Pereira: 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.
Pereira is a city of 467,269 people in Colombia (Risaralda Department), 1,445 m (4,741 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Matecaña International Airport (PEI), 5 km (3 mi) from the centre. Our booking partner lists 595 places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Pereira runs from about 11 h 53 min a day in late December to 12 h 26 min in late June (computed for 4.81° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Pereira is served by 4 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Matecaña International Airport (PEI), 5 km (3 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 6,627 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft. The alternatives are La Nubia Airport (MZL, 35 km), El Eden Airport (AXM, 41 km), Perales Airport (IBE, 76 km).
Flights to Pereira: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Pereira · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 595 places to stay in Pereira. Of the 215 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (127), and 9 are five-star. Across 75 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.4 out of 10. Guests have left 35,931 reviews in total.
Hotels in Pereira: the full picture, and book
Our booking partner lists 8 hostels in Pereira, out of 595 places to stay of every kind — 1.3% of everywhere it lists in the city, around the middle of the range for the cities we hold figures for. Guests have left 4 reviews across them.
Hostels in Pereira: the full picture, and book
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Bogotá, 180 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Cali, 179 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Medellín, 160 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Soacha, 166 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Bucaramanga, 384 km
- Ibagué, 69 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Manizales, 35 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Buenaventura, 199 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Bello, 170 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Neiva, 215 km — tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Mérida, Folsom, Mérida Municipality.
Common questions
Which airport serves Pereira?
Matecaña International Airport (PEI), 5 km (3 mi) from the centre, plus 3 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Pereira?
About 467,269 people live in Pereira, across 702 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Pereira in?
America/Bogota, currently UTC-5.
What currency is used in Pereira?
The Peso (COP). Traffic drives on the right.
Are there hostels in Pereira?
8 of them, bookable on this site. Hostels in Pereira.
How many hotels are there in Pereira?
Our booking partner lists 595 places to stay in Pereira, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Pereira?
Bogotá (180 km), Cali (179 km), Medellín (160 km), Soacha (166 km), Bucaramanga (384 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.