land travel from baq to ctg

Clinman says on Jun 5, 2008, 09:06:

The minivans are not allowed into BAQ airport. I have only taken the minivan from Hotel Dann Carlton in BAQ to CTG Hilton and took about 1.5 hours but I was the last person to get off the bus. I am sure someone will provide information on a nearby pickup point where a BAQ air port taxi can drop you off for the mini bus pickup and of course the buses run on the half hour

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rjstuff says on Jun 5, 2008, 10:01:

There are many van services and most pick you up from your hotel or home - we have done both. The driving time is about 1.5 to 2 hours but if they are picking up a lot of people then you may have to wait. You can call them from the airport and they will pick you up at the airport - here are two
Inter Tours 362-1209 or 369-3725
Invertours - 360-4359 (www.invertours.com)
Have Fun.
The cost is about 25.000 pesos (15 dollars) or you can take the whole thing by yourself for about 200.000 pesos (125 dollars).

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rjstuff says on Jun 5, 2008, 10:55:

It may or may not work to just hop onto a normal bus - my friend from New Jersey did this from Santa Marta to go back to Barranquilla. They took a cab to the bus terminal in Santa Marta, then took the bus to Barranquilla and then a cab from the bus terminal to home - it cost them more time and money than our van that picked us from the apartment in Santa Marta and dropped us to our home in Barranquilla.

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phillyguy says on Jun 5, 2008, 11:29:

Thanks for the info.

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el flaco says on Jun 6, 2008, 02:01:

The problem is that the Cartagena bus station is a long way from Cartagena. So the door to door service is better. Get a taxi to the Mar y Sol office from the airport. They have a waiting room and just around the corner is an internet cafe.

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tigredelnorte2 says on Jun 6, 2008, 11:28:

First off leave with pleanty of daylight ahead. 2pm at the latest. I took a bus from Baranquilla to Cartagena a couple of years ago. The fee was about 18 thousand pesos as I remember. From the Airport to the bus station in Baranquilla should be less than 10 thousand pesos. Ask the driver before you get in the cab. I believe that now there is a prepay service kiosk in the Airport, where you pay for the taxi, and provide the receipt to the cabbie. This is much better, and there is less cheating. Most buses are direct, but some do pass through villages on the way. The bus station in Cartagena is not all that far from Boca Grande (the swank area of Cartagena). I remember paying the cabbie about 8 thousand pesos. 15 minutes max to Boca by taxi from the Cartagena buss station. Good luck. If you speak good Spanish all should be pretty easy.

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guacharaca says on Jun 8, 2008, 17:08:

toneloc24 is correct. Furthermore, riding with Invertours is far safer than a regular bus. Regular buses pick up regular street people on route and that is not good for you if you have any attachment to your possessions.

Colombianos: Las armas os han dado independencia, las leyes os daran libertad. (Santander)

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