min
05:0005:1005:1505:3005:4506:1508:3008:3510:3011:3014:2014:5016:3019:3521:0523:55
Villa Rodríguez, Colonia Etchepare, Santa Lucía, Canelones, Las Piedras7 departures Monday to Friday · 2 h 30 min trip
- Terminal San JoséLeaves
- Villa Rodríguez20 min
- Colonia Etchepare40 min
- Santa Lucía45 min
- Canelones1 h 10 min
- Las Piedras1 h 40 min
- Montevideo2 h 30 min
07:0009:1510:3012:0014:1518:4521:10
No stops in between5 departures Monday to Friday · 1 h 25 min trip
- Terminal San JoséLeaves
- Montevideo1 h 25 min
04:3007:0009:1022:55
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Libertad, Playa Pascual3 departures Monday to Friday · 1 h 50 min trip
- Terminal San JoséLeaves
- Libertad45 min
- Playa Pascual1 h 15 min
- Montevideo1 h 50 min
07:0513:3519:15
Rafael Perazza, Puntas de Valdez, Libertad, Playa Pascual2 departures Monday to Friday · 1 h 52 min trip
- Terminal San JoséLeaves
- Rafael Perazza17 min
- Puntas de Valdez27 min
- Libertad37 min
- Playa Pascual55 min
- Montevideo1 h 52 min
05:0005:20
Puntas de Valdez, Libertad1 departure Monday to Friday · 1 h 35 min trip
- Terminal San JoséLeaves
- Puntas de Valdez25 min
- Libertad35 min
- Montevideo1 h 35 min
12:30
Colonia Etchepare, Santa Lucía, Canelones, Las Piedras1 departure Monday to Friday · 3 h 10 min trip
- Terminal San JoséLeaves
- Colonia Etchepare35 min
- Santa Lucía40 min
- Canelones1 h 10 min
- Las Piedras1 h 40 min
- Montevideo3 h 10 min
04:50
Villa Rodríguez, Santa Lucía, Canelones1 departure Monday to Friday · 2 h 5 min trip
- Terminal San JoséLeaves
- Villa Rodríguez20 min
- Santa Lucía30 min
- Canelones55 min
- Montevideo2 h 5 min
04:50
Villa Rodríguez, Libertad1 departure Monday to Friday · 2 h trip
- Terminal San JoséLeaves
- Villa Rodríguez20 min
- Libertad45 min
- Montevideo2 h
06:30
Colonia Etchepare, Santa Lucía, Canelones2 departures a week · 2 h 30 min trip
- Terminal San JoséLeaves
- Colonia Etchepare35 min
- Santa Lucía40 min
- Canelones1 h 10 min
- Montevideo2 h 30 min
First and last bus
From Terminal San José.
- Monday to Friday04:00 to 23:55
- Saturdays04:00 to 22:55
- Sundays04:30 to 23:55
- Public holidays04:30 to 23:00
Frequently asked questions
How long is the trip from San José to Montevideo?
About 1 h 40 min. Depending on the route, between 1 h 15 min and 3 h 10 min.
When do the first and last buses leave?
Monday to Friday, the first leaves at 04:00 and the last at 23:55; on Saturdays, the first leaves at 04:00 and the last at 22:55; on Sundays, the first leaves at 04:30 and the last at 23:55; on public holidays, the first leaves at 04:30 and the last at 23:00. It leaves from Terminal San José.
Which companies go from San José to Montevideo?
CITA, with 34 departures a weekday; COTMI, with 17; Agencia Central, with 5; Copay, with 4; and El Norteño, with 1.
Which terminal does it leave from?
It leaves from Terminal San José and arrives at Terminal Tres Cruces.
Return trip
Terminals
Companies
Departures a weekday from San José to Montevideo.
- CITA34 departures a weekday
- COTMI17 departures a weekday
- Agencia Central5 departures a weekday
- Copay4 departures a weekday
- El Norteño1 departure a weekday
When you arrive in Montevideo
The lines that stop at the Tres Cruces terminal, with the first and last bus on weekdays.
- 1M7COME to Terminal P. PascualFirst bus 06:11, last 17:57
- 1M8COME to Tres CrucesOne bus, at 07:04
- 2M7COME to LibertadFirst bus 06:57, last 20:22
- 7E7RCOPSA to El PinarFirst bus 00:14, last 21:21
- 7E8DCOPSA to El Pinar / Terminal B. BrumFirst bus 07:13, last 19:46
- 7E8RCOPSA to El Pinar / Terminal B. BrumFirst bus 05:43, last 22:30
- 8E7RCOPSA to Gian. y Becu / Terminal B. BrumFirst bus 08:37, last 20:19
- 8E8RCOPSA to Gian. y Becu / Terminal B. BrumFirst bus 06:40, last 18:37
- 214CUTCSA to El Pinar / Pinar (C. Tenis) / Terminal B. BrumFirst bus 00:57, last 00:45
- 221UCOT to Pinar (C. Tenis) / Solymar / Terminal B. BrumFirst bus 05:30, last 00:02
- 222COETC to Parque del Plata / Terminal B. BrumFirst bus 05:44, last 00:20
- 227CUTCSA to Terminal P. PascualFirst bus 08:54, last 19:50
- 700COPSA to El Pinar / Terminal B. BrumFirst bus 05:17, last 19:09
- 701COPSA to Pando / Terminal B. Brum / Villa El TatoFirst bus 00:19, last 23:39
- 704COPSA to C. Car. Lim. Dep. / Terminal B. BrumFirst bus 04:54, last 23:21
- 707COPSA to Gian. y Becu / Terminal B. BrumFirst bus 06:05, last 22:45
- 708COPSA to Gian. y Becu / Terminal B. BrumFirst bus 07:37, last 23:45
- 709COPSA to Marindia Sur / Terminal B. BrumFirst bus 00:24, last 22:25
- 710COPSA to Estación Atlántida / Terminal B. Brum / Terminal BachichaFirst bus 02:10, last 00:42
- 711COPSA to Estación Floresta / Guazuvira / Terminal B. Brum / Terminal B. HorizonteFirst bus 00:45, last 23:57
- 712COPSA to Jaureguiberry / Santa Lucía Este / Terminal B. BrumFirst bus 06:29, last 21:00
- 714COPSA to El Pinar / Terminal B. BrumFirst bus 00:42, last 00:10
- 724COPSA to Pando / Terminal B. BrumFirst bus 06:19, last 21:29
- C2CUTCSA to Salinas / Terminal B. BrumFirst bus 06:09, last 23:39
- C4CUTCSA to Portuarios / Terminal B. Brum / Terminal BachichaFirst bus 00:21, last 00:53
- D222COETC to Parque del Plata / Terminal B. BrumFirst bus 08:22, last 19:10
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Other trips from San José
The ones with the most departures a weekday.
- San José to Libertad47 departures a weekday
- San José to Playa Pascual32 departures a weekday
- San José to Puntas de Valdez30 departures a weekday
- San José to Villa Rodríguez22 departures a weekday
- San José to Santa Lucía20 departures a weekday
- San José to Trinidad12 departures a weekday
- San José to Young12 departures a weekday
- San José to Colonia Etchepare12 departures a weekday
Data as of .