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The travel from Girardot to Bogota takes about 3 hours and you must go across 91 mi (147 km). The terrestrial transportation companies that sell bus tickets for this route are Expreso Bolivariano and Fronteras, with low-cost bus tickets and several schedules to make your choice. The buses have different services, depending on the bus you choose. Bogota, the Colombian capital, is a very interesting tourist destination with hundreds of places to discover, which help to get to know the gastronomy, beauty and even the nightlife of the Colombian people. The annual average temperature is 57 °F (14 °C) and the city presents a cold and mountain climate, so take warm clothes to walk calm, since you could also be caught by an sporadic rain.

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Girardot is a city in the department of Cundinamarca in Colombia. It has a tropical climate, which, alongside being only three hours away from Bogotá, makes it a preferred spot for recreational activities and sports for the bogoteans and other visitors.The city was founded near 1840, in the territory called “La Chivatera”, known for its goat breeding. Afterwards, the city changed its name in honor to Atanasio Girardot, a hero of the Independence Campaign. During the Thousand Day War in 1886 the city began accepting refugees who settled in the vicinity. Once the war was over, the city made the most out of its location, first as an important port in the Magdalena River, and then as an important waypoint in the railroads, which allowed it to expand a grow as an important economic center for the region. Nowadays, its economy is built around tourism and has important recreational infrastructure, as well as quality lodgings in order to accommodate a large number of tourism on an annual basis.

Bogota is the capital of Colombia, situated at 2640 m a.s.l. The city is known as the "Athens of South America" due to its great numer of museums, theaters, libraries and cultural activities. It is the third most elevated city in South America, behind (La Paz and Quito). In your journey through Bogota you will enjoy the historical tour along streets that combine modernity with colonial architechture. Bogota is well known for its cultural events like the International Book Fair and the "Festivales al Parque", which are attended by both national and international tourists. The Gold Museum, the National Observatory, the Colpatria Tower and the Botanical Garden José Celestino Mutis, the old La Candelaria Barrios are all must see destinations for all tourists. We hope yiy enjoy your historical and cultural adventure in Bogota!

If you already acquired your tickets to travel from Girardot to Bogota and you are looking for a return trip, you can buy them easily on our platform. We have many bus operators that travel through this route, that departs at different times to give the passengers more options. So, what are you waiting for? Buy your bus tickets from Bogota to Girardot with redBus. 

The climate of Bogotá is temperate and with mild temperatures, throughout the year the seasonal differences are minimal. Its average temperature is 14.5 ° C with variations from 10 ° C to 19 ° C. The driest months are December, January, July and August.

⭐Hotel Habitel Select

• Address: Avenida El Dorado 100-97, Fontibón, 110911 Bogotá, Colombia.
• Services: The property offers single, double, and triple rooms, as well as suites. Guests have access to free Wi-Fi, a bar, restaurant, fitness center, and complimentary parking. The hotel is pet-friendly, and breakfast is included.

⭐Sonesta Hotel Bogotá

• Address: Cra. 15A No. 125-26, Usaquén, 110010 Bogotá, Colombia.
• Services: This hotel features single, double, and family rooms, as well as suites. Amenities include free Wi-Fi, a bar, restaurant, spa, fitness center, laundry service, and complimentary parking. Breakfast is included.

⭐Hotel Bogota Central

• Address: Carrera 13 No. 22-24, Alameda Centro
• Services: This hotel is located in a strategic point of Bogota, very close to the Colpatria Tower, the La Santamaria bullfighting arena, Bolivar’s Square, and the National Museum. The 38 rooms have TV cable, a private bathroom, and WiFi. The hotel has a game room and an ironing room, dry cleaning, and laundry.

⭐Hotel Dann Avenida 19

• Address: Av 19 # 5 - 72
• Services: This is the ideal hotel for business travelers, as it is close to the main government entities, shopping centers of great tradition, and the financial center, as well as being close to the airport. The rooms have a private bathroom, work desk, WiFi, safe, alarm clock, and telephone. Some of the rooms are equipped to receive disabled people. The hotel has a business center, convention, and conference rooms with a capacity for 100 people. The restaurant offers a varied menu of Colombian food and international food.

La Jugueteria

• Address: Calle 27 No 4A-03, La Macarena
• Services: The food is very varied, offering meat, chicken, pork, fish and soups, all with a very successful preparation, good sized portions and prices according to a quality lunch or dinner. However, the great attraction of La Jugueteria is its decoration, logically of toys. With elements from different eras, movies, cartoons, TV shows, and action figures in general. This place manages to evoke memories of a wonderful time in the life of each of its guests.

Crepes & Waffles

• Address: Several locations
• Services: Although this is a very recognized place with several presences in different cities of Colombia and Latin America, it is in Bogota where more Crepes & Waffles restaurants can be found. The preparations are very simple, they can be in crepes, in waffles, in pitas, and in panne cooks, accompanied by some protein, sauce, or other product that makes an ideal combination. This is a restaurant perfect for any occasion due to its abundance of places, comfortable prices, quality of food, and speed of service.

La Puerta Falsa

• Address: Calle 11 # 6-50
• Services: This restaurant has been in the heart of Bogota since the beginning of the 19th century and has always belonged to the same family, which is why its seasoning has been maintained over the years. The menu consists of typical snacks such as chocolate with cheese, almojabana, arepa, and tamale, a simple but fabulous combination that became a mandatory stop for those who visit Bolivar Square. In this place, the liberator Simon Bolivar used to eat with Manuelita Saenz. The infrastructure and decoration of the place have been maintained from that time until today.

