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Busetas are the very best way to get around in the chaotic traffic of Bogota. They are everywhere and go everywhere. Of course, you will need a few tips from local people in order to uinderstand the basic rules and traffic flows.
Buses go everywhere in Colombia. La 'terminal rodoviaria' is your leavind/arriving place everywhere in the country. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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If you want to take the bus from the airport, you should visit the Platypus Hostel Website, where there are great directions and PHOTOS of the journey into town. Most trips are 1000 or 1200 (50 cents). Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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You don get Transmilenio for all routes. So , what happens when peole don feel like to get a ride with those old ugly buses. These are an alternative. Most of them do have a destination mark in front, so you know which ways they are goin. But, perhaps you don have to use them as a tourist. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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Near Zipaquira salt cathdral we found this amusing tourist cus. This model is not even that common in my native Bangladesh but even in Bogota city yo see then often. Perhaps it makes a little sense in this high segregated society by wealth. Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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There are cars that people drive, then public forms of transportation: taxis, regular city buses, and then the new, modern, red "Transmilenio" system which takes you fast from one end to the other. They are long red buses that have their own lanes in the middle of a major city avenue. My own preference is the regular city buses, I felt I got to see more in those. Bus fare is usu. 700 - 900 pesos, and I think a little bit more on the weekend. Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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Many buses are passing by San Gil on there way to Bogota. I arrived to the terminal in San Gil just after 7am. There were two companies next to each other offering tickets for a bus leaving 7.30. One was Omega that had a small bus and one was Copatran which had a big bus. Both cost 30 000 pesos (July 2008). I bought a ticket with Copatran. The bus didn't arrive until just before 8am (coming from Bucaramanga). The chairs were very comfortable and could be leaned back a lot, with support for the legs. There was still enough space between the rows of chairs. And there were two toilets on the bus. But it was too cold. I don't like air condition and can't understand why it must be so cold on the buses. After 1,5 hours we stopped for a 30 minutes break to eat (I had been at the same place the previous year). After that they showed the film Too fast, too furious - Tokyo Drive.
At 14.15 we stopped at Portal Norte, but I thought it would be more convenient to continue to the terminal and take a taxi from there, instead of the Transmillenio from Portal Norte. I had forgotten that it took as long as another hour to go to the terminal.
At the terminal I stood in line for one of the secure taxis. I gave the address to where I was going and got a paper with the car number and the cost of the journey. To Platapus it was 7400 pesos. Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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The taxi from Casa Platypus to the bus terminal took about 20 minutes and was 9400 pesos (July 2008). I arrived to the terminal about 6.50am and asked for buses to La Plata. The only direct buses are leaving night time so I bought a ticket to Neiva where I could change. The first company I asked had a bus at 7.30, but Copatran had one leaving at 7am so I bought a ticket for that bus. The ticket was 28 000 pesos and the journey took 6 hours. During the journey they showed two films (Too fast too furious, Tokyo drive and Ghost) alost without sound. We made a short break once (I had been at the same place the previous year as well).
In Neiva a man from Copatran brought me to the minibus to La Plata. It was leaving in less then half an hour, 13.30 and the ticket was 12 000 pesos. After a while the bus got a flat tyre, but it took only 15 minutes to change. After that stop some men had to push the minibus so the driver could start it. We were at the terminal in La Plata at 15.50. The terminal is outside the town and a taxi to the main plaza cost 2500 pesos. Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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