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cop 57, 000 from rio negro to medellin. it is usuallu posted on the cabs themselves.
[quote=speedstick;1385538]i was wondering what the price is for a taxi from airport to el poblado area is? looked online for published cab rates could not find much.[/quote]
my first time time in medellin was 2yrs ago and remember cabs being 60k 70k maybe a little less. i'm fluent in spanish and start chattin' up the driver. he tells me you can take the bus for under 10k. so my second time around last year, i took the bus. it was fine. drops you of a block away from the centro strip clubs. then you can take a taxi from there. but be careful at night very shady area. while riding the bus i saw only two backpackers. everybody else is colombian. keep in mind i'm a latino, so i kinda blind in. hope this helps. i'm going to medellin in a few days. i arrive around 5 and will be taking the bus. staying in the centro area for a night of fun then the next morning go to cali by bus. 8hr from medellin to cali. first time in cali for sport fucking!
hope this helps.
[quote=speedstick;1385538]i was wondering what the price is for a taxi from airport to el poblado area is? looked online for published cab rates could not find much.[/quote]
[QUOTE=Dcfan77; 1385578]My first time time in Medellin was 2yrs ago and remember cabs being 60k 70k maybe a little less. I'm fluent in spanish and start chattin' up the driver. He tells me you can take the bus for under 10k. So my second time around last year, I took the bus. It was fine. Drops you of a block away from the centro strip clubs. Then you can take a taxi from there. But be careful at night very shady area. While riding the bus I saw only two backpackers. Everybody else is colombian. Keep in mind I'm a latino, so I kinda blind in. Hope this helps. I'm going to Medellin in a few days. I arrive around 5 and will be taking the bus. Staying in the centro area for a night of fun then the next morning go to Cali by bus. 8hr from Medellin to Cali. First time in Cali for sport fucking!
Hope this helps.[/QUOTE]Is one night in the Medellin centro worth an 8 hour bus ride to Cali?
Why not just fly directly into Cali?
Or is the bus ride lots of fun LOL.
Have fun.
Usually I take bus. But they do not give you a ticket for your baggage when you ride the bus. This means that anybody who leave the bus before you can pick your baggage. Last time I went to the airport from Centro, somebody picked my bag in front of me at the airport. I told him that it was my bag. He looked around and found his bag, which looked similar to mine. I am not sure if I take the airport bus again.
[QUOTE=Dcfan77;1385578]My first time time in Medellin was 2yrs ago and remember cabs being 60k 70k maybe a little less. I'm fluent in spanish and start chattin' up the driver. He tells me you can take the bus for under 10k. So my second time around last year, I took the bus. It was fine. Drops you of a block away from the centro strip clubs. .[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Matt Psyche;1385790]Usually I take bus. But they do not give you a ticket for your baggage when you ride the bus.[/QUOTE]That is when I go from the airport to El Centro. They should too going the other way around. Not sure why they do not give you one going from El Centro to the airport. That sounds very strange Matt. Maybe that was just an isolated incident. I never take the colectivo to go to the airport so I will keep that in mind in case in the future I need to do so.
Cheers.
I can't remember if I got a ticket for my bag. But this time I will def ask for one and if they don't give me one I'll just be more careful. I'm from Ecuador and have alway gotten a ticket when traveling by bus.
Good look Matt. Thanks.
[QUOTE=Matt Psyche;1385790]Usually I take bus. But they do not give you a ticket for your baggage when you ride the bus. This means that anybody who leave the bus before you can pick your baggage. Last time I went to the airport from Centro, somebody picked my bag in front of me at the airport. I told him that it was my bag. He looked around and found his bag, which looked similar to mine. I am not sure if I take the airport bus again.[/QUOTE]
LOL! My plan ticket was dirt cheap from dc to Medellin. Like $368. 00 on copa airlines. Direct to Cali was like 550. Plus I'm coming back to Medellin for 3 more day. My thoughts were party all night and sleep on the bus. I wake up and BAM I'm in the salsa capital of the world. No fun on the bus. LOL! But it would be cool if a meet some hot calena on the bus and have some fun.
[QUOTE=Ricker; 1385781]Is one night in the Medellin centro worth an 8 hour bus ride to Cali?
Why not just fly directly into Cali?
Or is the bus ride lots of fun LOL.
Have fun.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Ezyngo; 1385842]That is when I go from the airport to El Centro. They should too going the other way around. Not sure why they do not give you one going from El Centro to the airport. That sounds very strange Matt. Maybe that was just an isolated incident. I never take the colectivo to go to the airport so I will keep that in mind in case in the future I need to do so.