La Floridada Bakery Shop

• Address: Carrera 7 # 21-46
• Services: La Florida has been part of the landscape of Bogota since 1936, being one of the most popular places on the capital's scene. Its wide variety of cakes, pies, cookies, biscuits, desserts, and bread in general, accompanied by coffee, tea, or chocolate make the perfect dish for those who leave work and want to eat something before returning home. They are also famous for their breakfasts that have different preparations of eggs or changuas, to start a day in the best way.

• Caldo (Broth): A comforting broth made with meat and vegetables, often enjoyed for breakfast or on cold days.

• Changuá: A typical soup from the Cundiboyacense highlands made with milk, water, and eggs, served with bread and cilantro.

•  Ajiaco Santafereño: Chicken Soup made with different kinds of potatoes, ears of corn, and some spices. It is also usually accompanied by avocado and milk cream. A hearty delight for the palate.

• Tamal Bogotano: Tamal is an appetizer that is prepared in different Andean countries. In its Bogota version, this is made from a corn dough combined with meat, chicken, pork ribs, onions, garlic, and salt, all wrapped in a typical banana leaf tied to be cooked with steam. It is usually accompanied by a delicious cup of hot chocolate.

• Puchero Santafereño: Tropical type dish, originally from the city. It is prepared with potatoes, meats, ribs, sausages, pastusa, cassava, plantain, and cob, all bathed with hogao and presented with the leaves of a cabbage.

La Candelaria

It is the oldest district in Bogotá. You can walk the streets past 400-year-old churches, historic buildings and colonial museums, most with free admission. You also can enjoy the Street art, which is not just graffiti, but beautiful paintings.

Monserrate

The panoramic view from this hill allows you to see how enormous Bogota is. You can get up there by cable car or funicular in 10-minute journeys. For nature and exercise enthusiasts, a trail is also enabled to climb this mountain on foot, on a journey of about an hour depending on the pace of each person. At the top of this hill is the Church of the “Fallen Lord” of Monserrate, famous for performing miracles. There is also an attractive variety of restaurants and cafeterias to have spectacular snacks while enjoying the view.

Gold Museum

In the center of Bogota is this emblematic museum that has several of the pre-Columbian elements that abounded in this land before the Spanish conquest. Vessels and other gold elements, accompanied by the respective descriptions, allow seeing the works and the symbols that they existed at that time. However, the main protagonist of this place is gold, which not only gives the name to the museum but also revives through its golden pieces, multiple accessories that represented a great value not only economic but also spiritual.

Planetarium

This space allows science lovers to have an approach to different advances and astrological investigations that have been made in this place. The Planetarium also has an imposing dome that simulates a night sky to be able to capture on the screen all the behavior of the stars. In this dome, different concerts and attractive audiovisual functions are held. 

• Coffee: Colombian coffee is excellent. In Bogotá, you will have the option of visiting different shops and comparing the flavor of each region to bring the best gift.

• Emeralds: In the center of Bogota there is a great variety of places where you can buy spectacular emeralds, ideal to take back.

• Obleas: A great idea to bring back a good dessert, which can be loaded without damaging it. Take care that they do not break into the suitcase.

• Hammock: Colombian handcrafted hammocks are distinguished by their colorful designs and are a symbol of relaxation and tradition.

• Coffee: Colombian coffee is one of the country's most iconic products, recognized worldwide for its quality and flavor.

• 🚌 Public bus: The Integrated Public Transport System SITP has several buses that travel throughout the city, covering Bogota in its entirety. Transmilenio covers the main roads of Colombia, going at a high speed thanks to having its own trunk. It is necessary to take a SITP bus to get to Transmilenio’s stations. For both services the same card works. The card must be recharged at any Transmilenio station and allows free transfer from one bus to another.

• 🚕 Taxi: The supply of taxis is very wide because of the high demand for their service. The fares are charged according to a taximeter that works while the ride is in progress.

• 🚲Bicycle: The city has increased its cycle lanes and bicycles have become an important means of transport, especially for short distances. 

Bogotá by bus: You can reach Bogotá from Girardot by land. The trip takes 3 hours approximately.

Santa Fe de Bogota is everyone’s city, as it is the capital and most important city of Colombia. It is a metropolis of more than 7 million inhabitants, many of them from different regions and other countries for multiple reasons such as job opportunities, study and forced displacement. It is the most important business center in Colombia and the headquarters of Nariño Palace, Justice Palace and the Congress. Its historic center remains intact, allowing to remember with great nostalgia the era of colonization and subsequent independence of Colombia. Bogota is the headquarters of many cultural spaces. Visitors from all over the country attend in order to have different exchanges such as the International Book Fair or Rock al Parque, the largest free music festival in Latin America. Its cosmopolitan culture allows several cultures to live together, even though Bogota traditions prevail.

● Cootranstequendama

● Expreso Bolivariano

● Flota La Macarena

● Flota San Vicente

● Las Acacias

● Rapido El Carmen

Art, culture and diversity are some of the elements that will welcome you in Bogota, everyones city. This is your house, welcome! 

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