Carrasco to the city, and the taxi partition
Four bus companies serve the airport and none of them is the airport's. Taxis have a glass screen that hurts people in minor crashes.
The buses
- Carrasco is served by four operators, and the airport is explicit that none is affiliated with it: COPSA, COT, CUTCSA and Turismar.
- CUTCSA is Montevideo's city network, with over a thousand buses covering the city and its metropolitan area.
- COPSA connects Montevideo with Maldonado and Canelones, which is the corridor to Punta del Este.
- COT runs the intercity coaches to the rest of the country, air-conditioned with a toilet and Wi-Fi.
- Tres Cruces is the interchange. It is Montevideo's bus terminal and shopping centre, and it is where you change from an airport service to a bus for anywhere else in Uruguay.
The taxi, and the screen
- Montevideo taxis have a thick glass partition between driver and passenger. It is there to protect the driver.
- Passengers are thrown against it when a driver brakes hard, and Global Affairs Canada warns that injuries can be severe even in a minor collision.
- Sit back, wear the belt, and do not lean forward to talk to the driver.
Ride-hailing
- Ride-hailing apps operate in Montevideo and are regulated to standards equivalent to taxis.
- Check the driver's identity and the plate before getting in, which is the usual advice and applies here.
Getting oriented
- The airport is on Ruta 101, about 20 km east of the centre, past the Carrasco neighbourhood itself.
- Punta del Este is roughly two hours east by road, and it is a different trip rather than a suburb.
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