Jose Maria Cordova (MDE) to Medellin
The airport is in Rionegro, 35 km from the city, over a mountain. Combuses runs two routes down for about 10,000 pesos; a shared taxi is about 18,500.
- The airport is in Rionegro, about 35 km from Medellin.
- Combuses runs two routes: Airport-Palmas-San Diego and Airport-Autopista-Downtown.
- The bus is about 10,000 COP; a shared taxi (taxi colectivo) about 18,500 COP.
- Fares are revised annually.
- The road drops about a kilometre in altitude into the Aburra valley, which is why the journey takes as long as it does.
- Medellin has a second airport, Olaya Herrera (EOH), inside the city for domestic flights.
Not in Medellin
- Jose Maria Cordova serves Medellin but sits in the municipality of Rionegro, about 35 km away.
- The road crosses the ridge and drops into the Aburra valley, losing something close to a kilometre of altitude. That descent, not the distance, is why the transfer takes the better part of an hour.
- It is also why the airport is often clear when Medellin is under cloud, and vice versa.
Getting down
- Combuses covers the airport to Medellin run with two routes: Airport-Palmas-San Diego and Airport-Autopista-Downtown.
- The bus fare is around 10,000 COP and a taxi colectivo - a shared taxi - around 18,500 COP. Both are revised each year.
- The Palmas route is the scenic one over the ridge; the Autopista route is the fast road.
The other airport
- Medellin also has Olaya Herrera (EOH), inside the city, used for regional domestic flights.
- They are different airports 35 km apart. Check which one a domestic connection uses before you assume it is the one you landed at.
Practical
- Take the bus if you are travelling light; it drops you in the city rather than at a suburban terminal.
- A private car is worth it after a long-haul arrival, particularly at night on a mountain road.
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