Rapido Tolima Bogota (D.C) Bus

Rapido Tolima is a land transport company founded in 1944 in the town of Armero. Currently, the company has more than 550 buses that operate in 10 departments of the country and hope to become one of the most important companies in the industry Colombian transport Along with passenger transport, the company also offers parcel and money transfer services. In Bogota, buses depart from Terminal Salitre.

Rapido Tolima exercises passenger transport under one concept: commitment to the user. You want to provide excellent service to passengers who decide to trust them, that is why they always strive to maintain a clean and modern fleet, as well as constantly train their staff. But not only that, but it also seeks to act with full responsibility and maintain all its roles in accordance with the law so that the traveler can move with complete confidence throughout Colombia.

As a result of this, Rapido Tolima has two types of services. The first is Mega Duo and the second is Mega VIP. Both have screens, toilets, stewardesses, reclining seats, GPS monitoring, seat belts, and air conditioning. The Mega VIP service, in addition to what has already been mentioned, also has WIFI (subject to availability) and refrigerators.

Bogota is the capital of Colombia, situated at 2600 m a.s.l. The city is known as the "Athens of South America" due to its great number 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 architecture. 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 you enjoy your historical and cultural adventure in Bogota!

● 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. 

● Bogota to Medellin: It is one of the most important routes of the country, as it connects two of the most representative cities in Colombia. For that reason, the company offers its Mega Duo service on daily departures to Medellin. The bus fares vary from 70000 to 90000 pesos.

● Bogota to Manizales: You can travel comfortably from the capital to Manizales with Rapido Tolima. The travel time is approximately 10 hours.

● Salitre Bus Terminal Agency: Diagonal 23 # 69 –11 

● South Terminal Agency: 57Q Street South N° 75F - 82

● Salitre Bus Terminal Agency - Telephone: 3153918523

● South Terminal Agency - Telephone: 3153891386

Once you have figured out your bus schedule, book your bus tickets easily with the redBus website or app. The site has been developed to ensure that passengers get their bus tickets booked and confirmed with minimum effort. All you have to do is follow the steps mentioned below:

• Enter the pick-up and drop-off points under the “From” and “To” sections on the redBus website or application
• Select the date of your journey under the “Onward Date”
• Click the “Search Buses” button

After this step, you will be taken to a page that displays every bus operator that runs on the route you have requested. You can select a bus based on the bus timings, fares, pick-up and drop-off points, reviews, and more. 

Select the seat of your choice by clicking on the “View Seats” button and then click on the “Proceed to Book” tab. You will be taken to the payment page where you can pay for your ticket using one of several banking options such as credit cards, debit cards, FPX, or any other mode that’s available.