San Andrés Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Boat

There are no ferries to the Colombian mainland or elsewhere. Cargo boats to Cartagena and Providencia might take passengers, but are only of interest to those who can stomach a long and rough sea journey.

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Air

The airport is in San Andrés Town, a 10-minute walk northwest of the center, or US$3 by taxi. Colombian airlines that service San Andrés include Avianca/SAM (512 3211; cnr Avs Colombia & Duarte Blum) and AeroRepública (512 7334; Av Colón 3-64); there are direct connections to Bogotá (US$140), Cali (US$140), Cartagena (US$128) and Medellín (US$140). At the time of research there were no direct flights between San Andrés and Central America, but Avianca does offer a flight three times a week to Panama City via Bogotá (one way US$207).

The airport tax on international departures from San Andrés is the same as elsewhere in Colombia: US$30 if you have stayed in the country fewer than 60 days and US$50 if you've stayed longer. You can pay in pesos or US dollars.

Satena Airways (512 6867; satenaadz@yahoo.com; Aeropuerto Internacional Sesquicentenario) operates two or three flights per day between San Andrés and Providencia (return US$124), serviced by a 19-seater plane. Note that West Caribbean Airways had formerly flown this route but had suspended operations at the time of research.

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