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How to get fromSan Gil to Medellínby bus, plane, taxi, train, or car

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There are 7 ways to get from San Gil to Medellín by bus, plane, taxi, train, or car

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  1. Bus, bus to Bucaramanga Airport, fly to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova

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    1. Take the bus from San Gil to Chicamochabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Parque Chicamocha to Estación Papi quiero Piñabus bus
    3. Fly from Bucaramanga Airport (BGA) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE)plane plane BGA - MDE
    5h 52m
    $136–316

  2. Drive  437.5 km

    cheapest
    1. Drive from San Gil to Medellíncar car 437.5 km
    6h 46m
    $23–33

  3. Taxi, train, bus

    1. Take the taxi from San Gil to Vizcaínataxi taxi
    2. Take the train from Vizcaína to Puerto Berríotrain train
    3. Take the bus from Puerto Berrío to Terminal del Nortebus bus
    11h 9m
    $69–90

  4. Bus, bus to Bucaramanga Airport, fly to Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport

    1. Take the bus from San Gil to Chicamochabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Parque Chicamocha to Estación Papi quiero Piñabus bus
    3. Fly from Bucaramanga Airport (BGA) to Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH)plane plane BGA - EOH
    5h 36m
    $161–986

  5. Bus, bus to Camilo Daza International Airport, fly to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova

    1. Take the bus from San Gil to Terminal de Transportes de Bucaramangabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Bucaramanga to Terminal Cúcutabus bus
    3. Fly from Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE)plane plane CUC - MDE
    11h 8m
    $118–334

  6. Bus

    1. Take the bus from San Gil to Terminal de Transportes de Bucaramangabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Bucaramanga to Terminal del Nortebus bus
    11h 55m
    $36–50

  7. Bus via Medellín

    1. Take the bus from San Gil to Terminal de Transportes de Bucaramangabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Bucaramanga to Medellínbus bus
    12h 42m
    $33–60

Bucaramanga Airport (BGA) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) flights

Calendar17Weekly Planes
Duration1h 5mAverage Duration
Ticket$37Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 406.5 km
  • Duration: 5h 52m

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.

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