How to use the bogota transmilenio system like a pro. Transmilenios first routes were set up at the beginning of this decade and were based on an existing transport system in curitiba, brazil. The green card tullave is not accepted in every station. Nine percent of transmilenio passengers used to commute by private car and now commute by bus. The system opened to the public in december 2000, covering caracas avenue and 80 street. Apr 11, 2015 so, heres how to manage taking the bogota transmilenio system without sticking out like a sore thumb asking everyone for directions. Jun 30, 2012 bogota is one of the few latin american capital cities that has no metro. The transmilenio median busway system was built over a 3year period and placed in revenue service in december 2000. These same colombians said they had never taken the bogota transmilenio system, because it was both impractical and dangerous and that it still needed some serious improvements compared to. This is the official network map of bogotas transmilenio, i wanted to. Since the beginning of its operation in 2000, transmilenio has grown to run some 1,300 buses that cover 11 routes and carry almost one third of bogotas total number of inhabitants. In a city where getting from a to b can be stressful, tiring and chaotic, it doesnt help that the sitp and transmilenio system i. Bogota, the transmilenio mass transit system sought to change the way in which. You can go anywhere with this card as long as you stay.
Tips for transmilenio in bogota bogota message board. Transmilenio is a bus rapid transit brt system that serves bogota, the capital of colombia, and soacha. Transmilenio users are saving an average of 223 hours annually, which roughly equates to a 32 percent reduction in travel times. Tips for transmilenio in bogota bogota forum tripadvisor. Portal del sur transmilenio jardines del apogeo bosa. If you want to travel with the transmilenio buses, buy a plasticcard for 3. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative. Thats like putting four baseball bases on the ground, side by side in a. It was implemented in bogota at the beginning of january, 2001. This station opened in 2005 as part of the second line of phase two of transmilenio construction, opening service to avenida nqs. Oct 21, 2015 the transmilenio was designed to carry six passengers per square meter. Transmilenio bogota colombia buses rutas precios pasaje.
Instead, the city has the transmilenio, a bus rapid transit system, transporting more than 2. It is best to buy the blue card, called capital monedero. Jade longelin when i arrived in bogota, the colombians that cared about my welfare led me to believe that the only way to get around was either by car or by taxi. The system started with 92 articulated buses, which are constructed of two red bus structures connected in the middle by a flexible tube. The transmilenio was designed to carry six passengers per square meter.
Because of the tremendous interest on some routes buses with a capacity of 270 people has already run around instead of the normal 160. Es handelt sich meist um gliederbusse mit zwei bis sogar drei gliedern. The interest and full stops and buses have also provided a side effect of pickpockets. Information about the bus system transmilenio of bogota. Comparte, navega y encuentra tus lugares favoritos utilizando mapas bogota. Other lines were added gradually over the next several years, and as of 2019, 8 lines totalling 114. Bogota is one of the few latin american capital cities that has no metro.
Ruta 1 portal eldorado universidades y viceversa lv 04. The red card is more for frequent travellers, and needs registration. Transmilenio is a publicprivate system that is designed for operation by private contractors under government oversight. Third, the authorization of cers says absolutely nothing about overall traffic impact and the other advantages over rail transit being claimed for transmilenio. Mapa rutas transmilenio en formato pdf en bogota pda. The lack of implementation of the transmilenio system in the. You can buy a transmilenio card in any transmilenio station. After a couple of days travelling around bogota as a complete beginner i thought i would post a few tips ive learnt in that time for others new to. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Getting around bogota means using the transmilenio, it is cheap and often faster than a taxi.
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