Manizales: 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.
Manizales is a city of 434,403 people in Colombia (Caldas Department), 2,144 m (7,034 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is La Nubia Airport (MZL), 6 km (4 mi) from the centre. Our booking partner lists 384 places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Manizales runs from about 11 h 52 min a day in late December to 12 h 27 min in late June (computed for 5.07° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Manizales is served by 4 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is La Nubia Airport (MZL), 6 km (4 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 4,835 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft. The alternatives are Matecaña International Airport (PEI, 38 km), El Eden Airport (AXM, 74 km), Perales Airport (IBE, 83 km).
Flights to Manizales: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Manizales · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 384 places to stay in Manizales. Of the 140 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (90), and 5 are five-star. Across 47 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.7 out of 10. Guests have left 17,008 reviews in total.
Hotels in Manizales: the full picture, and book
Our booking partner lists 12 hostels in Manizales, out of 384 places to stay of every kind — 3.1% of everywhere it lists in the city, around the middle of the range for the cities we hold figures for. Guests have left 509 reviews across them.
Hostels in Manizales: the full picture, and book
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Bogotá, 166 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Cali, 214 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Medellín, 131 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Soacha, 153 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Bucaramanga, 349 km — flights
- Ibagué, 78 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Pereira, 35 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Buenaventura, 234 km — tours
- Bello, 141 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Neiva, 239 km — tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Rosario, Benidorm.
Common questions
Which airport serves Manizales?
La Nubia Airport (MZL), 6 km (4 mi) from the centre, plus 3 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Manizales?
About 434,403 people live in Manizales (GeoNames).
What time zone is Manizales in?
America/Bogota, currently UTC-5.
What currency is used in Manizales?
The Peso (COP). Traffic drives on the right.
Are there hostels in Manizales?
12 of them, bookable on this site. Hostels in Manizales.
How many hotels are there in Manizales?
Our booking partner lists 384 places to stay in Manizales, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Manizales?
Bogotá (166 km), Cali (214 km), Medellín (131 km), Soacha (153 km), Bucaramanga (349 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.