- Phone
- +598 26040323
- Website
- www.taxisaeropuerto.com/en ↗
- Address
- Arrival zone, main hall, Carrasco International Airport, Montevideo, Uruguay
- Serves
- Montevideo and surrounding areas
- Pick up
- Arrival zone, main hall of the airport
- Advance?
- Walk-up OK
40-minute, no-thinking-required ride into Montevideo after a red-eye
From T1 arrivals at Carrasco (MVD), the official airport taxis run straight into central Montevideo in about 30–40 minutes, using the Rambla when traffic allows. You pay roughly 1,500 UYU for the flat fare into the center, which expat bloggers consistently quote for normal daytime trips.
The taxi desks sit landside in the arrivals hall of T1, just past baggage claim and customs, and cars wait directly outside the sliding doors. Fares to downtown, Ciudad Vieja, and Pocitos usually sit in the same 1,400–1,600 UYU band, agreed in advance at the counter or with the driver instead of using the meter.
That flat price is higher than meter plus Uber in many cases, with bloggers noting that app rides into the center often come in a few hundred pesos cheaper than the 1,500 UYU airport quote. You’re paying to lock in the fare and skip dealing with local apps, cash, or roaming data in your first hour on the ground.
Late at night, locals report the drive drops to around 25–30 minutes because the Rambla is empty, but the fixed taxi fare doesn’t drop along with it. Regulars say that’s exactly when they still use airport taxis: very late arrivals or those 02:00 red-eyes when their phone data is dead or they don’t want to wait on a bus.
Solo travellers complain that the airport counter pricing feels steep compared with splitting an Uber or a 180–200 UYU bus ticket, especially on daytime arrivals. If you’re two or three people sharing, that flat 1,500 UYU starts to line up better against rideshare and can be easier than figuring out the local bus stops in Spanish after a long flight.
Some reviews mention older sedans in the rank and weak air-conditioning during humid summer afternoons, especially when grabbing random cabs outside instead of pre-booking at the desk. If AC matters to you in January, walk the line and visually pick a newer-looking car before you commit to the 30–40 minute ride.
Quick tip: screenshot your hotel address with barrio name before landing, then show it to the driver and confirm the fixed price in UYU at the curb before you put bags in the trunk.