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Buses, Busetas, Colectivos...   Bogotá

Buses, Busetas, Colectivos..., Bogotá

 11 Reviews  The intercity bus terminal in San Gil is located 3km west of downtown. The easiest way to get there is taking a taxi which only costs 3.000 COP (January 2010). Frequent buses depart to Bogotá, most of... 

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Transportation   Cartagena

Transportation, Cartagena

 2 Reviews  Cartagena is full of wonderful buses, some are very old and dangerous and some have televisions and air con. Most bus journeys cost 1200 pesos around 50 cent in euros. The air con buses cost 1500... 

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Taxis   Bogotá

Taxis, Bogotá

 7 Reviews  Taking a taxi from Bogota airport is well organised and safe, go to the right (when leaving from the International arrivals) to the booth, tell the coordinator your destination and get a voucher .... 

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TransMilenio   Bogotá

TransMilenio, Bogotá

 13 Reviews  Though the very core of Bogota's old town is easily explored on foot, getting further afield requires some kind of locomotion. Many tourist opt for taxis which are generally metered and fairly priced... 

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Airplane   Bogotá

Airplane, Bogotá

 10 Reviews  There were only a very few days left until my flight back to Europe so I decided to join Donna and take a flight as well. Two airlines have flights from Barranquilla to Bogotá, Avianca and Aires. We... 

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'Chiva'   Bogotá

'Chiva', Bogotá

 2 Reviews  Typically these busses get pretty crowded. Usually I took the smaller and faster busses. I remember that the driver always played the local music called Ballenato, the kind of music you will hear... 

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Bicycle/Wheel sports   Bogotá

Bicycle/Wheel sports, Bogotá

 4 Reviews  On Sunday mornings (and holidays) between 7.00 - 14.00 some of the main streets in Bogotá are closed down for cars. Lots of cyclists, skaters and pedestrians use the roads instead. For example can you... 

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General Transportation

by visitcolombia

Colombia, nowadays, is developing a new transport system that share the traditional Colombian ways to go from one place to another, with innovate systems from the first and second world as Transmilenio in Bogotá and Medellin’s metro. Colombia has six international airports in the country’s principal cities, Bogotá, Medellin, Cali, Cartagena, Pereira and Barrranquilla. Also, all the department capitals have airports for domestic’s flights. In Colombia, you can find four big airplanes lines as AeroRepublica, Avianca, Satena and Aires. However, the best way to travel around the country is by land transports, because you can enjoy the unique view that Colombia offer to the tourist. Colombia has a primary system of national buses service, but it covers the most part of the national territory. One of the most attractive ways to travel is by “Chiva”, a traditional Colombian bus, paint with...

City Buses

by clmetal

Flagging a taxi can be dangerous (people have been ambushed), so we found ourselves using buses as often as taxis.Very cheap, ranging from 900 - 1050 pesos ($.40 - $.45) and literally no wait time. Buses are everywhere and will pull over at pretty much any spot. Our favorite areas are in the north of the city, so we would pick one up on a main road that was heading towards the mountains We were warned that people are pick pocketed on these buses, but we had no problems.

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Public Interstate Buses

by WaRPer

They’re always buses run between Colombia’s major cities as the main source of public transport. Since this is a very mountainous country, traveling on road can be very time-consuming and you need to be very patient since they’ll be security check-points all the way from place to place. The bus service is an ‘alright’ mode of transport and the buses themselves are in an ‘alright’ condition (some companies offer A/C busses) But the advantage is that it’s very cheap, if you take a plane it would cost you around 10-times more. Prepare yourself for a long, curvy, dizzy ride!!!

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Getting there from US/Europe and Domestic Flights

by WaRPer

There are not many international flights to Bogota. Maybe the biggest hubs are from Miami by American Airlines (daily flights) and from Frankfurt by Lufthansa. The Bogota Int'l Airport is tiny and not so ‘computerized’ so it may take lots of time checkin’ in and out. If you’re flying further to another city (regular flights to Cali, Medellin, Ibague, Cartagena de Indias), the domestic airport is right next to the Int’l. Flying is the best choice traveling within the country, because as you might know Colombia is very mountainous and all the curvy roads maybe too much and too dangerous to handle. The national-run domestic airlines called Aires, small 20-seats double-propellers planes are on service (a little scary when I first saw the plane – but everything will be just fine!!) Booking is not essential for planes FROM Bogota, just go to the airline’s counter and pay for the tickets IN...

