Cali Transport

Getting there & away

Contents

Land

Bus

The bus terminal is around a 25-minute walk northeast of the center, 10 minutes by a frequent city bus and about US$1.50 by taxi. Buses run regularly to Bogotá (US$25, 12 hours), Medellín (US$18, nine hours) and Pasto (US$14, nine hours). Pasto buses will drop you off in Popayán (US$5, three hours) and there are also hourly minibuses to Popayán (US$6, 2½ hours). There are regular departures to Armenia (US$8, four hours), Pereira (US$9, four hours) and Manizales (US$12, five hours).

Air

The Palmaseca airport is 16km northeast of the city, off the road to Palmira. Minibuses between the airport and the bus terminal run every 10 minutes until about 8pm (US$1, 30 minutes), or take a taxi (US$12).

Avianca has more than half-a-dozen nonstop daily flights to Bogotá for national and international connections. SAM has nonstop flights to many other major Colombian cities, including Cartagena, Medellín, Pasto and San Andrés.