- Serves
- Montevideo, Uruguay
- Pick up
- Second floor, departures access area (after leaving terminal)
Pre-booked Cabify pickups outside T1 arrivals at MVD
Cabify runs at Carrasco Airport (MVD) with pickup from the public arrivals curb outside Terminal T1, so you handle everything in the app instead of queuing at the official taxi desk inside the hall. The app uses your stored card or account balance, which helps if you land with zero Uruguayan pesos and don’t want to hit the ATM at baggage claim.
Cabify uses in-app pricing in Uruguayan pesos, and a typical daytime ride from MVD to central Montevideo (Ciudad Vieja / Centro) runs about 25–40 minutes depending on Ruta Interbalnearia traffic. You see an estimated fare before confirming, which lets you compare quickly against airport taxis that work from a regulated but meter-based structure starting from the arrivals line.
The pickup point sits roughly 60–80 meters straight out from the sliding doors of arrivals at T1, so you can request after you collect your bags and usually be in the car within 5–10 minutes. Drivers often message in Spanish via the app; if you don’t speak Spanish, copy-paste into a translator and reply with your exact door number, which is printed above each curbside exit.
Rides run 24/7 through the app, but after 23:00 you may wait a bit longer for a driver compared with daytime, especially on weekdays, so factor in a 10–15 minute buffer for late-night departures. The route from MVD to Pocitos or Punta Carretas typically shows around 20–30 km in the app, and that distance readout is a good sanity check that you’re not being rerouted oddly.
Arrivals at MVD currently only use Terminal T1, which keeps things simple when you set your pickup point in the Cabify map. When departing, drop-off for all airlines is on the upper level of T1, and you can pin the terminal entrance closest to your airline check-in row to shave a 2–3 minute walk with heavy bags.
One practical tip: buy a local eSIM or data pack before landing, then order Cabify over mobile data, because the free airport Wi‑Fi can slow down around busy waves like the morning MAD and GRU arrivals.