Medellin Reports

[Old Parr]

After the shared cabs drop off most of the passengers at San Diego, will they normally be willing to go to your final destination for an extra charge?

For my trip later this spring, I'll actually be arriving at San Diego probably around 6 pm. If Ubers are double the cost during this time, maybe the taxis might end up being cheaper (going to Poblado).

The man with 501 questions.

[KeviKev68]

There is a bus that drops you at San Diego Mall and then you can take an Uber from there to wherever. Not sure if you have to have pesos to ride the bus, if you don't have a fare card. The cost of an Uber from San Diego Mall will vary depending on the time of day. Uber prices can double during Rush Hour.

There are also shared cabs to San Diego that cost 25,000 or about $6. 50 USD and then you can take an Uber from there to wherever as well.

Decision might come down to how much time you want to spend traveling with your luggage and the cost difference. I think the airport cabs are around 110,000 or about $28 USD and they drop you off at your door.

I'm not understanding what the issue is with cab to taxi fare. I have a driver who picks me up at the airport and drops me off at Laureles for 110 cop. I am sure El Poblado would be less but in any event that's not a lot of money. There are buses but why would you do that to save $5 ? It doesn't make any sense.

If you can afford to fly to Colombia and have a place to stay the least of money you will spend is on Uber. It's cheap as hell to move around in Uber -Medellin- Colombia.

[MoonShot]

After getting off that plane, I'm usually tired and I just want to get to the hotel as quickly as possible. I have luggage and a backpack so that's also something to consider. I just take the white cab and it takes me directly to my hotel for 110 mil. None of this waiting around for the minibus to leave, getting off at San Diego, getting into another cab to get to your hotel. It depends on what is your time worth. Is $10 or even $15 worth it to you for the extra hassle?

[Orgasmico]

After the shared cabs drop off most of the passengers at San Diego, will they normally be willing to go to your final destination for an extra charge?

For my trip later this spring, I'll actually be arriving at San Diego probably around 6 pm. If Ubers are double the cost during this time, maybe the taxis might end up being cheaper (going to Poblado).

Good question about the shared cab. I'm sure it could be worked out.

As far as 6 pm, the congestion can also be really bad, depending on the direction of travel.

In general, I would try to avoid rush hour travel, if possible. Ubers will get you there but Medellin does have bad congestion at times. The train can be ridiculous depending on the station during rush hour.

Keep in mind, since this is Medellin, double the price could be $3. 50 to $7. 00. For us that live here it's noticeable but for most tourists it's noting. When a person wants to get back to El Poblado, time is often more important than the additional cost. San Diego has restaurants, Starbucks and other amenities if you wanted to kill some time.

[Exoticspirit]

There is a bus that drops you at San Diego Mall and then you can take an Uber from there to wherever. Not sure if you have to have pesos to ride the bus, if you don't have a fare card. The cost of an Uber from San Diego Mall will vary depending on the time of day. Uber prices can double during Rush Hour.

There are also shared cabs to San Diego that cost 25,000 or about $6. 50 USD and then you can take an Uber from there to wherever as well.

Decision might come down to how much time you want to spend traveling with your luggage and the cost difference. I think the airport cabs are around 110,000 or about $28 USD and they drop you off at your door.

After the shared cabs drop off most of the passengers at San Diego, will they normally be willing to go to your final destination for an extra charge?

For my trip later this spring, I'll actually be arriving at San Diego probably around 6 pm. If Ubers are double the cost during this time, maybe the taxis might end up being cheaper (going to Poblado).

[Orgasmico]

There's an airport bus service from / to the Medellin airport called Combuses and one of their stops is near the San Diego Mall. Anybody here ever use this and is the San Diego Mall area safe enough to wait for and get dropped off by an Uber?

There is a bus that drops you at San Diego Mall and then you can take an Uber from there to wherever. Not sure if you have to have pesos to ride the bus, if you don't have a fare card. The cost of an Uber from San Diego Mall will vary depending on the time of day. Uber prices can double during Rush Hour.

There are also shared cabs to San Diego that cost 25,000 or about $6. 50 USD and then you can take an Uber from there to wherever as well.

Decision might come down to how much time you want to spend traveling with your luggage and the cost difference. I think the airport cabs are around 110,000 or about $28 USD and they drop you off at your door.

[Fun Luvr]

There's an airport bus service from / to the Medellin airport called Combuses and one of their stops is near the San Diego Mall. Anybody here ever use this and is the San Diego Mall area safe enough to wait for and get dropped off by an Uber?

I use the buses to and from the airport almost every trip, usually five trips a year. The drop off area has always been safe, any time of day and night. I always get a taxi from the drop off spot. The cost to Laureles is very little more than an Uber. Going to the airport, it's best to get on the bus where they start from, Calle 36 #45-14. The fare is 15,500 each direction.

[TjBrazil]

All the feedback you all wrote is helpful. My last SA and online dating question if that's even possible is when you come across a Colombian women writing her profile in English instead of her native language, is that a red flag? I was talking to a profile in Medelland that was written in English but I decided to use translation to message her, and a few exchanges of we're both beautiful and she wants dinero from arrangement leads to " Podemos tener sexo" from her. Is this too a red flag?

