Transportation from City Center to El Alto International Airport
El Alto International Airport or La Paz Airport is the main airport of the capital city of Bolivia, La Paz, and its position at an altitude of 4 thousand 61 meters makes it the highest international airport in the world.
The most economical way to reach El Alto International Airport from the city center is to take the bus number 212. This bus leaves every 15 minutes. The bus, which departs from its stop around Plaza Isabel la Católica in the Sopocachi area between 06:00 and 21:00, first passes through Avenida 16 de Julio (July 16 Boulevard) and then arrives at the airport in approximately 45 minutes, passing through San Francisco square. You can pay the ticket price to the driver in cash.
Another economical option is the minibuses to the airport. These vehicles arrive at the airport in about 40 minutes, depending on the point you get on from the city. If you are carrying large suitcases, you may consider using another vehicle instead of the minibus. Be prepared to pay a fee for regular size suitcases as well. Dolmuses drop you off at their stops outside the airport terminal.
You have a plane to catch and if you don't want to stress at all, you can stop and take a taxi from the city center. Thus, you will arrive at the airport in 20 minutes instead of 40. If you want an even safer option, you can call a vehicle to your location using the Uber application, which is used frequently in many parts of the world. The amount you will pay and the journey time will be very close to the taxi. Uber and taxis will drop you off at specially designated drop-off points at the airport terminal building.
You can also reach El Alto Airport from La Paz city center with a private transfer that you can book from tourism agencies or websites in the city. Thus, you can make a comfortable door-to-door journey and easily catch your flight.
Transportation from Cartagena Rafael Nunez International Airport to Cartagena City Center
Cartagena Airport is located 6 km from the city center and transportation options include buses, minibuses, taxis and Uber. Getsemani historical city center is the most central place where places to visit in Cartagena are gathered, so most travelers' hotels are located on this side.
You can easily get to Getsemani from Cartagena Airport with the T102, one of the orange and white buses operated by TransCaribe. These buses depart from the airport every 15-20 minutes from 05:30 in the morning until 21:30 at night.
It is possible to go to the city center of Cartagena by taking the T102 from the main street no. 70 just outside the airport. You can buy the ticket directly from the driver, or you can get a local transport card from the airport.
It takes about 20 minutes to get to the city center from Cartagena Airport by bus. When you come to Getsemani, the city center of Cartagena, you need to get off at the Parque Apolo or San Diego stop. When getting on the bus, if you say “Centro” to the driver, he will drop you off at the center.
Taxis are available at Cartagena Airport 24 hours a day, and contrary to rumors, taxis in Colombia are extremely safe. You can get to the city center in 15 minutes with one of the taxis that are waiting as soon as you leave the terminal. Cartagena taxis do not have a meter. Instead, there is a taxi fare vending machine just outside the arrivals terminal. When you enter the address of your destination from the machine, it gives you the fixed taxi fare of that region and prints a receipt. You get into the taxi by showing this receipt to the taxi driver.
Among other taxi-like options, the most used are Cabify and Uber. It is possible to call a taxi from both applications, but the prices are very close to normal taxis and taxi applications do not work very well in Colombia, unfortunately.
Latin American countries also have a dolmuş culture similar to Turkey. Again, you can go to the city center by stopping the collectivo minibuses from the main street outside Cartagena Airport. But it can take up to 1 hour to go to Cartagena city center by collectivo because they are very slow.
Apart from taxi or public transportation options, you can consider the option of private transfer from Cartagena Airport. Although the price is higher than other options, it is a very comfortable transportation method to be met by someone waiting with your name when you leave the arrivals terminal and taken directly to the hotel. There are many companies that provide private transfer services from Cartagena Airport, the fees vary according to the type of vehicle desired, but all of them have air conditioning and water.