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Suggestions for bus rides or plane rides to Bogota from Barranquilla

Que mas de nuevo mi gente??? I was considering a little four or five day trip to Bogota, but i was wondering if you guys had an inside scoop on plane prices and bus prices???? Ill be visiting my family near barranquilla and would like to hitch on over to Bogota to see a cousin of mine....but...........is it safe to take those bus rides across the country from barranquilla ???? Does anyone know how much those bus fares are round trip??? Or what about the round trip plane trips??? Im wanting to finally see what Bogota is all about ........Thanks guys ..........hasta luego

By Colombiano_divino on May 18, 2006, 17:25 in Friendly Talkzone.

jaramillo says on May 19, 2006, 00:58:

The question is not so much price and safety... as distance. The choice is between a short flight and two days of eating dust.

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Gator says on May 19, 2006, 07:42:

Your Tio Jaramillo.. is correct-why waste two days? Safe but long, about a 1000k and say 18/20 hours, and boring. On Berlinas it will cost just about $200.000 pesos rt. Air likely 300.000 rt and 1 1/2 hours.

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Colombiano_divino says on May 19, 2006, 08:45:

okay nice ino............... hey Gator can you convert that 300.000 pesos in american gringo green??? ahahahahah.....thanks for the info..wow i thought the bus ride was a tad shorter ...say like.... twelve to fifteen hours..but yeah a plane ride sounds alittle more tempting.....thanks alot
i wanna see bogota baby...............yeah

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untreated says on May 19, 2006, 13:35:

I prefer the bus Get the bus in Barranquilla in the afternoon and you will get to Bogota the next morning. You'll get to see the country and relax,have a nice dinner somewhere that night, get a good night's sleep, save lots of money over the air fare, even more so in the high season. Taxis to and from the airport cost more than to/from the bus station which is closer in. Also, better chance of having good conversations with fellow passengers, even making friends. No need for reservations, just go to the bus station and leave. You can even haggle down the price to 60,000 or 70,000 pesos, one way. What's so bad about spending 16-18 hours on a bus?

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jaramillo says on May 19, 2006, 14:03:

A matter of preference... The trip by bus, let's say once, is actually interesting (I would not do it routinely). Unfortunately it travels at night so you'd miss most of the stuff. My back gives me a hard time after a few hours, so I would never call a night in a bus "a good night's sleep", but a younger person might. Berlinas del Fonce is one of the better ones (http://www.berlinasdelfonce.com/html/Rutas.html). They list the trip at 107,000 CP.

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