Colombia international travel guide in 2022

Colombia 🇨🇴

Colombia is part of South America with main city at Bogotá. It's usually 🌤️ 24.11 °C in Colombia with a rainfall of 🌧 290.64 mm. Tipping is usually not expected in Colombia. Internet speed in Colombia is on average 4.5 Mbps. In Colombia you drive on the right side. Its Developing country with a population of 49M people. The main currency is Colombian Peso. The languages spoken are Spanish. Automatic teller machines are common in Colombia. Current travel safety advice is Reconsider your need to travel. Get other useful information like socket plugs, SIM cards and emergency numbers.

👍 Developing 🌤️ ~24.11 °C 🌧 ~290.64 mm 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 49M people

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Advice

🛡️ Travel safety

Reconsider your need to travel

We continue to advise you reconsider your need to travel to Colombia due to the security situation. Colombia will hold presidential elections on 29 May. If required, a second round will be held on 19 June. Protests and rallies may occur around elections and could turn violent. Monitor local media for updates on the security situation and always follow instructions from local authorities. Criminals in Colombia are increasingly using drugs to subdue their victims (see ‘Safety’). We advise: Reconsider your need to travel to Colombia overall due to the security situation and the impacts of COVID-19.

Issue date: May 27, 2022

Weather

🌤️ Temperature

🌧 Rainfall

General

🔌 Sockets

Colombia uses 110V, 60Hz with sockets and plugs Type A and Type B.

🌐 Languages

The languages that are typically spoken are Spanish

Money

💱 Currencies Used

Colombia uses the Colombian peso (symbol: $), code COP.Banknotes come in denominations of 100000, 50000, 20000, 10000, 5000, 2000 and 1000 pesos. Peso is subdivided into 100 centavos. Coins come in denominations of 1000, 500, 200, 100, 50 and 20 pesos.

🏧 ATMs

Automatic teller machines are common in Colombia. You can usually find them in both large & small cities.You do not need a chip & PIN card to use an ATM — your standard magnetic card will work fine.

💁‍♂️ Tipping

Not expected, but can leave extra tip Tipping is usually not expected in Colombia. However, if you are satisfied with the service provided you can show your appreciation by leaving a small ‘extra’ tip. Receipts usually include a service charge. If there is a service charge there is no need to tip.

Calling

📡 Internet

Internet speed in Colombia is on average 4.5 Mbps. WiFi coverage in Colombia is moderate. It's relatively easy to find one when needed.

📱 Phones

You can buy a SIM card for about 40,062.86 COP, which includes 1 GB of data plan. You can choose from 4 telecoms: Avantel, Claro, Movistar or Tigo. Colombia uses GSM mobile networks GSM 850 and GSM 1900. If you don't want to buy SIM card in Colombia upon arrival, make sure to check the roaming charges with your telecom provider before your departure so there are no surprises when you return home.

📞 Calling

To call Colombia, dial +, then 57 (the country code for Colombia), then the area code (without the initial 0) and the local number. For local calls within Colombia, start with the area code (with the initial 0). In the case above area code is 1 .

Driving

🛣️ Road rules

In Colombia you drive on the right side. Most cars have manual transmission (stick). Unless otherwise posted, the speed limits for cars and motorcycles are as follows: 30-60 km/h (18-37 mph) in all built-up areas, 80-90 km/h (49-55 mph) on undivided highways, 90-100 km/h (55-62 mph) on motorways and 90-100 km/h (55-62 mph) on expressways.