How to Get Around Colombia Alone: Buses, Flights, and Trains

Posted on October 2, 2026 by Luciana Murillo

Getting around Colombia solo comes down to three real options: buses for affordability and frequent connections, domestic flights for speed on longer routes, and app-based rides or shared vans for local and regional hops. Passenger trains, worth ruling out early, essentially don’t exist for point-to-point travel in Colombia; rail infrastructure…

Colombia Solo Travel Packing List

Posted on October 2, 2026 by Luciana Murillo

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Colombia’s packing challenge isn’t volume, it’s range: a single trip can span hot Caribbean coast, cool Andean cities, and humid coffee country, sometimes within the same week. Clothing: Pack for Temperature Swings Layers matter more than any single item. Lightweight, breathable clothing for the coast and lowlands; a warm layer…

Best Time of Year to Visit Colombia Solo

Posted on October 2, 2026 by Luciana Murillo

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Best Time of Year to Visit Colombia Solo

Colombia doesn’t have a single best season, it depends on which regions you’re prioritizing, but December to March is the safest default for a first solo trip: the main dry season across most of the country, and the window that keeps transport, hiking, and beach plans simplest. The Dry Season…

Is Colombia Safe for Solo Travelers?

Posted on October 2, 2026 by Luciana Murillo

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Colombia is broadly safe for solo travelers who stick to the well-established routes and cities, provided you follow the same common-sense precautions that apply in any major Latin American destination. The country’s reputation still lags its reality by a decade or more, and understanding where that gap actually matters is…

Colombia Solo Travel Visa Requirements

Posted on September 16, 2026September 17, 2026 by Luciana Murillo

Most solo travelers don’t need a visa for Colombia at all, just a passport and, since 2022, a mandatory free entry form. Here’s what actually applies depending on how long you’re staying and what you’re doing. Tourist Entry: What Most Solo Travelers Actually Need Citizens of the US, Canada, the…

How to Stay Safe as a Solo Female Traveler in Colombia

Posted on September 15, 2026September 15, 2026 by Luciana Murillo

Solo female travel in Colombia is genuinely comfortable and widely done, provided you follow the same core habits that apply to any traveler in a major Latin American destination, plus a couple of considerations worth naming directly. The Core Habits Use app-based transport (Uber, Cabify, InDriver) rather than hailing taxis…

Luciana Murillo

I’m Luciana, a travel writer from Bogotá, Colombia, and yes, I know exactly what it’s like to be a solo female traveler in a country the world still misunderstands.

I’ve been travelling independently for 10 years, completing 50+ solo trips across Colombia, Mexico, Central America, Argentina, Peru and the United States. I write in both English and Spanish, and I also contribute to allaboutcolombia.com where I cover my home country in depth — from the coffee region to the Caribbean coast to the Andes.

My speciality is Latin America: the neighbourhoods the guidebooks skip, the buses that are actually fine to take, the hostels that feel like home, and the restaurants where locals actually eat. I’ve hitchhiked across Patagonia, navigated Medellín’s metro system at rush hour, and camped solo in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. I know this region the way you only can when it’s yours.

I also cover the US for solo travelers, having spent time road-tripping through the Southwest, the Pacific Coast and the Deep South.

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