Bogotá: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Bogotá is the capital of Colombia (Bogota D.C.), 2,582 m (8,471 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is El Dorado International Airport (BOG), 13 km (8 mi) from the centre. It has 2 railway stations on record, including Estación de la Sabana. Our booking partner lists 3,130+ places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Bogotá runs from about 11 h 54 min a day in late December to 12 h 26 min in late June (computed for 4.61° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Bogotá is served by 2 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is El Dorado International Airport (BOG), 13 km (8 mi) from the centre, whose 12,467-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Vanguardia Airport (VVC, 71 km).
Flights to Bogotá: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Estación de la Sabana, Usaquen station. Trains to Bogotá
Buses to Bogotá · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 3,130+ places to stay in Bogotá (statistics below are from the first 1,000). Of the 664 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (290), and 47 are five-star. Across 475 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.5 out of 10. Guests have left 422,174 reviews in total.
Hotels in Bogotá: the full picture, and book
Our booking partner lists 74 hostels in Bogotá, out of 3,130 places to stay of every kind — 2.4% of everywhere it lists in the city, around the middle of the range for the cities we hold figures for. Across 19 hostels with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.5 out of 10, level with the city’s hotels. Guests have left 12,507 reviews across them.
Hostels in Bogotá: the full picture, and book
What people come for
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Museum | 500,000 | — |
The busiest is Gold Museum at 500,000 visitors. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Bogotá
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Cali, 301 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Medellín, 245 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Soacha, 15 km — tours
- Bucaramanga, 299 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Ibagué, 126 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Pereira, 180 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Manizales, 166 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Buenaventura, 343 km — flights · buses · car rental
- Bello, 252 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Neiva, 229 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Miami, Dubai, Cádiz, Tegucigalpa, London, Turin, Amsterdam, Chicago, Buenos Aires, Mexico City, Athens, Madrid, Tripoli, Seoul.
Common questions
Which airport serves Bogotá?
El Dorado International Airport (BOG), 13 km (8 mi) from the centre, plus 1 other airport with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Bogotá?
About 7.7 million people live in Bogotá, across 1,578 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Bogotá in?
America/Bogota, currently UTC-5.
What currency is used in Bogotá?
The Peso (COP). Traffic drives on the right.
Are there hostels in Bogotá?
74 of them, bookable on this site. Hostels in Bogotá.
How many hotels are there in Bogotá?
Our booking partner lists 3,130 or more places to stay in Bogotá, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Bogotá?
Cali (301 km), Medellín (245 km), Soacha (15 km), Bucaramanga (299 km), Ibagué (126 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.