Editing Montevideo (section)

== Transport ==
=== Public transport ===
[[File:Bus CUTCSA de Montevideo, Uruguay.png|thumb|230x230px|Bus of CUTCSA, the largest bus company in Montevideo.]]
The city and its [[Montevideo metropolitan area|metropolitan area]] have a bus transportation network, the ''Sistema Met''s acronym. It covers urban and interurban services within the Metropolitan Area and is administered by the municipal government together with the [[Ministry of Transport and Public Works (Uruguay)|Ministry of Transport and Public Works]]. The Baltasar Brum Terminal located in [[Ciudad Vieja, Montevideo|Ciudad Vieja]], is the main urban bus station.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Observador|first=El|title=Terminal Río Branco no da abasto y estudian dónde estacionar ómnibus que esperan por salir|url=https://www.elobservador.com.uy/nota/terminal-rio-branco-no-da-abasto-y-estudian-donde-estacionar-omnibus-que-esperan-por-salir-20216221180|access-date=12 December 2021|website=El Observador|archive-date=12 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211212015238/https://www.elobservador.com.uy/nota/terminal-rio-branco-no-da-abasto-y-estudian-donde-estacionar-omnibus-que-esperan-por-salir-20216221180|url-status=live}}</ref> However, there are numerous interchanges and terminals distributed in both the city and the metropolitan area.

=== Taxis ===
[[File:Taxis de Montevideo, Uruguay. 542.jpg|thumb|229x229px|Taxis of Montevideo.]]
The livery of most Montevideo taxis features white on the sides, along with a yellow band, as well as yellow on the top of the car. To determine the rate they use a taximeter, which will determine the price depending on the distance traveled. All taxis accept cash, although it is also common that a passenger can pay with a credit card.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Taxis |url=https://www.descubrimontevideo.uy/en/taxis |access-date=6 September 2022 |website=www.descubrimontevideo.uy |language=en }}{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

=== Rail ===
The [[State Railways Administration of Uruguay]] (AFE) operates three commuter rail lines, namely the Empalme Olmos, San Jose and Florida. These lines operate to major suburban areas of [[Canelones Department|Canelones]], [[San José Department|San José]] and [[Florida Department|Florida]]. Within the Montevideo city limits, local trains stop at [[Lorenzo Carnelli]], Yatai (Step Mill), [[Sayago, Montevideo|Sayago]], Colón (line to San Jose and Florida), [[Peñarol]] and [[Manga, Montevideo|Manga]] (line Empalme Olmos) stations. The historic 19th century [[Estación Central General Artigas|General Artigas Central Station]] located in the ''[[barrio]]'' [[Aguada, Montevideo|Aguada]], six blocks from the central business district, was abandoned 1 March 2003 and remains closed.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Observa Ciudadano :: Montevideo – Uruguay |url=http://www.observa.com.uy/osecciones/ociudadano/calientenota.aspx?id=63259 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928015022/http://www.observa.com.uy/osecciones/ociudadano/calientenota.aspx?id=63259 |archive-date=28 September 2011 |access-date=16 September 2011 |publisher=Observa.com.uy}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=11 February 2009 |title=Consultor ferroviario europeo visitará la Estación Central General Artigas |url=http://www.sociedaduruguaya.org/2009/02/consultor-ferroviario-europeo-visitara-la-estacion-central-general-artigas.html |access-date=16 September 2011 |publisher=Sociedad Uruguaya |archive-date=28 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728041322/http://www.sociedaduruguaya.org/2009/02/consultor-ferroviario-europeo-visitara-la-estacion-central-general-artigas.html |url-status=live }}</ref> A new station, {{convert|500|m|sp=us}} north of the old one and part of the [[Telecommunications Tower (Montevideo)|Telecommunications Tower]] modern complex, has taken over the rail traffic.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Passenger Group defending Montevideo Central Station |url=http://lfu1.tripod.com/index-8.html |access-date=16 September 2011 |publisher=Lfu1.tripod.com |archive-date=20 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110820004120/http://lfu1.tripod.com/index-8.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

The train service is currently suspended for works related to the modernization of the railway system until mid-2023 when the work will end.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />{{Update inline|date=July 2024}}

