Police
Polícia de José Ignacio
Los Teros / Golondrinas – 20402 José Ignacio – Maldonado – Uruguai
+598 4486 2021 / +598 4486 2372Polícia de Garzón
+598 4480 6003Guide
Useful information
Practical details for a first stay: services, seasons and everyday logistics.
José Ignacio works on two calendars: a short, intense summer and a long, quiet rest of the year. Services, opening hours and staffing all follow that rhythm, and it shapes what owning here is like.
The other thing worth knowing early is the building regime. Restrictive rules limit verticalisation, which is why the village stayed low while Punta del Este built upward — and why supply is structurally scarce.
Useful information
Town Hall
Município de José Ignacio e Garzón
Plaza José Ignacio – 20402 José Ignacio – Maldonado – Uruguai
+598 4486 2294Email: municipiogarzon@maldonado.gub.uyHealth Centre
Policlínica de José Ignacio
Calle Luis Schickendantz – 20402 José Ignacio – Maldonado – Uruguai
+598 4486 2287 / +598 9981 5543Pharmacy
Airports
Aeroporto Internacional Carrasco de Montevidéu
Ruta 101 – 14000 Montevidéu – Uruguai
+598 2604 0329Website: www.aeropuertodecarrasco.com.uyAeroporto de Punta del Este
Ruta 93 – 20100 Maldonado – Uruguai
+598 4255 9777Website: www.puntadeleste.aeroTaxi
Táxi Diego
Plaza José Ignacio – 20402 José Ignacio – Maldonado – Uruguai
+598 9981 5643 / +598 4486 2173Táxi José Ignacio
Ruta 10 Km 182,5 – 20402 José Ignacio – Maldonado – Uruguai
+598 9956 9941Email: taxijoseignacio@hotmail.comCar Rental
Avis Uruguai – Carrasco International Airport
Ruta 101 – 14000 Montevidéu – Uruguai
+598 2 1700 / +598 4255 9858Website: www.avis.com.uyAvis Uruguai – Porto de Montevidéu
11000 Montevidéu – Uruguai
+598 2 1700 / +598 2604 0334Website: www.avis.com.uyAvis Uruguai – Aeroporto de Punta del Este
Ruta 93 – 20100 Maldonado – Uruguai
+598 2 1700 / +598 4255 9858Website: www.avis.com.uyAvis Uruguai – Punta del Este
Calle 31 / Gorlero y Rambla – 20100 Maldonado – Uruguai
+598 2 1700 / +598 4244 2020Website: www.avis.com.uyHelicopter
Fly Uruguay – Fretamento VIP de Helicóptero
+598 99 269 447 / +598 99 590 210Email: fly@fly.com.uyWebsite: www.vueloshelicoptero.comFerry
Buquebus Buenos Aires
Terminal Porto Madero – Av. Antártida Argentina 821 – 1104 Buenos Aires – Argentina
+5411 4316 6530 / +5411 2493 5214Website: www.buquebus.comBuquebus Punta del Este
Terminal de ônibus – Bvr. Artigas y Calle 32 – 20100 Punta del Este – Maldonado – Uruguai
+598 2 1700 / +598 2604 0334Website: www.buquebus.comBus
COT Ônibus – Aeroporto Internacional de Carrasco
Ruta 101 – 14000 Montevidéu – Departamento de Montevidéu – Uruguai
+598 2409 4949Email: cot@cot.com.uyWebsite: www.cot.com.uyCOT Ônibus – Terminal Tres Cruces Montevidéu
Artigas 1825 – 11800 Montevidéu – Departamento de Montevidéu – Uruguai
+598 2409 4949Email: cot@cot.com.uyWebsite: www.cot.com.uyCOT Ônibus – Terminal de Ônibus Punta del Este
Artigas y Calle 32 – 20100 Punta del Este – Maldonado – Uruguai
+598 2409 4949Email: cot@cot.com.uyWebsite: www.cot.com.uyProperty
Thinking of staying longer than a summer?
Building rules here are restrictive and keep the village low: houses, chacras and land, no towers. See what is currently for sale.