Please Mind the Darien Gap

by jungles

Sadly, travelling overland from Central America to South America is not an option, at least for all but the most foolhardy of travellers. There is about an 80-mile-long break in the PanAmerican Highway which is known as the Darien Gap. There are various land and sea routes through the gap that have been attempted by small numbers of adventurous travellers in the past, but in recent years drug smugglers and armed groups hostile to travellers have been very active in this area, and it is now considered too dangerous to attempt the crossing, even by those who have done it in the past. So until peace returns to this largely unexplored region, you'll have to either sail or fly. The website below is run by a husband and wife team who made the trip several times and wrote a guidebook on the gap, but even they have not attempted it since 1999.

Hitch a Ride on a Yacht

by jungles

If you don't want to fly to get from Panama to Colombia, the other option is to find a private yacht that is willing to take you for a fee. This is a fairly common practice, although you might have to wait a few days before you find a boat ready to go. You can ask around and put up notices in the yacht clubs in either Panama City or Colon. We inquired at a hostel recommended by our guidebook for that purpose (sorry I can't remember the name), but they didn't have one leaving when we wanted so we took the flight instead. It will take about five days and will cost upwards of two hundred dollars (only slightly cheaper than the flight), but you get to pass through the remote San Blas Islands, known for outstanding coral reefs and traditional Cuna society.

Flight from Panama

by jungles

If you fly from Panama City to Cartagena, you may be told by the travel agent that you have to buy a return ticket to satisfy immigration requirements, even if you have no intention of returning to Panama. We were initially sold a one-way ticket, but the next day the travel agent called us back into the office and told us we would have to pay significantly more for a return ticket. We were told that in Colombia this would be partially refunded by the airline (Aires), which made it not as bad. Of course, at the Aires customer service desk in the airport we were told to write a letter (in Spanish) documenting our reimbursement request, make photocopies of our tickets, etc. and then we could expect a deposit in our bank account within a month. The deposit never showed up. After numerous emails and attempted phone calls, the money still never showed and I eventually gave up. Of course,...

Sailing to Colombia

by alza

I can highly recommend Peter Rippingale, skipper of the Golden Eagle, to sail from Panama to Colombia, or vice-versa. Details will follow as soon as possible, but for now, I can say that Peter is experienced, dependable, professional, fun-loving, and sails a great yacht. I felt totally safe during the 4-day trip from Portobello, Panama to Cartagena, Colombia, even with rough seas and strong winds from the San Blas to Cartagena for 23 hours non-stop. The whole voyage was unforgettable and fun, with great backpackers on board and a good cook too.If you're in Cartagena, you'll probably find info on the Golden Eagle's itinerary or where to get in touch with Peter at the Hostel Viena in Getsemani. (I'm not staying there, I prefer El Centro Historico nearby. But I know Peter left a flyer at the Viena.)If you're in Panama City, la Casa de Carmen in El Carmen barrio can put you in touch with...

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You can fix anything with boxcutters and duct tape

by BigJon

Colombia is not just a land of coffee and cartels, but it is also a land of contrasts. One contrast I found is with Bogota El Dorado International Airport security. Passengers undergo a very thorough screening. Documentation is checked, questions are asked, personal items and persons are scanned and hand searched multiple times by DAS, the military, and whomever else is around. Planes are also screened heavily. There are crews which inspect the baggage area and a crew who comes on board to inspect under each seat cushion and seat, the seat pockets, the overhead bins, etc. Then there are more crews to watch those crews and more crews to watch the crews who are watching crews.So, when several airport personnel came on board a full airplane with box cutters, I was a bit surprised.What had happened was we were ready to depart on a US carrier's 757 when a piece of plastic paneling (near the...

Flying to Colombia from the UK

by sjvessey

British Airways operates three flights a week to Bogota El Dorado airport via Caracas in Venezuela (although you don't have to get off the plane during the stopover), flight time around 12 hours and 45 minutes including stopover time. At the time of writing (March 2003) the cost was around £600 (US$1,000) return.If you're flying on to another destination in Colombia, you may need to go to the domestic terminal, called Puente Aereo, about 1km away. Unless you have arranged a transfer between terminals as part of your ticket (recommended), this will likely involve either taking the bus or a taxi.

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