Cheers.[/QUOTE]It depends. Sometimes yes. Sometimes no. I think the driver is just lazy.
[QUOTE=Dcfan77; 1385578]My first time time in Medellin was 2yrs ago and remember cabs being 60k 70k maybe a little less. I'm fluent in spanish and start chattin' up the driver. He tells me you can take the bus for under 10k. So my second time around last year, I took the bus. It was fine. Drops you of a block away from the centro strip clubs. Then you can take a taxi from there. But be careful at night very shady area. While riding the bus I saw only two backpackers. Everybody else is colombian. Keep in mind I'm a latino, so I kinda blind in. Hope this helps. I'm going to Medellin in a few days. I arrive around 5 and will be taking the bus. Staying in the centro area for a night of fun then the next morning go to Cali by bus. 8hr from Medellin to Cali. First time in Cali for sport fucking!
Hope this helps.[/QUOTE]If you are staying in Poblado, you can get off in San Diego. It's a bit closer than going to Centro and going back the other way. It's almost always 100% Colombia. I'm always the only asian on the bus.
[quote=speedstick;1385538]i was wondering what the price is for a taxi from airport to el poblado area is? looked online for published cab rates could not find much.[/quote]it is 70, 000 cop including the toll.
[QUOTE=Vitrea;1386166]It is 70, 000 COP including the toll.[/QUOTE]There are cabs with published rates on business cards. I had one for 50, 000 which was a recent increase.
There are also buses with two different destinations. The more frequent one takes you the Hotel Nutibara, the large hotel right in the center of El Centro. The other takes you to San Diego, where you catch a (typically) waiting cab to El Poblado. The buses are about 5, 000 and the cab to El Poblado is about 6, 000. 8,000. The buses at the airport stop in front of the information terminal by the door that is opposite the tourist information desk.
The buses are express with limited stops. The drop off to San Diego / El Poblado is the first stop I believe. So you don't lose much time except the taxis drive faster.
There was also a private, large SUV that ran the route from the San Diego / El Poblado dropoff. That was 12, 000 I believe.
For further detail, here is a good link: [url]http://www.josephle.com/6/post/2012/12/how-to-get-from-medellin-to-the-international-airport-mde-cheap-inexpensive-rio-negro-poblado.html[/url]
[QUOTE=Hioctane;1385883]If you are staying in Poblado, you can get off in San Diego. It's a bit closer than going to Centro and going back the other way. It's almost always 100% Colombia. I'm always the only asian on the bus.[/QUOTE]I've taken the bus from the airport for 7K COP, then cab it over from the San Diego stop to the Mansion for an additional 4-6k COP. Not a bad deal. I have yet to take the bus back up the hill due to real early or late flights back home. And yes, I've never seen any Americans on the bus. A little spanish would serve you well taking this route.
[QUOTE=Dcfan77;1385850]LOL! My thoughts were party all night and sleep on the bus. I wake up and BAM I'm in the salsa capital of the world. No fun on the bus. LOL! But it would be cool if a meet some hot calena on the bus and have some fun.[/QUOTE]The overnight bus to Cali is a good choice, the seats lean back so
You can sleep on it and arrive Cali in the morning. Caution, be sure to bring a
Jacket or blanket because the air condition is intense.
I am staying with at Parcero's penthouse in Cali. Parcero used to run the Laureles
Penthouse in Medellin. It is a great place to stay if you don't speak much Spanish or.
Wish to team up with other gringos to hit the casas. They take us to all the places
At night, but most of the time we (the other guests and I) just get the Cali list
From ISG and hit the casas one after another. After 2 days, we are still on page 1
Of the list.
Yesterday one of the places we hit was Karen's Lindas Chicas on Calle 51 #23-51, Barrio
Junin. Lots of Cali type girls at 25K 30 minutes or 41K per hour. They are open from
9 am until 12 at night. They have the most girls there at 3pm.
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Can anyone tell me if there are any nice bars in the Parque lleras / El Poblado which are open during the afternoon which are nice to sit outside, relax and do some people watching (Chica watching. ?
[QUOTE=Superboy1;1386558]Can anyone tell me if there are any nice bars in the Parque lleras / El Poblado which are open during the afternoon which are nice to sit outside, relax and do some people watching (Chica watching.[/QUOTE]The Mall for day time chica watching and if you have charm good for picking up too.