Taxis Bogotá Colombia Tarifas - ¿how it works? - Travel Guide Guia para el viajero

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Public transit system and car rentals Taxi: a good and inexpensive way to get around For safety reasons, avoid hailing a taxi in the street, especially at night. It is always better to ask for one in your hotel or by calling a taxi company. Inside the car, you will always see an ID for the car and for the driver, as well as a pricing chart that indicates the price in pesos ($) according to the meter. Taxis only accept cash. Trips to and from the airport, outside the city boundaries, at night and on holidays have an added fee. Note that it is harder to get a taxi during rush hour (7 to 9am and 5 to 8pm). If you plan to take a taxi during those times it is best to call early. Taxi companies in Bogotá and phone numbers Radio Taxi: +57 (1) 288 8888 Taxi Real: +57 (1) 333 3333 Taxi Estrella: +57 (1) 212 1212 Taxatélite: +57 (1) 222 2222 Taxis Libres: +57 (1) 311 1111 Taxi Express: +57 (1) 411 1111 Transmilenio: A practical public transit option These are the articulated red buses that run through the city that are made from two buses united by a pivotal joint. The are stations located approximately every 500 meters along the routes. A one-way trip costs $1,700 pesos (US$1) which includes transfer onto connecting buses (green buses that go to neighborhoods that don't have Transmilenio service yet). To find a route map visit: www.transmilenio.gov.co. Ciclovía On Sundays and holidays from 7am to 2pm, 121 km of the city's main roads become Ciclovías which are reserved for cyclists, rollerbladers and pedestrians. The program has been a model in South America, and it allows close to one million people to spend time outside and be active each week. Ciclorutas Bogotá has a large network of bike paths (ciclorutas). The more than 344 km practically cover the entire city. Travel the streets in a fun, safe and health promoting way. During certain times of day, it is even faster to travel by bike than any other way.