Transportation from the City Center to Cartagena Rafael Nunez International Airport
It takes about 20 minutes to get to Rafael Nunez Airport, which is 6 km from Cartagena city center. The most affordable means of transportation for this is the bus numbered T102. Orange and white buses run to the airport every 15-20 minutes from the stops in Parque Apolo, San Diego or Teatro Heredia in the city center. You can pay the fare in cash to the driver, or you can buy from local transport cards and top up the balance.
Since Colombia uses Uber, you can easily book a ride to your hotel using the app to get to Cartagena Airport. Thus, you can choose how much you will pay and how you will go by car. In addition, it costs almost the same price to take a taxi to Cartagena Airport by turning any of the regular taxis from the road. However, it may be wiser to agree a price with the driver before setting off.
It is also useful to be careful about people who are asked for tips by picking up and carrying the luggage of tourists at the airport without asking as soon as they get out of the taxi.
Apart from taxis and buses, private transfers can be arranged by making a reservation in advance. It is possible to arrange transfers from both local companies and well-known tour sites. Prices vary depending on the vehicle chosen. To go to Cartagena Airport, the private transfer vehicle picks up passengers directly from the hotel lobby at the desired time.
Transportation from Curaçao Airport to the City Center
Curaçao or Hato International Airport is the only airport of Curaçao Island and is located approximately 12 km from the capital, Willemstad.
You don't have many options to go to Curaçao city center from Curaçao Airport. Therefore, the first thing you should do is check whether the hotel you are staying at offers free airport shuttle service. If they do, you're lucky, if they don't, your remaining options are taxis or local buses.
From here you can take the buses called Konvoii. These buses go from the airport to Otrobanda and Punda, which are neighborhoods of the city of Willemstad. At the last stop of the bus, you can find vehicles going to other parts of the island, and you can go further by changing vehicles. You can pay the ticket price on the bus to the driver in cash. The distance between them is 15 kilometers on average and the journey takes about 40 minutes.
The routes and timetables of these buses are written on the signs at the bus stops. However, you can assume that the flights operate every hour between 07.00 in the morning and 23.00 in the evening on weekdays and less frequently on weekends.
You can also use the minibuses that go to the crowded parts of the island by going to the main road. You can recognize these minibuses by the word BUS on their plates. There is also a sign on the window of the minibus, just like in our minibuses, with the route it goes on, and they stop when you raise your hand. The ticket fee is paid in cash and to the driver.
As of 2022, when this article was written, Uber or a similar transportation app is not working in Curaçao yet. That's why your only option is local taxis. You can find a 24/7 taxi from the airport to the city centre. Although taxis here do not have a taximeter, there are predetermined amounts for certain routes. That's why you have to ask how much you will pay and agree on the price before you get in the taxi.
The distance of 15 km takes about 20 minutes. It is worth noting that if you take a taxi between 23.00 and 06.00 in the morning, or if you take a taxi with more than 4 people, the taxi fare increases by 25 percent and the drivers expect a 10 percent tip in addition to the taxi fare.