Two airports can be found in Medellin, where national and international airlines operate. One of them, located in Rionegro municipality, goes by the name José Maria Córdova and the other one is the Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport.

José Maria Córdova Airport is located two thousand one hundred meters above sea level and therefore it is one of the highest airports in the world. It was at this airport that the giant Jumbo Airbus A 380 landed the first time it came to America.

Flights to the United States, Panama, Venezuela and the rest of the country’s cities operate frequently, and the main airlines are Aero República, Aeropostal, American Airlines, Avianca, Copa Airlines, and Aerogal.

Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport, on the other hand serves mainly regional flights, commuter and light aircrafts.

• Jose Maria Cordova Airport
• Olaya Herrera Airport

By Bus

In order to access Medellin city by bus, there are two terminals available, for public and urban transport: Terminal del Norte (North Terminal) and Terminal del Sur (South Terminal).

Bus services from different locations not only in Antioquia but also from different areas of the country are offered here. Hence, intercity and national transport is provided.

Both terminals, Terminal de Transporte Intermunicipal del Norte and Terminal de Transporte Intermunicipal del Sur have modern shopping centers, where banking services and telecommunications offices among other services can be found.

• Bus Terminal North/ Street 64C 78- 580/Tel.: 230 9171
• Bus Terminal South/St. (Carrera) 65 8B- 91/Tel.: 361 14 99

By Car

In order to access Medellin by your own car it will be necessary to cross the trunk route that links all the capital cities of the Caribbean, the Trunk Route of the North Coast.

But there are other options available. For example, it is possible to access the city following the (Troncal de Occidente) Trunk Route of the West, which communicates it with the south area of the country, or travelling along the Medellin-Bogota motorway.

Moreover, the Troncal del Cafe (Cafe Trunk Route) can be followed as well as the road that heads for the sea and is part of the vía Panamericana (Pan-American route). Finally, there are other alternative access routes that connect all the regions in Antioquia and can be followed also.

By Subway

Medellin was the country’s first city to offer an urban train system, the Metro de Medellin, which began to work on the 30rd November 1995 and it is complemented by flyovers in some areas.

Since then, there have been three lines available, all of them at ground level or overpasses but none underground. This service operates from 04.00 to 23.00.

Line A covers thirty kilometers, travelling from north to south and vice versa and it connects 19 stations. Line B, on the other hand, covers eight kilometers, travelling from east to west and vice versa, connecting 7 stations before arriving at the main station, San Antonio. Both lines interchange at San Antonio.

• Medellin Subway