It has been my experience that nothing is cheaper than from the US.

I Just flew from Bangkok thailand, to Barcelone, Spain, with 3 day layover there, then on to Montevideo, Uruguay, ONE WAY, and the fare was US$1,700.00

I think the Jet Set age may be over except for the very rich..... Gary

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The cheapest city to fly out of the US to Uruguay is Miami, Florida. Search TripAdvisor.com (Cheapo Flights) for TACA airlines... They have a flight that has a 1-hour layover in Lima, Peru to change planes & terminals (easy - Lima's airport is beautiful & well laid-out) before continuing on to Montevideo. We selected the flight that takes a total of around 12 hours.

The cheapest times of the year to fly are March & April. We logged what we wanted into TripAdvisor, then watched the email updates for flights until the price dropped to $640/person. Then, we went to a travel agent & paid for the flight.

No need for round-trip tickets if you plan to stay for awhile... Ask your travel agent to double-check, if you feel uncomfortable. We had a bit of hassle with a Cuban fellow at the TACA check-in, when he remarked about our one-way tickets, stating we would be detained, then put into jail if we did not show round-trip tickets... This is patently FALSE, as it is VERY normal for people to fly into a country here, then tour all of South America before flying out from another country...

We were greeted with "Bienvenidos al Uruguay" by a smiling young lady, who stamped our passports & moved us forward... How refreshing!

Turns out, our bags got left in Lima for 2 days, but the airport in MVD took a description of each of our 7 bags, provided us with "grooming kits," and paid us $50USD for each day the bags were late. They were delivered to our hotel without our ever having to clear customs! What a refreshing change from the US...

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