Rideshare apps, taxis, domestic flights, driving restrictions, and the driver's license process. Everything you need to navigate Colombia on the ground and in the air.
InDrive for negotiated fares, Uber in a gray area, yellow taxis with meters. Safety tips for each.
Read guide →Driving restrictions by license plate number. Bogota is strictest. Fines and daily schedules.
Read guide →Avianca, LATAM, Wingo, Viva, and Cliq. Domestic routes, baggage rules, and booking tips.
Read guide →International license validity, Colombian license process, CRC medical exam, and RUNT.
Read guide →Colombia has no Lyft. Uber technically operates in a legal gray area. The app most Colombians actually use is InDrive, where you negotiate the fare before the driver accepts. Yellow taxis are everywhere but require you to either use a meter or agree on a price first. Welcome to Colombian transportation.
If you plan to drive, every major city has pico y placa restrictions that ban certain license plate numbers on specific days. Bogota enforces this aggressively. Medellin and Cali have their own schedules. Get caught and the fine is around 500,000 COP.
For intercity travel, domestic flights are cheap and fast. Avianca, LATAM, Wingo, and Ultra Air connect all major cities. A Bogota-to-Medellin flight costs 100,000-250,000 COP ($28-$69 USD) if booked in advance. Buses are cheaper but take 8-12 hours on winding mountain roads.