There are 9 ways to get from Fortaleza to Medellín by plane, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
best- Fly from Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE)plane FOR - MDE
15h 29m$493–754Fly to Armenia, bus
cheapest- Fly from Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) to Armenia (AXM)plane FOR - AXM
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Armenia to Terminal del Surbus
21h 38m$416–1,106Bus via Santiago
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Fortaleza Eng. João Thomé to Goiâniabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário Goiânia to Rodoferroviária de Curitibabus
- Take the bus from Rodoferroviária de Curitiba to Terminal San Borjabus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Borja to Rumichacabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte Ipiales to Terminal del Surbus
7d 11h$744–1,286Drive 9,197.6 km
- Drive from Fortaleza to Medellíncar 9,197.6 km
5d 16h$928–1,340Fly to Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport
- Fly from Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) to Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH)plane FOR - EOH
16h 3m$1,400–4,100Fly to Manizales, bus
- Fly from Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) to Manizales (MZL)plane FOR - MZL
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales to Terminal del Nortebus
21h 7m$616–1,682Fly to Pereira, bus
- Fly from Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) to Pereira (PEI)plane FOR - PEI
- Take the bus from Cerritos to Terminal del Surbus
22h 45m$470–1,278Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Fortaleza Eng. João Thomé to Cuiabá, Terminal Rodoviáriobus
- Take the bus from Cuiabá, Terminal Rodoviário to Lima - Atocongobus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Rumichacabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte Ipiales to Terminal del Surbus
8d$701–1,217Bus via Buenos Aires
- Take the bus from Fortaleza Bus Station to Tietê Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Tietê Bus Terminal to Terminal de Omnibus Retirobus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Rumichacabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte Ipiales to Terminal del Surbus
9d 1h$739–1,059
Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Fortaleza to Medellín is to fly which costs $490 - $800 and takes 15h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Fortaleza to Medellín is to fly which takes 15h 29m and costs $490 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Fortaleza to Medellín. However, there are services departing from Terminal Rodoviário de Fortaleza Eng. João Thomé and arriving at Terminal del Sur via Terminal Rodoviário Goiânia, Rodoferroviária de Curitiba, Terminal San Borja, Rumichaca and Terminal de Transporte Ipiales. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7 days 11h.
The distance between Fortaleza and Medellín is 4278 km. The road distance is 9197.6 km.
The best way to get from Fortaleza to Medellín without a car is to bus via Santiago which takes 7 days 11h and costs $700 - $1,300.
It takes approximately 15h 29m to get from Fortaleza to Medellín, including transfers.
Fortaleza to Medellín bus services, operated by Guanabara, depart from Terminal Rodoviário de Fortaleza Eng. João Thomé station.
The best way to get from Fortaleza to Medellín is to fly which takes 15h 29m and costs $490 - $800. Alternatively, you can bus via Santiago, which costs $700 - $1,300 and takes 7 days 11h.
Fortaleza to Medellín bus services, operated by Guanabara, arrive at Goiânia station.
Medellín is 2h behind Fortaleza. It is currently 10:11 PM in Fortaleza and 8:11 PM in Medellín.
What companies run services between Fortaleza, Brazil and Medellín, Colombia?
Gol Transportes Aéreos, Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., and two other airlines fly from Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Fortaleza Eng. João Thomé to Terminal del Sur via Terminal Rodoviário Goiânia, Rodoferroviária de Curitiba, Terminal San Borja, Rumichaca, Terminal Ipiales, and Terminal de Transporte Ipiales in around 7d 11h.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Brasilia, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
Flights from Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Belem, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport to Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport via Brasilia, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,100
Flights from Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport to Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
Flights from Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport to Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport via Sao Paulo, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
Flights from Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport to Manizales via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport to Manizales via Brasilia, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport to Manizales via Sao Paulo, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport to Pereira via Brasilia, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
Flights from Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport to Pereira via Sao Paulo, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport to Pereira via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 36m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport to Pereira via Belem, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport to Armenia via Brasilia, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport to Armenia via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
Flights from Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport to Armenia via Sao Paulo, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Brasilia, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
Flights from Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport to Pereira via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport to Pereira via Brasilia, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
Flights from Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport to Pereira via Belem, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport to Armenia via Sao Paulo, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
Flights from Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport to Armenia via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
- Website
- easyfly.com.co
Flights from Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport to Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport via Sao Paulo, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,700
Flights from Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport to Manizales via Brasilia, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport to Manizales via Sao Paulo, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport to Pereira via Sao Paulo, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport to Armenia via Sao Paulo, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Brasilia, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- Website
- satena.com
Flights from Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport to Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport via Brasilia, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,100
Flights from Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport to Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport via Sao Paulo, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,700
- Phone
- +55 800 728 1992
- [email protected]
- Website
- expressoguanabara.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Fortaleza Eng. João Thomé to Goiânia
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–310
- Schedules at
- expressoguanabara.com.br
- Phone
- 0800 707 3838
- [email protected]
- Website
- satelitenorte.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário Goiânia to Rodoferroviária de Curitiba
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Book at
- satelitenorte.queropassagem.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Fortaleza Eng. João Thomé to Cuiabá, Terminal Rodoviário
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–480
- Book at
- satelitenorte.queropassagem.com.br
- Phone
- +55 51 3475.4440
- [email protected]
- Website
- jblinternacional.com
Bus from Rodoferroviária de Curitiba to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $170–260
- Schedules at
- jblinternacional.com
- Book at
- jblinternacional.com
Bus from Tietê Bus Terminal to Terminal de Omnibus Retiro
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–200
- Schedules at
- jblinternacional.com
- Book at
- jblinternacional.com
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lineas De Los Andes
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Rumichaca
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 23h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $330–460
- Website
- Lineas De Los Andes
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Rumichaca
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Website
- Lineas De Los Andes
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Rumichaca
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 20h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $420–500
- Website
- Lineas De Los Andes
- Phone
- +57 601 4249090
- [email protected]
- Website
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Ipiales to Terminal del Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Ipiales to Terminal del Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Ipiales to Terminal del Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Phone
- +57 314 880 8888
- [email protected]
- Website
- taxlaferia.co
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales to Terminal del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Schedules at
- taxlaferia.co
- Book at
- taxlaferia.teletiquete.com
- Phone
- +57 310 507 9999
- [email protected]
- Website
- flotaoccidental.com
Bus from Cerritos to Terminal del Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Schedules at
- flotaoccidental.com
- Book at
- flotaoccidental.com
- Corriente
- $17–25
- Phone
- 01 8000 42 37 87
- [email protected]
- Website
- empresaarauca.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Armenia to Terminal del Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–29
- Schedules at
- empresaarauca.com
- Basico
- $21–29
- Phone
- +55 (68) 3221-1660
- Website
- transacreana.com.br
Bus from Cuiabá, Terminal Rodoviário to Lima - Atocongo
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $250–440
- Schedules at
- transacreana.com.br
- Book at
- transacreana.com.br
- Phone
- 0800 728 0044
- Website
- gontijo.com.br
Bus from Fortaleza Bus Station to Tietê Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–330
- Schedules at
- gontijo.com.br
- Phone
- +54 810 777 2725
- [email protected]
- Website
- crucerodelnorte.com.ar
Bus from Tietê Bus Terminal to Terminal de Omnibus Retiro
- Ave. Duration
- 39h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $95–145
- Schedules at
- crucerodelnorte.com.ar
- Book at
- crucerodelnorte.com.ar
- Cama
- $95–140
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