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You're likely to arrive in Bogota by air (it's not too safe to drive around Colombia great distances) at El Dorado International Airport, which is on the western edge of the city around 30 minutes from the northern part of the city where most visitors will stay. When you leave the country, there is a departure tax as well that must be paid in cash.
To get into town, I recommend taking a taxi and buying your ticket from the official taxi stand just outside the main entrance of the airport and to the right. A ride into downtown cost me about 10 USD (paid in Colombian Pesos, of course).
The national airline is Avianca and it's been flying as such since 1919, making it the second oldest airline in the world behind KLM. The main operations are held out of El Dorado, so making travel arrangements from here is easy, but there are many tour operators in the city if you prefer to do it there.
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Bogota airport (officially named El Dorado) has 2 terminals, one called El Dorado (Int. + domestic), the other Puente Aereo. The latter is Avianca-domestic only and almost all (but not all) AV-domestic departures/arrivals are handled here. Check. See also the Avianca website. All other domestic airlines use the main terminal (El Dorado, domestic part).
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There are at least three flights between Caracas and Bogota and they are mostly operated by Avianca, the colombian airlines. Flights are a little less frequent to Quito, the Ecuadorian capital. Leave a Comment Theme: Airplane
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The best way to get to Bogotá is by plane...no matter from where you are coming.
Airlines serving El Dorado International Airport are:
-Avianca and ACES (Colombia) -
-Aerolineas Argentinas (Argentina) -
-Aeropostal (Venezuela) -
-Air France (France) -
-Alitalia (Italy) -
-American Airlines (USA) -
-Aserca (Venezuela) -
-British Airways (UK) -
-Continental Airlines (USA) -
-Copa (Panama) -
-Iberia (Spain) -
-Lufthansa (Germany) -
-Varig (Brasil) -
Even from other cities in Colombia you should take the plane to avoid the hazardous roads.
Colombia has several airlines like Avianca, ACES, Aerorepública,...
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Bogota, has an international airport called EL DORADO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. Go to my Colombia page to see the airlines serving Colombia (national and international). There are two terminals: El Dorado and Avianca Terminal. All the international flight are in El Dorado and Avianca terminal is only for national flight of Avianca.
Also Bogota is conected to the main roads which are in very good shaped. Theme: Airplane
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El Dorado is Colombia's main international airport and if you are flying into the country, chances are, this is where you will land. Ther are direct flights to several European, Canadian and United States destinations, as well as direct flights to other Central & South American coutnries.
El Dorado is a modern well run airport (from my experience anyways). It has all the usual facilities an airport is expected to have, such as duty free stuff, restaurants, cafes and money changers & ATM's.
To get to the airport from downtown, catch a colectivo labelled 'Aeropuerto', in the opposite direction catch one labelled 'Germania'. Alternately a taxi to/from downtown should not be more than about 16,000-18,000pesos. The airport runs a service where you go tell them your destination, and they will give you a printout of the price you should pay. You then hand this printout to a taxi and it will take you there, in this way, you do not get ripped off. Leave a Comment Theme: AirplanePhone: 413-9053
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There are two direct buses from Villa de Leyva to Bogota every day. One is leaving very early in the morning and one in the afternoon. As I didn’t want to be in a hurry in the morning it suited me better to travel via Tunja. When I arrived at the terminal in Villa de Leyva the bus was leaving for Tunja within a few minutes. The buses are frequent and takes about an hour to Tunja and cost 4500 pesos (July 2007).
As I entered the terminal in Tunja and asked for a bus to Bogotá a man took me to a bus that was soon leaving. He said the ticket was 10 000 pesos, but when I was going to pay on the bus it was 13 000 pesos (other people around me paid the same price). The bus was a big air-conditioned bus (not very cold) with comfortable seats. To the bus terminal in Bogota it took over 3 hours (there were some road constructions along the way). Many people went of at Portal del Norte and that’s what I would do another time, to take the TransMilenio bus to the city centre.
On the same bus as me was a Canadian woman and she was also going to Platypus so we decided to share a taxi. At the terminal you can take a safe taxi. By the exit you can buy a ticket for the taxi. You say your name and where you are going and you will get a ticket with the price, the number of the taxi and a telephone number to call if you have complains. To Platypus (in Candelaria) the taxi was 7400 pesos. Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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I went up very early to go to the bus terminal. I didn’t have a reservation and thought a bus was leaving at 6.40 for San Agustin. From Platypus to the terminal this early in the morning a taxi was 8800 pesos (August 2007).
At the terminal I found out that the first bus to San Agustin was leaving at 7.00. I bought a ticket from Coomotor for 42 000 pesos (the first price was 46 000, but as I said it was expensive the women immediately gave me the other price). At the terminal there are several cafeterias and I had breakfast at Donkin Donuts (sandwich and coffee for 6200 pesos). If there is no bus direct to San Agustin you can also take a bus to Pitalito and change there.
The bus was rather small but comfortable, and there was a toilet. I had asked for a window seat as I wanted to see the scenery along the way. The disadvantage with sitting there was that the cold air condition was blowing out right above and a sweater was needed (at least on my right side).
The bus ride took 11 hours. About halfway we stopped to eat. After I came from the bathroom it seemed that everyone ate different breads (only the drivers had tamales). I thought there was no time to order anything else so I bought a yoghurt and some bread with cheese which I didn’t like. I was still very hungry and when we stopped at the terminal in Garzón (I think) I hurried to a cafeteria to buy lunch (meat, rice, salad and Pepsi for 6500 pesos).
The landscape is very beautiful at some parts and you can at several places see Magdalena River.
The bus arrived to San Agustin just as it started to get dark. As I didn’t know the way to Casa Nelly and didn’t want to try finding the way in the dark I took a car there for 5000 pesos. I asked for a taxi at the Tourist Office, which is situated just where the bus stops. Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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We were three persons leaving Casa de Nelly and San Agustin for Bogotá the same morning. The guide Pacho helped us with the tickets and brought them to us the evening before. The price between San Agustin and Bogotá, with Coomotor, was 44 000 pesos (August 2007). The direct bus for Bogotá is leaving very early (5.30am) so we left Casa de Nelly by foot at 5am (it was too early to get a car). It was still dark and I was happy not to walk this dark road alone.
While it had been cold in the bus from Bogotá it became very hot in this bus as the air condition didn’t seem to work. We were stopped once at a military checkpoint were all men had to be searched. Between that and lunch we got problems with the bus, a flat tyre I think. We had to stay in the closed bus while it was fixed, or at least I thought it was being fixed, but we continued with reduced speed and went to a few garages where no one seemed to be able to give us the help we needed.
Finally we stopped for lunch (and bathroom as the toilet in the bus didn’t work). We stopped at the same road café as on the way down and once again everyone seemed to eat different kind of breads. I was very hungry and asked for chicken, but it had to be quick as the bus were not stopping for too long. I got chicken, rice, potatoes, pasta and salad for 3500 pesos. I’m glad I had proper food as we still had many hours left until we reached Bogotá.
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