Medellín

Medellín is a city in Colombia.

The northern neighbourhoods tend to be poorer than the southern ones.

South towards Caldas, Cali, Pereira, Manizales
From last metro station Itagüi it is a 3 min walk to the autopista del sur (towards Caldas). From there either walk 10 min to a not-that-perfect gas station or take a bus/hitch further down. About 4 km further south the highway to Cali, Pereira, Manizales begins. If you want a gas station, walk 1–2 km uphill. No safety problems here.

North to Cartagena, East to Bucaramanga
Take the metro north to the last station Niquia, just outside is the road towards Cartagena. Walk up the road about 3 kms to the Toll booth ('Peaje') or take a bus/taxi. It's best to ask drivers directly.

There is a little truck stop just before the toll booth: you can ask the guy in the hut if anyone is going your way... but there doesn't seem to be much traffic there.

There is also a gas station on the road between the metro stations Belo and Niquia but it doesn't seem to be very useful.

Personal Experiences

 * As the most well-ordered city in the country, the public transit makes it easy to get out of this city. From the last metro station to the north, for example, you can get a city bus to Barbosa, from which the hitch to Bucaramanga can begin! -Chael777


 * ''March 2014; the metro line wasn't running all the way South, so I went to Envigado, and began walking from there. Found many petrol stations but proved difficult to get rides. Finally I got to Caldas where truckers got me out of town. In all, it took me about 7 hours to finally get out of the city, but I blame my negative energy on that day" -Lukeyboy95

isin: Colombia