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Punta del Este: clearing in by boat

Port of entry of Uruguay.

Check with the authorities before you leave (last checked on 28 October 2026).

Services

CustomsImmigrationHarbour office

Clearing out possible here

VHF
16

Good to know

Prefectura first, who will send you to customs and immigration.

Offices to visit

In the usual order of the formalities. Addresses can change: ask the harbour office when you arrive.

  1. Bureaux des autorités – complexe de la marina de Punta del Este (Prefectura, Aduana, Migración)

    Harbour officeCustomsImmigration

    Complexe de la marina, port de Punta del Este, Uruguay

    Opening hours : Immigration au port : 9h-15h

    VHF : 16 / 13

    Call Control Marítimo on arrival; order: Prefectura, immigration, customs, then Prefectura again; officials do not board.

  2. Migración – aéroport de Laguna del Sauce

    Immigration

    Aéroport international de Laguna del Sauce, environ 20 km de Punta del Este, Uruguay

    For immigration outside the port office hours (bus from the port).

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Sources

This information is gathered from public sources and sailors’ experience. It does not replace the country’s authorities, whose word is final: check before you leave.