The transport network in Uruguay consists of 1,673 km of

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network, 7,743 km of paved roads, 1,600 km of navigable

waterway A waterway is any navigable body of water. Broad distinctions are useful to avoid ambiguity, and disambiguation will be of varying importance depending on the nuance of the equivalent word in other languages. A first distinction is necessary ...

s, and 11

airport An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surfa ...

s with paved roads.

Railways

Uruguayan Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while borderi ...

railways have a total operational length of (all standard gauge as of 2005).

Passenger services

Regular passenger services are operated between

Montevideo Montevideo () is the capital and largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 1,319,108 (about one-third of the country's total population) in an area of . Montevideo is situated on the southern ...

and 25 de Agosto (63 km) since August 26, 1993 (previously all regular passenger services were withdrawn on January 2, 1988). One daily train was extended to San José (96 km from Montevideo) on January 15, 2007, and another was extended from 25 de Agosto to Florida (109 km from Montevideo) on January 2, 2008. Another line, which operates between Montevideo and Ingeniero Victor Sudriers, was reopened on December 15, 2005 (44 km).

International links

* There is a freight rail connection with

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, t ...

(

) over the Salto Grande Dam * There is a connection with

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

(

) which includes freight

transshipment Transshipment, trans-shipment or transhipment is the shipment of goods or containers to an intermediate destination, then to another destination. One possible reason for transshipment is to change the means of transport during the journey (e. ...

because of gauge difference ( to ) at

Santana do Livramento Santana do Livramento is a city in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is located along the border with the city of Rivera, Uruguay, forming together an international city of almost 170,000 inhabitants. Santana do Livramento was founded on ...

Future

The state railway administration AFE has announced that starting January, 2010, 419 km of track will be renewed on the Pintado-Rivera section of the central main line and part of the international branch from Rivera to Santana do Livramento, north of Chamberlain using Russian rail given in lieu of a debt. The programme will cost $30m.

Roadways

*Total roadways: *Paved roadways: *Unpaved: (2010)

National Roads

* R1

Colonia del Sacramento Colonia del Sacramento (; pt, Colónia do Sacramento) is a city in southwestern Uruguay, by the Río de la Plata, facing Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is one of the oldest towns in Uruguay and capital of the Colonia Department. It has a population ...

* R2

Rosario Rosario () is the largest city in the central Argentine province of Santa Fe. The city is located northwest of Buenos Aires, on the west bank of the Paraná River. Rosario is the third-most populous city in the country, and is also the most po ...

- Mercedes -

Fray Bentos Fray Bentos () is the capital city of the Río Negro Department, in south-western Uruguay, at the Argentina-Uruguay border, near the Argentine city of Gualeguaychú. Its port on the Uruguay River is one of the nation's most important harbours. T ...

, border with

. * R3 Villa María -

Trinidad Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands of Trinidad and Tobago. The island lies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela and sits on the continental shelf of South America. It is often referred to as the southernmos ...

Paysandú Paysandú () is the capital of Paysandú Department in western Uruguay. Location The city is located on the banks of the Uruguay River, which forms the border with Argentina. It lies northwest of Montevideo via Route 1 and Route 3, on the ju ...

Salto Saltomay refer to: Places Settlements * Salto, Buenos Aires, Argentina ** Salto Partido, a provincial subdivision * Salto, São Paulo, Brazil * Salto, Cape Verde * Salto, Cidra, Puerto Rico * Salto, San Sebastián, Puerto Rico * Salto, Portugal ...

- Bella Unión, border with

. * R5

- Canelones -

Durazno Durazno is the capital city of the department of Durazno in Uruguay. Durazno is characterized by being the most central city of Uruguay. It has a population of more than 30,000 inhabitants. In the past it was the capital of Uruguay; today the ca ...

Tacuarembó Tacuarembó ( Guaraní language, Guarani: ''Takuarembo'', literally: "Bamboo shoot") is the capital city of the Tacuarembó Department in north-central Uruguay. Location and geography The city is located on Kilometre Zero#Uruguay, Km. 390 of Rou ...

Rivera Rivera () is the capital of Rivera Department of Uruguay. The border with Brazil joins it with the Brazilian city of Santana do Livramento, which is only a street away from it, at the north end of Route 5. Together, they form an urban area of arou ...

, border with

. * R7

Fray Marcos Fray Marcos is a town in the Florida Department of southern-central Uruguay. Geography It is located north of the Santa Lucía River (the border with Canelones Department) and on the junction of Route 7 with Route 94. It is north of Montev ...

- Melo * R8

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Treinta y Tres Treinta y Tres () is the capital city of the Treinta y Tres Department in eastern Uruguay. Location The city is located on Route 8, on the north banks of Olimar Grande River. The city is almost surrounded by a populated rural area, a zone of ' ...

- Melo - Aceguá, border with

. * R9 Horno Mulato - Rocha -

Chuy Chuy () is a city in the extreme east of Uruguay, in the Rocha Department, northeast of Montevideo. It lies on the border with Brazil, separated from its Brazilian sister town of Chuí only by a shared avenue that serves as the border, and by th ...

, border with

. * R11 Atlántida - Canelones - Eclida Paullier * R26

, border with

- Melo - Río Branco, border with

Motorways

Uruguay has a small network of motorways, owing to the low demand due to sparse population outside the capital. The few highways with 4 lanes are: * Ruta 1:

. Length: . * Ruta Interbalnearia:

Punta del Este Punta del Este () is a seaside city and peninsula on the Atlantic Coast in the Maldonado Department of southeastern Uruguay. Starting as a small town, Punta del Este later became internationally known as a resort for the Latin and North American ...

