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Transportation - José María Córdova Airport
Medellin offers a variety of choices of public transportation like buses, taxis and the metro; moving around the city is easy, and you will be able to find everything you need close to you.
Getting to Medellin:
Two airports serve the city of Medellin. The main international airport is called Jose Maria Cordova International Airport (MDE) located outside the valley of Medellin - in the neighboring city of Rionegro about a 30 minute driving distance from the city. The other airport is called Olaya Herrera Airport located within the city serving local flights.
Metro
METRO
It started operating in 1995 and since then the locals have built a metro culture thanks to the pride of having this service - which has resulted in one of the cleanest and safest metro systems in the world. The Metrocable (air cable cars) is a complementary service of the metro. It is one of the most unique systems used for public transportation in the world, and has turned into a must-see destination for tourists.
Service hours
Monday to Saturday – 4:30 am to 11:00 pm
Sundays and holidays – 5:00 am to 10:00 pm, Metrocable – 9:00 am to 10:00 pm.
Train frequency
Trains have different schedules depending on the time and day.
For example, rush hour times (or “hora pico”) are the busiest times that go from 5:00-8:00 am and from 3:30 – 7:30 pm.
The other time is called “valley time” (or “hora valle”), which is a more calmed time and goes from 8:00 am – 3:30 pm and after 7:30 pm.
-Rush hour frequency: trains every 4-½ minutes, with 6 wagons.
-Valley hour frequency: trains every 6-7 minutes, with about 3 wagons.
-Metrocable frequencies are around 12 seconds between each cabin.
Travel times:
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Niquía – Itagüí 36 minutes
-Niquía – Poblado 27 minutes
-Niquía – San Antonio 20 minutes
-Niquía – Parque Berrío 18 minutes
-Parque Berrío – Itagüí 18 minutes
-Parque Berrío – Poblado 9 minutes
-San Antonio – Poblado 7 minutes
-San Antonio – Itagüí 16 minutes
-San Antonio – Caribe 9 minutes
-San Antonio – San Javier 10 minutes
-Poblado – Itagüí 9 minutes
-Itagüí – Caribe 25 minutes
-Acevedo – Santo Domingo 9 minutes
