Getting around
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Car & motorcycle
Car
Avis, Hertz, Europcar and other international companies have counters at Carrasco airport. In downtown Montevideo, the following Uruguayan companies with nationwide branches offer good deals.
Multicar (902-2555; www.redmulticar.com; Colonia 1227, Centro)
Punta Car (www.puntacar.com in Spanish) Centro (900-2772; Cerro Largo 1383); Carrasco airport (604-1111)
Bus & tram
Bus
Montevideo’s city buses go almost everywhere for UR$13.50 per ride. The Guía de Montevideo Eureka, available at bookstores or kiosks, lists routes and schedules, as do the yellow pages of the Montevideo phone book. For additional information, contact Cutcsa (204-0000; www.cutcsa.com.uy in Spanish).
Local transport
Taxi
Montevideo’s black-and-yellow taxis are all metered, and amazingly cheap by world standards. It costs UR$20 to drop the flag and just over UR$1 per unit thereafter. All cabbies carry two official price tables, one effective on weekdays, the other (only slightly higher) used nights (between 10pm and 6am), weekends and holidays. Even for a long ride, you’ll rarely pay more than UR$150, unless you’re headed to Carrasco airport (about UR$500 from downtown).
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