. Length: . * Ruta Gral. Fructuoso Rivera:

- Canelones. Length: .

Fuel stations

The traditional fuel stations were Ancap, Esso, Shell and Texaco. In 2005–2006, Petrobras bought the 90 Shell stations. In 2006–2007, Ancap bought the 90 Texaco stations. In 2011,

Bridas Bridas Corporation is an Argentine independent oil and gas holding company based in Buenos Aires. Since March 2010 it is 50% owned by China National Offshore Oil Corporation. Operations Bridas Corporation was founded by the Bulgheroni family in ...

bought the Esso stations but kept the brand.

Waterways

Uruguay has 1,600 km of waterways.

Ports and harbors

Uruguay has a number of ports and harbors including:

(its major port),

Nueva Palmira Nueva Palmira is a city in Colonia Department in south-western Uruguay. Location It is located on the east bank of Uruguay River, about northwest of the departmental capital Colonia del Sacramento. History A "Pueblo" (village) named "Higuer ...

La Paloma "La Paloma", "The Dove" in English, is a popular Spanish song that has been produced and reinterpreted in diverse cultures, settings, arrangements, and recordings over the last 140 years. The song was written by the Spanish Basque composer Seb ...

Juan Lacaze Juan Lacaze, or Juan L. Lacaze, is a city located in southwestern Uruguay, within the Colonia Department. Geography The city is located on Route 54 in southern Colonia, (by road) east of the city of Colonia del Sacramento, and west of Montevide ...

Carmelo Carmelo is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Carmelo Anthony (born 1984), American basketball player * Carmelo Antrone Lee (born 1977), Puerto Rican basketball player * Carmelo Bene (1937-2002), Italian director, actor, phi ...

Conchillas Conchillas () is a small industrial town located within the Colonia Department, in southwestern Uruguay. Location The town is located on the coast of Río de la Plata near the stream Arroyo Conchillas, northwest of Colonia del Sacramento, the cap ...

Piriápolis Piriápolis is a city in the Maldonado Department of Uruguay. It is an important summer resort in the country, predating the larger and better known resort town of Punta del Este. Because it is mainly used as a resort, it has a relatively small pe ...

, Mercedes.

Airports

Uruguay had a total of 94 airfields as of 2012, 11 of which have paved runways. The country is primarily served by the

Carrasco International Airport Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport is the main international airport of Uruguay. It is the country's largest airport and is located in the Carrasco neighborhood of Montevideo. It has been cited as one of the most effi ...

Canelones Department The Departamento de Canelones ( es, Departamento de Canelones; ) is one of the 19 uruguayan departments. With an area of and 518,154 inhabitants, it is located in the south of Uruguay. Its capital is Canelones. Geography and climate Neighbour ...

, next to the limit with

. Handing just over 1.5 million passengers a year, its operating traffic is significantly lighter than others in the region such as

Buenos Aires-Ezeiza Ministro Pistarini International Airport ( es, link=no, Aeropuerto Internacional Ministro Pistarini) , also known as Ezeiza International Airport owing to its location in the Ezeiza Partido in Greater Buenos Aires, is an international airport s ...

and

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. Airports - with paved runways:
''total:'' 11
''over 3,047 m:'' 1
''1,524 to 2,437 m:'' 4
''914 to 1,523 m:'' 4
''under 914 m:'' 2 (2013) Airports - with unpaved runways:
''total:'' 122
''1,524 to 2,437 m:'' 3
''914 to 1,523 m:'' 40
''under 914 m:'' 79 (2013)

National airlines

Air Class Líneas Aéreas Air Class Líneas Aéreas is an airline based in Montevideo, Uruguay. It operates scheduled passenger and freight services, as well as charter flights. Its main base is Carrasco International Airport, Montevideo. History The airline, establish ...

Amaszonas Uruguay Amaszonas Uruguay was the flag carrier airline of Uruguay. The airline operated commercial passenger services out of its hubs at Carrasco International Airport and Laguna del Sauce International Airport to most major South American destinations, ...

currently not flying because of the COVID-19 pandemic

Exctinct airlines

BQB Líneas Aéreas BQB - Líneas Aéreas (Spanish: BQB Airlines) was an airline based in Montevideo, Uruguay. Its main base was Carrasco International Airport. The airline was owned by the owner of Buquebus, Juan Carlos López Mena. The airline, which was consider ...

ceased operations on April 11, 2015 *

Uair Uair (leaglly ''Air Euroamerica SA'') was a low-cost airline based in Montevideo, Uruguay. It operated scheduled regional services to Argentina and Brazil. History The airline was established in 2002 and started operations in 2003 using two le ...

Ceased operation on 2005 *

Alas Uruguay Alas Uruguay (Spanish language, Spanish for ''Wings Uruguay'') was an airline from Uruguay. It was founded by former employees of the defunct Uruguayan flag carrier, PLUNA, which closed in 2012. PLUNA had been a state-owned enterprise most of its ...

ceased operations on October 24, 2016 *

PLUNA PLUNA Líneas Aéreas Uruguayas S.A. was the flag carrier of Uruguay. It was headquartered in Carrasco, Montevideo and operated scheduled services within South America, as well as scheduled cargo and charter services from its hub at Carrasco I ...

ceased operations on July 5, 2012.

Pipelines

As of 2010, Uruguay has 257 km of natural gas pipeline and 160 km of oil line.

References

External links

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Railways

Passenger services

International links

Future

Roadways

National Roads

Motorways

Fuel stations

Waterways

Ports and harbors

Airports

National airlines

Exctinct airlines

Pipelines

See also

References

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