Medellín

Domestic Airport

There is a small local airport Olaya Herrera IATA: EOH; ICAO: SKMD (http://www.aeropuertoolay...) close to downtown and it is very convenient for regional and domestic travel, with non-stop flights to 23 destinations. Airlines: LAN Merged with Aires (http://www.lan.com), Aerolínea de Antioquia -ADA- (http://www.ada-aero.com), Satena (http://www.satena.com), EasyFly (http://www.easyfly.com.co). Also charter flights from Searca (http://www.searca.com.co). (http://en.wikipedia.org/w...)

Car

There are four roads leading to Medellín from all cardinal points. From Bogota you can take Autopista Medellín and head west 7-9 hours with beautiful scenery. From Pereira, Cali and the south take road 25 towards Medellín. If coming from the Atlantic coast Cartagena, Barranquillia take route 25 south to Medellín aprox. 11 hours. Of note, there is no road connecting Panamá with Colombia.

Trains are scarce and unreliable in Colombia. It is not possible to arrive in Medellín by boat.

By bus
By bus

Medellín has two bus terminals North and South managed by the same company and share a single website (http://www.terminalesmede...). Both terminals have mid-size shopping malls in the premises. For a complete list of the cities check the webpage.

The North terminal is much larger and it is connected with Metro station Caribe and the rail system Although passenger rail transport in Colombia is quite limited. It serves cities North and East of Medellín Cartagena, Santa Marta and Bogotá included.

The South terminal is next door to the much smaller domestic airport closest Metro station El Poblado but not within walking distance. Serves towns South Manizales, Pereira, Cali.