Bus from Medellin to Cartagena

tomtom33 says on Aug 9, 2007, 13:57:

It is safe enough if you are Colombian. On a good trip it's 12 hours.

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vicshere says on Aug 9, 2007, 14:05:

tomtom 12 hours really holy carper ..the 8 hours to Bogotá is enough for me I couldn't possibly take 12 hours on a bus...after 8 hours on a bus I am dead beat

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durito says on Aug 9, 2007, 14:55:

yes it's safe., i've done it several times. i've never gone at night. and yes, it's at least 12 hours.

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robi666 says on Aug 9, 2007, 15:05:

I have done it several times, too. Night and day. Day is good one time to look around, but i prefer at night. Beware: it will be cold in the bus because of the A/C!

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ecco says on Aug 9, 2007, 16:22:

Is the scenery really good? I guess yes.. I will be going from Cali to Medellín through the Coffee Zone by bus which I read has excellent scenery. If the Medellín to Cartagena route is nothing special scenery-wise I will be tempted to take a plane- as I'll be short on time. If anyone has done the two and wants to comment on scenery aspects- please do.

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robi666 says on Aug 9, 2007, 16:33:

Medellin to the coast. The scenery is good until you reach Puerto Valdivia. Then, it is flat. Interesting for do it once, anyway.

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ecco says on Aug 9, 2007, 16:41:

Thanks robi666. Looking at a map it seems to that place is about 1/4 of the distance-ish to Cartagena. I would like to do a long trip by bus for the experience- but hmmm. Tempted to save that one for another time then as I'll be doing some bus travel anyway just before. Thanks again.

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jaramillo says on Aug 9, 2007, 17:09:

Youl'll arrive mith more dust than a "cucaracha de panaderia" (a bakery roach), and stiff as a corpse. The scenery past Puerto Valdivia is dull, just as Robi said. There are much more interesting trips, scenery wise. Medellin Bogota, via Pintada, for example.

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gordonhenderson says on Aug 9, 2007, 19:46:

I have travelled this route more times than i can remember this year. Day and night.They were just normal journeys. However a Colombian friend who knew i travel this route phoned me 6 weeks ago and informed me that on his night journey to Medellin Cartagena the bus was stopped and robbed .They took whatever goodies they could get hold of and the bus was sent on its way. There were no extranjeros on the bus.I never saw any media coverage of this.Although i am sure the odds of this journey will be safe enough, you can make it 100% if you travel by day.

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ahda007 says on Aug 10, 2007, 16:27:

there is such thing as 100%?! :/

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