Barranquilla officially known as the Special, Industrial and Port District of Barranquilla is the capital of the department of Atlántico, and the fourth most populous city in Colombia. It is the main economic center of the Caribbean region of Colombia due to its port center and its most important economic activities are trade and industry.
Barranquilla has to transportation network called Transmetro, to metropolitan mass transportation system. The system operates with articulated buses that circulate in dedicated lanes and stop at fixed stops. Taxis have to minimum rate for distances of 3.5 km, for longer trips you have to negotiate with the driver, for example, trips to the Barranquilla airport or the Terminal de Transportes de Barranquilla, as well as night trips after 8 pm and services on holidays and Sundays, too.
The main bus routes from Barranquilla
| Route | Companies | Schedules |
| Barranquilla to Bogotá | Copetran – Expreso Brasilia – Berlinas | From 06:00 to 23:30 hrs. every 1 hour |
| Barranquilla to Santa Marta | Copetran – Expreso Brasilia | 01:00 02:00 10 21:45 22:45 |
| Barranquilla to Cartagena | Copetran – Expreso Brasilia – Unitransco | Desde 01:00 to 23:15 every 30 minutes |
| Barranquilla to Medellín | Expreso Brasilia – Rápido Ochoa | 06:30 09:00 10:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:30 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00 23:00 |
| Barranquilla to Valledupar | Copetran – Expreso Brasilia – Unitransco | Desde 03:00 to 23:30 every 1 hour aprox. |
Barranquilla Bus Terminal location
To the south of the city, in the municipality of Soledad, is the Terminal Metropolitana de Transportes de Barranquilla, from where you can travel by land to the main national destinations and to Venezuela.
Barranquilla’s air terminal is the Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport located 7 km from the city in the neighboring municipality of Soledad.
The port area of Barranquilla comprises some 22 linear km on the western bank of the Magdalena River.
Main bus companies in Barranquilla
In the following table you can find the main intermunicipal transport companies that operate in Barranquilla
| Expreso Armelujo | Expreso Almirante Padilla | Berlinas del Fonce |
| Expreso Brasilia | Expreso Concorde | Cootracegua |
| Cootracosta | Coopetran | La Costeña |
| Transporte Gonzalez | La Veloz | Los Libertadores |
| Rápido Ochoa |
Routes and bus tickets to Barranquilla
- Barranquilla to Aguachica
- Barranquilla to Arjona
- Barranquilla to Armenia
- Barranquilla to Barrancabermeja
- Barranquilla to Bogotá
- Barranquilla to Bucaramanga
- Barranquilla to Cali
- Barranquilla to Cartagena
- Barranquilla to Ciénaga de oro
- Barranquilla to Cúcuta
- Barranquilla to Honda
- Barranquilla to Ibagué
- Barranquilla to La Dorada
- Barranquilla to Magangué
- Barranquilla to Maicao
- Barranquilla to Medellín
- Barranquilla to Montería
- Barranquilla to Santa Marta
- Barranquilla to Valledupar
Bus routes with destination Barranquilla
- Barrancabermeja to Barranquilla
- Bogotá to Barranquilla
- Bucaramanga to Barranquilla
- Cali to Barranquilla
- Duitama to Barranquilla
- Honda to Barranquilla
- Ibagué to Barranquilla
- Magangué to Barranquilla
- Maicao to Barranquilla
- Medellín to Barranquilla
- Montería to Barranquilla
- Ocaña to Barranquilla
- Santa Marta to Barranquilla
- Sincelejo to Barranquilla
- Sogamoso to Barranquilla
- Valledupar to Barranquilla
