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'''Montevideo''' is the capital of [[Uruguay]]. Whether arriving to or departing from Montevideo, expect to use public transportation to get you into/out of town.

== Hitchhiking * Option 1: You can take bus #137 (Paso de la Arena), #370 (Cerro) or 17 (Casabo) from the roundabout at Palacio Legislativo. These buses most likely also pass downtown. The bus stop is behind the Palacio, next to the José Batlle y Ordóñez monument. The price for one ticket is $24 (November 2014). Get out at Av. Dr. Carlos Maria Ramirez, esq. (crossing with) Concordia. Ask somebody on the bus if you are not sure. If you miss it, you'll see yourself driving over the Ruta 1 highway, then just get out ===== West at the first next stop. From Concordia crossing, walk right into the side-road next to the bridge. You'll find yourself standing at the highway. Walk up about 200m to the on-ramp. You can use this ramp to hitchhike cars both on the highway and driving onto it. This place is also fine for hitchhiking towards La Paz, Canelones or [[Colonia de SactamentoFlorida (Uruguay)|Florida]]along Ruta 5. From the on-ramp, well away from the city for about 1km, where Ruta 5 seperates. You will have better luck here as the initial on-ramp is a little busy., - WARNING! DON'T GO TO THIS FUCKING PLACE NO MORE!!! I went here to hitch-hike three weeks ago. Two guys tried to rob me (yeah, right in front of the road, 2 o'clock afternoon), one had a gun and I ended up in the hospital same night, with my shoulder dislocated. DON'T DON'T DON'T DON'T go to this place, please. I spoke with police later and they said that this neighborhood is dangerous now and walking here is a crazy idea (Natrix, your humble viajero from Lithuania, January, 2020). <!-- # This is probably the same as option 1, but less accurate. We also did not see a service station there?! Have to check this in the near future ---Platschi # Option 2: Take bus 137 from Plaza Independencia (or somewhere else) and make sure you take it in the right direction (which is confusing in the beginning, [[because it seems to make a large detour). After half an hour or so you have to get out at the crossroad with Ruta 1. There is a gas station not far from there. Try to aim for black (Argentinian) number plates if you're heading to Argentina]] .-->* Option 2: '''Bus 163''': Take a bus from anywhere of Montevideo with number 163 which will put u on the road 1. Do not get out on the first crossing of the highway, but on second. Ask the driver to tell you where. In Uruguay there are generally very little number of cars as the country is low populated. * Option 3: Take bus #127 (Delta del Tigre/Barra Santa Lucía) (N1U$36) ===and indicate to the bus driver that you want to get off at Peaje Santa Lucía. The bus runs by the corner of Avenida General Rondeau/Paysandú street. This peaje is the first toll booth on Ruta 1 leading towards Colonia de Sacramento and a great and easy spot to hitchhike out of Montevideo.

===East towards [[Atlántida]], [[Maldonado]] (IB), [[Brazil]]===If you plan to hitchhike east along the ''Interbalnearia'Bus 137''': Take , a good start might be at the Carrasco airport. You can take the local bus 137 from Plaza Independencia #109 to Parque Roosevelt (or somewhere else28 Pesos march 2016) until the last stop, where the Parque R. begins. It can take you about 30-45min from Centro. You then just follow the road for about 1 km, and make sure you take it in the right direction ('ll situate yourself at a roundabout which is confusing in marks the beginningof the IB. Behind the roundabout, because it seems there's a bus stop with plenty of space to make a large detour)stop cars. After half an hour or so you have However, it might be difficult to get out at hitch from there as the crossroad with Ruta 1. There is road splits just a gas station not few kilometers further and many people don't go far from there. Try to aim for black (Argentinian) number plates if you're heading to Argentina.

'''Bus 163''': Take A quicker (although more expensive) option is to take a bus to peaje Pando (Pando toll booth) from anywhere of Montevideo with number 163 which will put u on the road 1. Do not get out on the first crossing start of Avenida Italia across the highway, but on secondbus terminal Tres Cruces. Ask the locals which bus runs there and tell the driver that you want to tell you whereget off at peaje Pando (it is the first peaje). The bus costs 64 pesos (March 2015). In Uruguay there are generally very little number of cars as From the country toll booth it is low populated. You could wait for hours quite easy to find someone or walkhitchhike... But in general this spot should be good one. :''We (Julien from France This option has the advantage that you start a bit further outside of Montevideo and are already behind the airport and me) found a ride in 10 minutes,even though that for me alone in any part the split of Urugay it took at least 2 hours to move forward somewhere'' -- Suzannthe road.

It's possible to get a ride to Montevideo from the airport by just talking to some friendly looking people. The airport is situated in the north east of Montevideo. Also, if you walk down the parking, there's a barrier for all in- and outgoing traffic that has to pay a fee for entering the airport territory. Behind this barrier, there's plenty of space to communicate with drivers and stop cars. Be aware that traffic can go in all directions at the roundabout just behind it. A bit further up the on-ramp, there's a bus stop as well.