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Do you think it would be safe to drive from medellin to barranquilla, the cheapest i can find a flight for is 321 round trip, that is about how much it cost me to fly from miami to medellin. Am i just looking at the wrong spot or what? Please help

By bamapits3 on Oct 13, 2005, 06:09 in Friendly Talkzone.

Hunter says on Oct 13, 2005, 07:11:

bamapits3 Are you talking in pesos or dollars, if dollars sounds a bit expensive.

I don't fly Med-Baq, but Ctg-Med and the last ticket I bought a month ago cost 350,000 pesos.

I am going to my travel agent early next week, if you send me a PM to remind me I will ask her the cost of a return ticket for Med Baq.

Hunter

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Mr. Hollywood says on Oct 13, 2005, 07:55:

How much does it cost to drive I'm curious what you think it will cost to drive that same route? Gas here is expensive. Plus tolls and other costs. I don't know how much "savings" there is in doing any long drive in Colombia.

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Lucia Rojas says on Oct 13, 2005, 08:19:

Driving is definetely cheaper than flying. That is the eay colombians do it evry day.
The bus also works perfectly and you will find some very comfortable buses. it costs 70,000 pesos from Bogota to santa marta so Medellin -barranquilla which is a smaller distance, shorter trip, should be less than that.
You have to find out about safety warnings, but that`s it.

cheers!

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Gator says on Oct 13, 2005, 08:50:

I Would... take the bus.

"Credidi pretio parvo emere et magno vendere tibi in animo fuisse!" .

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adela says on Oct 13, 2005, 14:06:

bus!
yes, traveling to bigger cities by bus is cheapest and more secure. If you travel by car from Medellin

1. be sure not to use a new car

2. have colombian company

3.Best if you travel a weekend(friday or saturday till sunday or londay-holiday) when so many colombian travel for "puente".

4. Drive during the day.

Màs fe, màs abrazos, màs besos, màs disculpas, màs visitas a nuestros amigos antiguos nos haràn màs plenos cada vez.

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tidal says on Oct 13, 2005, 16:36:

How long does it take by bus from Barranquilla to Medellin? I'll be going there later on this month and want to surprise a friend who is staying in Medellin. The cost doesn't matter to me, just the amount of time it takes to get there.

Thanks,
ericha

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Gator says on Oct 13, 2005, 19:06:

Since .. it's almost 700 km (420 miles+-) say 14 hours, with no en route problems developing

"Credidi pretio parvo emere et magno vendere tibi in animo fuisse!" .

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