There are 7 ways to get from San Gil to Medellín by bus, plane, taxi, train, or car
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Bus, bus to Bucaramanga Airport, fly to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
best- Take the bus from San Gil to Chicamochabus
- Take the bus from Parque Chicamocha to Estación Papi quiero Piñabus
- Fly from Bucaramanga Airport (BGA) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE)plane BGA - MDE
5h 52m$133–304Drive 437.5 km
cheapest- Drive from San Gil to Medellíncar 437.5 km
6h 45m$23–33Taxi, train, bus
- Take the taxi from San Gil to Vizcaínataxi
- Take the train from Vizcaína to Puerto Berríotrain
- Take the bus from Puerto Berrío to Terminal del Nortebus
11h 9m$64–85Bus, bus to Bucaramanga Airport, fly to Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport
- Take the bus from San Gil to Chicamochabus
- Take the bus from Parque Chicamocha to Estación Papi quiero Piñabus
- Fly from Bucaramanga Airport (BGA) to Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH)plane BGA - EOH
5h 36m$478–1,334Bus, bus to Camilo Daza International Airport, fly to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Take the bus from San Gil to Terminal de Transportes de Bucaramangabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Bucaramanga to Terminal Cúcutabus
- Fly from Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE)plane CUC - MDE
11h 8m$103–300Bus
- Take the bus from San Gil to Terminal de Transportes de Bucaramangabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Bucaramanga to Terminal del Nortebus
11h 55m$31–49Bus via Medellín
- Take the bus from San Gil to Terminal de Transportes de Bucaramangabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Bucaramanga to Medellínbus
12h 42m$28–59
Bucaramanga Airport (BGA) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Gil to Medellín is to drive which costs $22 - $35 and takes 6h 45m.
The fastest way to get from San Gil to Medellín is to bus and fly which takes 5h 36m and costs $470 - $1,400.
No, there is no direct bus from San Gil to Medellín. However, there are services departing from San Gil and arriving at Terminal del Norte via Terminal de Transportes de Bucaramanga. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 55m.
The distance between San Gil and Medellín is 406 km. The road distance is 437.5 km.
The best way to get from San Gil to Medellín without a car is to taxi and train and bus which takes 11h 9m and costs $60 - $85.
It takes approximately 5h 52m to get from San Gil to Medellín, including transfers.
San Gil to Medellín bus services, operated by Cotrasangil, depart from San Gil station.
San Gil to Medellín bus services, operated by Cotrasangil, arrive at Terminal de Transportes de Bucaramanga station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Gil to Medellín is 437 km. It takes approximately 6h 45m to drive from San Gil to Medellín.
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What companies run services between San Gil, Santander, Colombia and Medellín, Colombia?
You can take a bus from San Gil to Terminal del Norte via Terminal de Transportes de Bucaramanga in around 11h 55m.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Bucaramanga Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–270
Flights from Camilo Daza International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–220
Flights from Camilo Daza International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–220
- Phone
- +57 313 499 5178
- [email protected]
- Website
- coopsercol.blogspot.com
Train from Vizcaína to Puerto Berrío
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- coopsercol.blogspot.com
- Phone
- +57 607 7243562
- [email protected]
- Website
- cotrasangil.com
Bus from San Gil to Chicamocha
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- cotrasangil.teletiquete.com
- Book at
- cotrasangil.teletiquete.com
- Convencional
- $2–4
Bus from San Gil to Chicamocha
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- cotrasangil.teletiquete.com
- Book at
- cotrasangil.teletiquete.com
- Convencional
- $2–4
Bus from San Gil to Terminal de Transportes de Bucaramanga
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Schedules at
- cotrasangil.teletiquete.com
- Book at
- cotrasangil.teletiquete.com
- Convencional
- $5–7
Bus from San Gil to Terminal de Transportes de Bucaramanga
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Schedules at
- cotrasangil.teletiquete.com
- Book at
- cotrasangil.teletiquete.com
- Convencional
- $5–7
Bus from San Gil to Terminal de Transportes de Bucaramanga
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Schedules at
- cotrasangil.teletiquete.com
- Book at
- cotrasangil.teletiquete.com
- Convencional
- $5–7
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Estimated price
- $45–60
Cootraguanenta
- Phone
- +57 321 212 9655
- Website
- facebook.com
Cotrasangil
- Phone
- +57 315 159 4699
- Website
- cotrasangil.com
Cootranfonce
- Phone
- +57 313 8936791
- Website
- cootrafonce.com
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