=== Intercity buses ===
The [[Tres Cruces bus station]] is the main bus terminal in Uruguay, serving long-distance buses that travel into Montevideo, from other parts of the country and abroad. Inaugurated in 1994, it serves more than 12 million passengers per year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tres Cruces "se echa encima" US$ 38 millones (3 por pasajero). Te contamos cómo se acomodan las marcas en el shopping |trans-title=Tres Cruces "takes on" US\$38 million (3 per passenger). We tell you how the brands are positioning themselves in the shopping center. |url=https://infonegocios.biz/plus/tres-cruces-se-echa-encima-us-38-millones-3-por-pasajero-te-contamos-como-se-acomodan-las-marcas-en-el-shopping |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211212015237/https://infonegocios.biz/plus/tres-cruces-se-echa-encima-us-38-millones-3-por-pasajero-te-contamos-como-se-acomodan-las-marcas-en-el-shopping |archive-date=12 December 2021 |access-date=12 December 2021 |website=infonegocios.biz}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=11 May 2012|title=Tres cruces Memoria y balance Ejercicio finalizado el 30 de abril de 2011|url=http://www.trescruces.com.uy/pdf/memoria-2011.pdf|access-date=12 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511003114/http://www.trescruces.com.uy/pdf/memoria-2011.pdf|archive-date=11 May 2012}}</ref> 
[[File:Aeropuerto carrasco.jpg|thumb|232x232px|[[Carrasco International Airport]]]]
Companies operating at Tres Cruces bus station: Agencia central, Bruno, Copsa, Cromin, Cynsa, Copay, Cot, Cut, Corporacion, Cita, Cauvi, Colonia Express, El Condor, El Norteño, Ega, Expreso Chago, Expreso Minuano, Intertur, Nossar, Nuñez, Rutas del sol, TTL, Turil, Turismar, etc.

=== Aviation ===
Montevideo is served by the [[Carrasco International Airport]] {{Airport codes|MVD|SUMU}}, which is located in the north of [[Ciudad de la Costa]], in [[Canelones Department]], {{convert|12|mi|km|order=flip|abbr=on}} from the city center. It handles over 1,5 million passengers per year,<ref name="Blore">{{Cite book |last1=Blore |first1=Shawn |url=https://archive.org/details/frommerssoutham000blor/page/672 |title=Frommer's South America |last2=Shane Christensen |last3=Alexandra de Vries |last4=Eliot Greenspan |last5=Haas Mroue |last6=Neil E. Schlecht |last7=Kristina Schreck |publisher=John Wiley and Sons |year=2004 |isbn=978-0-7645-5625-8 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/frommerssoutham000blor/page/672 672–673]}}</ref><ref>[http://www.aic.com.uy/ Carrasco International Airport] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090830015215/http://www.aic.com.uy/ |date=30 August 2009 }}</ref> and has been cited as one of the most efficient and traveler-friendly airports in Latin America.<ref>{{Cite web|date=23 July 2019|title=Aeropuerto de Carrasco premiado como uno de los cinco mejores de América Latina|url=https://www.lr21.com.uy/cultura/1406265-aeropuerto-de-carrasco-premiado-como-uno-de-los-cinco-mejores-de-america-latina|access-date=12 December 2021|website=LARED21|language=es|archive-date=12 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211212015246/https://www.lr21.com.uy/cultura/1406265-aeropuerto-de-carrasco-premiado-como-uno-de-los-cinco-mejores-de-america-latina|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Ángel S. Adami Airport]] is a private airport operated by minor charter companies and in which there is also a flight school.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ministerio de Defensa inauguró obras en el aeropuerto de Melilla|url=https://www.gub.uy/presidencia/comunicacion/noticias/ministerio-defensa-inauguro-obras-aeropuerto-melilla|access-date=12 December 2021|website=Uruguay Presidencia|language=es|archive-date=12 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211212015237/https://www.gub.uy/presidencia/comunicacion/noticias/ministerio-defensa-inauguro-obras-aeropuerto-melilla|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Port ===
{{main|Port of Montevideo}}
[[File:Colonia_del_Sacramento_2016_042.jpg|thumb|[[Buquebus]] high-speed ferries connect Montevideo to [[Argentina]]|230x230px]]
Montevideo is also served by a [[Ferry|ferry system]] operated by the company [[Buquebus]] that connects the port with [[Buenos Aires]]. More than 2.2&nbsp;million people per year travel between Argentina and Uruguay with Buquebus. One of these ships is a [[catamaran]], which can reach a top speed of about {{convert|80|km/h|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Buquebus |url=http://www.buquebus.com/cache/HomeARG.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090621063259/http://www.buquebus.com/cache/HomeARG.html |archive-date=21 June 2009 |access-date=9 August 2009 |publisher=Buquebus}}</ref>[[File:stk 1340.jpg|thumb|Port of Montevideo|left|226x226px]]The port on Montevideo Bay is one of the reasons the city was founded. It gives natural protection to ships, although two jetties now further protect the harbor entrance from waves. This natural port is competitive with the other great port of Río de la Plata, Buenos Aires.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Infraestructura Física – Proyecto Nueva Terminal de Contenedores del Puerto de Montevideo. |trans-title=Physical Infrastructure – New Container Terminal Project of the Port of Montevideo. |url=http://www.anp.com.uy/montevideo/infraestructura/mvd_infraestructura.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091216022436/http://www.anp.com.uy/montevideo/infraestructura/mvd_infraestructura.asp |archive-date=16 December 2009 |access-date=17 November 2009 |publisher=Puerto de Montevideo |language=es}}</ref>
The main engineering work on the port occurred between the years 1870 and 1930. These six decades saw the construction of the port's first wooden pier, several warehouses in La Aguada, the north and south Rambla, a river port, a new pier, the dredged river basin and the [[La Teja Refinery]]. A major storm in 1923 necessitated repairs to many of the city's engineering works.<ref name="PieGau" /> Since the second half of the 20th century, until the 21st century, physical changes had ceased, and since that time the area had degraded due to national economic stagnation.<ref name="PieGau" />

