Uruguay travel resources
Montevideo's waterfront promenade, the cobbled old town of Colonia, Punta del Este's beaches and remote Cabo Polonio.
Quick facts
- Currency
- Uruguayan peso (UYU)
- Language
- Spanish
- Best time to visit
- Dec–Mar Compare countries by month
- Emergency
- 911
- Plug types
- C, F, I, L
- Drives on
- Right
- Government travel advice
- UK Canada How to read it
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Travel tips
- Ferries run from Buenos Aires to Colonia and Montevideo; book ahead in summer.
- Punta del Este is busiest in January; book stays early.
- Long-distance buses are comfortable and leave from Tres Cruces terminal in Montevideo.
- Restaurants fill up late; dinner usually starts after 9 pm.
- Cards are widely accepted, but carry some pesos for small shops and markets.
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