Transportation in Colombia

Colombia moves on three stacked layers. Intercity buses link Bogotá, Medellín, Cali, and the coast from each city's central terminal (*terminal de transporte*). Reclining-seat coaches cost a fraction of domestic flights and serve routes planes skip. Inside cities, two systems matter. Bogotá's TransMilenio BRT sprawls cheap but packs to legendary density at rush hour. Medellín's metro, Colombia's only conventional rail, stays calmer and climbs via Metrocable lines into hillside *comunas*. Both stay at the affordable end of any pricing scale. For airport arrivals, Cabify and InDriver win. Legal, tracked, cheaper than the taxi rank, no increase. Bogotá's official yellow queue at El Dorado is metered and honest. Use it if apps feel like homework. Skip the unmarked sharks inside arrivals. They quote fares you cannot challenge. TransMilenio from El Dorado works with luggage only if you travel light. The layout is built for commuters, not suitcases.