Terminal Tres Cruces handles 12 million annual passengers across 41 transport operators serving national and international routes

The terminal opened on November 16, 1994, developed by private transport sector investors on 43,000 square meters with 24,000 square meters built across three levels. The original design by architect Guillermo Gómez Platero integrated transport infrastructure with retail, combining the bus terminal with a shopping center totaling 80,000 square meters after the 2012 expansion. The reconstruction added 67 new commercial units and 12 stands, bringing total retail presence to 200 locations. The facility operates 24 hours daily, 365 days annually, consolidating services that previously operated from dispersed downtown locations including Plaza Cagancha.

Route networks span three primary corridors across Uruguay. Eastern routes through operators including Compañía Oriental de Transporte, Copsa Este, and Cynsa connect Montevideo to coastal destinations in Maldonado, Rocha, and Lavalleja departments, serving tourist destinations including Punta del Este, Piriápolis, and Chuy. Littoral routes operated by Agencia Central, Intertur, and CUT Corporación link the capital to western departments including Paysandú, Salto, Río Negro, Colonia, and Soriano. Northern routes managed by Agencia Central and COIT provide service to Rivera and interior departments.

International connections extend through multiple South American destinations. Argentine routes reach Buenos Aires through Colonia and direct services, plus interior cities including Córdoba, Rosario, Mendoza, and regional centers. Brazilian connectivity covers Porto Alegre, Florianópolis, Curitiba, Pelotas, and São Paulo. Long-distance international service reaches Asunción, Paraguay, and Santiago, Chile. The terminal’s organizational structure operates through GRALADO S.A., which maintains a social responsibility program providing USD 200,000 annually over ten years to CO.DI.CEN for rural school construction. The facility’s strategic location on Bulevar Artigas in the Tres Cruces neighborhood created a new traffic node while decongesting central Montevideo, requiring relocation of the General Fructuoso Rivera monument and surrounding vegetation during construction.