The port's proximity has contributed to the installation of various industries in the area surrounding the bay, particularly import/export businesses and other business related to port and naval activity. The density of industrial development in the area surrounding the port has kept its popularity as a residential area relatively low despite its centrality. The main environmental problems are subaquatic sedimentation and air and water contamination.<ref name=PieGau />

Every year more than one hundred cruises arrive, bringing tourists to Montevideo by public or private tours.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cruise tours at Montevideo |url=http://www.indooruruguay.com/en/tour/private-cruise-tours-montevideo-punta-del-este |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524185751/http://www.indooruruguay.com/en/tour/private-cruise-tours-montevideo-punta-del-este |archive-date=24 May 2013 |access-date=22 July 2012}}</ref>

=== Cycling ===
The city has bicycle circuits in [[Ciudad Vieja, Montevideo|Ciudad Vieja]], [[Artigas Boulevard]] and [[Centro, Montevideo|Centro]] as well as with good facilities for cyclists such as bike paths and [[Bicycle stand|bike racks]] throughout the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Conoce el Circuito de Bicicletas de Montevideo|url=https://www.turismoenmontevideo.com/conoce-el-circuito-de-bicicletas-de-montevideo/|access-date=12 December 2021|website=Guía de turismo en Montevideo|date=20 October 2015|language=es|archive-date=12 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211212015236/https://www.turismoenmontevideo.com/conoce-el-circuito-de-bicicletas-de-montevideo/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2013 the "South Bicicircuito" was also inaugurated, which connects several of the dependent faculties of the University of the Republic.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Se inaugura el Bicicircuito Sur|url=https://www.montevideo.com.uy/Noticias/Se-inaugura-el-Bicicircuito-Sur-uc211415|access-date=12 December 2021|website=Montevideo Portal|language=es|archive-date=12 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211212015241/https://www.montevideo.com.uy/Noticias/Se-inaugura-el-Bicicircuito-Sur-uc211415|url-status=live}}</ref> There are more than 100 bike stations in the city.<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 June 2020 |title=Montevideo extiende su red vial para bicicletas |trans-title=Montevideo expands its road network for bicycles |url=https://montevideo.gub.uy/noticias/movilidad-y-transporte/montevideo-extiende-su-red-vial-para-bicicletas |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211212015247/https://montevideo.gub.uy/noticias/movilidad-y-transporte/montevideo-extiende-su-red-vial-para-bicicletas |archive-date=12 December 2021 |access-date=12 December 2021 |website=Intendencia de Montevideo. |language=es}}</ref> In 2014, a [[Bicycle-sharing system|bicycle sharing system]] called ''Movete'' was launched.<ref>{{Cite web |last=ElPais |date=7 August 2019 |title=IMM licita 60 estaciones para 600 bicicletas en Montevideo |trans-title=IMM puts out a tender for 60 stations for 600 bicycles in Montevideo |url=https://www.elpais.com.uy/informacion/sociedad/imm-licita-estaciones-bicicletas-montevideo.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205044706/https://www.elpais.com.uy/informacion/sociedad/imm-licita-estaciones-bicicletas-montevideo.html |archive-date=5 December 2019 |access-date=12 December 2021 |website=Diario EL PAIS Uruguay |language=spanish}}</ref>