Bus fares in Montevideo 2026
With the STM card a ticket costs less than in cash. These are the prices of Montevideo’s city buses, in force since January 5, 2026.
Tickets
| Ticket | With STM card | In cash |
|---|---|---|
| 1-hour ticket | $52 | $64 |
| 2-hour ticket | $78 | $97 |
| Diferencial D1, D5, D8, D9, D10 and D11 | $78 | $97 |
| Céntrico (city centre) | $38 | $48 |
| Zonal | $27 | $34 |
| Metropolitan combinación (city leg) See metropolitan fares | $80 | $80 |
In cash, the 1-hour and 2-hour tickets and the metropolitan combinación are paid showing the STM card. Without a card you pay a standard $64 ticket, good for one bus only.
How many buses can I take with the 1-hour ticket?
With the 1-hour ticket you take 2 city buses, in any direction and of any city company, if you board the second within the hour (with 5 minutes of tolerance). If you change at a transfer point, you get one more hour for a third bus.
With the 2-hour ticket you take as many buses as you like for 2 hours, counted from the first boarding to the last.
You must show the STM card, even when you pay cash. Student trips are always 1-hour trips.
Source: Intendencia de Montevideo, Tipos de viaje, September 9, 2025.
Discounts
| Card | With card | In cash |
|---|---|---|
| Student category G | Free: up to 50 trips a month, March to December | – |
| Student A | $28.50 a trip | – |
| Student B | $39.90 a trip | – |
| Retiree A | $14 | $17 |
| Retiree B | $23 | $26 |
Discounts apply on city lines, not on the diferencial lines. In cash, retirees show the card. Primary pupils ride free without a card, in their smock and bow or uniform.
Metropolitan combinación
What it is
One suburban leg and one city leg, any company, at a discount. Show the STM card even when you pay cash.
Leaving Montevideo
You take the city bus first. You have 2 hours from the first bus to the last.
Entering Montevideo
You pay the whole combinación on the metropolitan bus and the city bus is free. You have 3 hours.
How to pay
With the STM card
Tell the driver which ticket you want, check the display, hold the card to the machine and keep the ticket. It works with balance or with pospago.
In cash
On the bus. For the 1-hour and 2-hour tickets and the combinación, show the card.
If your balance is short
You pay the rest in cash, at the card price.
With a debit or credit card or a phone
Not yet. The Intendencia plans to start in June 2027.
Source: Intendencia de Montevideo, January 5, 2026.
Download the app to see live buses and find how to get to your destination
Didn't find what you were looking for?
Write to us at hola@ahivoy.uy.
Data as of .