Because of this interaction with a beautiful woman in that low quality zero filter Colombian photograph, I was also contemplating what it would be like to just ship her here to the states for a week and possibly marry her. These women truly are amazing and I'm catching feelings. Now I know how many of our kind get scoped.

Simp alert! Pull over! Pull over! Have you been drinking sir? No, I just want to marry a prostitute and bring her to America. She loves me, even tho she has sex with men for money. I can forget her past. She tells me I'm handsome and she says she loves me. I believe her.

[Ppartynextdoor]

Good share. What did you do to attract attention and also gave it away that you were being targeted by men or women? I'm half your size and will solo travel in a few months, so in the event I realize I'm being followed need to have an escape plan. Did you pick up any parque lerras women and bring them back to your place or trust them into a short stay hotel? Lastly any BBFS?

In retrospect, I think I was a little too excited meaning, I hit like 3 chicas on the same stretch. So they assumed I had money and I didn't haggle. The escape plan was for me to speed walk and keep bending corners. I'm from an urban environment in the states so this is nothing new to me. I noticed I was being followed because a pack of 3 guys were outside the little hotel that I noticed from plaza botero about 30 minutes before and when I walked off they slowly started to walk behind me. I turned a corner to get off the strip and I took a quick glance behind me and boom there they were, I made it to the next corner basically almost going in a circle if I made another left turn and boom there they were but I noticed they were speeding up. I have really long legs so it's very easy for me to speed walk fast without looking crazy. That's when I made a right turn and threw my legs into overdrive LOL and made it to the next corner asoon as they were turning into the block. I jogged the next block and kept making turns until I saw a cab driver I literally walked in front of his cab and he let me in. It became a totally different element at night young Spanish guys were play fighting in the street and all kinds of shit. I would recommend not going to el Centro at night solo in a nutshell. But to answer your question I think they saw I was banging multiple chicas and I wouldn't even haggle, just show them my phone they would type the price and I would say ok. Highest I got quoted was 75 by the way and no lower then 60. I recommend el poblado at night you can hang out there til 3 am and there are tons of expats and gringos you will bump into. And a lot of police at el poblado so it creates the illusion of safety.

[HumbleHal]

Another to / from the airport transport option (in between a taxi and a bus in terms of price, comfort and waiting times) is to take a "colectivo": in effect, a shared white taxi. They also pick-up and drop-off passengers by the San Diego Mall. If I'm not mistaken the 2024 price is 25,000 mil to the airport and 30,000 from.

The last time I used the service from the airport into the city, the driver agreed to take me to my apartment in Laureles from San Diego for an additional 15,000. But yellow cabs and the metro are both nearby.

Yes, I have taken the collective twice. 6 people packed into a compact car. And some of them have showered! LOL. If money is sparce you should plan your airfare months in advance and go Spirit so you cannot let your seat recline back, saving a few bucks.

[MoneyShot]

What is a good guest friend hotel near medellin sports bar?

[Exoticspirit]

Another to / from the airport transport option (in between a taxi and a bus in terms of price, comfort and waiting times) is to take a "colectivo": in effect, a shared white taxi. They also pick-up and drop-off passengers by the San Diego Mall. If I'm not mistaken the 2024 price is 25,000 mil to the airport and 30,000 from.

The last time I used the service from the airport into the city, the driver agreed to take me to my apartment in Laureles from San Diego for an additional 15,000. But yellow cabs and the metro are both nearby.

I did see the colectivo option and since I would not be in any hurry, it is an option. The only thing I was worried about with these shared rides is that I also noticed that the vehicles were not that big and I would have a large backpack plus a carry on luggage which is not an issue with the buses. So maybe if I was first in line for an empty colectivo, it might be workable.

[Nil Admirari]

I use it all the time. They drop you off at a taxi station. From there I just take a taxi to where ever I'm going.

Another to / from the airport transport option (in between a taxi and a bus in terms of price, comfort and waiting times) is to take a "colectivo": in effect, a shared white taxi. They also pick-up and drop-off passengers by the San Diego Mall. If I'm not mistaken the 2024 price is 25,000 mil to the airport and 30,000 from.

The last time I used the service from the airport into the city, the driver agreed to take me to my apartment in Laureles from San Diego for an additional 15,000. But yellow cabs and the metro are both nearby.

[Mechanic88]

There's an airport bus service from / to the Medellin airport called Combuses and one of their stops is near the San Diego Mall. Anybody here ever use this and is the San Diego Mall area safe enough to wait for and get dropped off by an Uber?

I use it all the time. They drop you off at a taxi station. From there I just take a taxi to where ever I'm going.

[Knowledge]

It's fine, and don't be put off by the people who want to help you with your luggage into a taxi. A small tip is all they expect.

There's an airport bus service from / to the Medellin airport called Combuses and one of their stops is near the San Diego Mall. Anybody here ever use this and is the San Diego Mall area safe enough to wait for and get dropped off by an Uber?