Getting Around
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.
Airport Transfers
How to get from every Colombian airport to the city, bus terminal, and popular destinations. MDE Rionegro, Pereira, Bogotá, Cali, Cartagena, Santa Marta.
Read guide →Rideshare & Taxis
InDrive for negotiated fares, Uber in a gray area, yellow taxis with meters. Safety tips for each.
Read guide →Pico y Placa
Driving restrictions by license plate number. Bogota is strictest. Fines and daily schedules.
Read guide →Local Airlines
Avianca, LATAM, Wingo, Viva, and Cliq. Domestic routes, baggage rules, and booking tips.
Read guide →Driver's License
International license validity, Colombian license process, CRC medical exam, and RUNT.
Read guide →Navigating Colombia
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. Bogotá enforces this aggressively. Medellín and Cali have their own schedules. Get caught and the fine is around 875,000 COP at 2026 SMMLV (15 SMLDV).
For intercity travel, domestic flights are cheap and fast. Avianca, LATAM, Wingo, EasyFly, and Satena connect major and regional cities (Ultra Air shut down in March 2023 and Spirit's Colombia routes ended May 2, 2026 — do not book either). A Bogotá-to-Medellín 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.