BOGOTA - CALI (AIR/BUS)

arthur brode says on Jan 31, 2008, 13:24:

1)around 200,000-250,000 pesos
2)around 50,000 pesos

http://www.calirentals.net/

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JumboBond007 says on Jan 31, 2008, 13:33:

Thank you very much ;)

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msaucey says on Jan 31, 2008, 13:41:

Air vs. bus, in comparison to time wasted on traveling....

Air... 1 hour...
Bus.. 7-8 hours...

The trouble about trying to make yourself stupider than you really are is that you very often succeed. - CS Lewis

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JumboBond007 says on Jan 31, 2008, 17:33:

A girl whom I am contacting with (from Bogota) says it is too dangerous to travel to Cali by bus.

Is it true? or, she is trying to get on plane, quicker trip?

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msaucey says on Jan 31, 2008, 17:42:

Depends on the definition of "Dangerous".... There's 2 dangers to consider...

1. Bus Driver - Bus driver going hell-a fast, 90mph through curvy mountains....slamming on brakes, by passing other vehicles on one lane highways....

2. The Route - Bogota to Cali covers a lot of area.... I did Bogota to Pereira, which was a 6 hour to 7 hour bus trip without any issues.... There was a guy that wanted to get off at one point to stretch his legs because we were stuck in a jam, but the bus driver told him not to get off, because the area wasn't so great... As for Bogota to Cali, I'm not sure the exact route, but it should be fairly the same...

The trouble about trying to make yourself stupider than you really are is that you very often succeed. - CS Lewis

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arthur brode says on Jan 31, 2008, 18:24:

i always fly to Bogota.i cant imagine what it would be like locked up on a bus for 8 hours.fok that!

http://www.calirentals.net/

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chester says on Feb 7, 2008, 10:25:

if you have never done it before, take the bus during the day.

pretty countryside, about 11 to 12 hours

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vicshere says on Feb 7, 2008, 10:26:

do it at least once just to have the experience its a wild ride(the bus trip i mean)

listo

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ecco says on Feb 11, 2008, 12:31:

Ontop of the airfare cost, unless someone is meeting you at Cali airport then you can either take an expensive taxi to the centre or the cheaper more fun colectivo option which is what I did- a 1/10 of the price- can't remember exactly but I think the taxis were telling me 35,000 pesos, whereas the colectivo was 3500 pesos (or maybe less even).

If you have time to spare I think buses are a good idea. Didn't do Bogotá - Cali by bus but did Bogotá to Pereria as well (inreverse actually) via Armenia and the scenery was great. However the were holdups on the curvy mountain roads so everything took a good 2-3 hours longer what with hitting traffic entering Bogotá late in the evening.

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la campiña says on Feb 11, 2008, 16:47:

If your newish to colombia take the bus in the day, the view is spectacular "en la linea" comfy modern coaches TV, toilets, but take warm clothes the air conditioning doesnt get turned off at altitude, its a must if your passing through. Suppose its want you want here, I've lived in cali for 5 years but prefer to meet colombians on the road rather than chicas plasticas on route to chipichape via avianca,

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