Unfortunately, there are no rail services linking these countries. A ferry and hydrofoil service runs between Colonia and Buenos Aires. Getting Around Domestic flights are absurdly cheap but somewhat limited. Buses are reasonably priced and there are frequent services to all sizeable destinations. Traveling by car poses few problems once outside hazardous Montevideo, although the country's winding roads and hilly terrain require some care.
Local transport is predominantly by bus and metered taxi.
Reccomended Reading Don't leave home without reading No Man's Land, The Shipyard or A Brief Life by Juan Carlos Onetti, or anything from the pen of Mario Benedetti, two of Uruguay's best known contemporary writers. Lonely Planet Publications Pty. Ltd. All rights reserved.