San José de Cúcuta, its official name, is the capital of the department of Norte de Santander, it is located in the northeast of the country, on the eastern Cordillera of the Andes, on the border with Venezuela. It is the economic, political, administrative, industrial, academic, artistic, cultural, sports and tourist epicenter of Norte de Santander. It is located at 320 m.a.s.l.
Transportation in Cúcuta
The main means of transportation in Cúcuta are Busetas (or buses) and taxis. Cúcuta was the first city in Colombia that had a passenger transport terminal, Cúcuta´s Transportation Terminal. This city is characterized by having a modern road infrastructure, and a large number of highways that connect with Bogotá, Bucaramanga, Valledupar, Tunja and Cartagena de Indias, and Venezuela due to its border position with this country.
Cúcuta has a national and international airport called Camilo Daza Airport.
Main bus companies operating in Cúcuta
In the following table you can find the main intermunicipal transport companies that operate in Cúcuta
| Berlinas del Bonce | Copetran | Expreso Bolivariano |
| Expreso Brasilia | Omega | Cotranal |
| Cootransunidos | Cotaxi | Cootragua |
| Cotrans | Flota Sugamuxi | Peralonso |
| Cootransoriente | Cootranstame | Cooptmotilon |
Routes and bus tickets from Cúcuta
From Cúcuta you can travel to the main cities of Colombia, below we list some of the routes:
Cúcuta to Aguachica
Cúcuta to Arauca
Cúcuta to Barrancabermeja
Cúcuta to Barranquilla
Cúcuta to Bogotá
Cúcuta to Bucaramanga
Cúcuta to Cali
Cúcuta to Cartagena
Cúcuta to Ciénaga
Cúcuta to El Banco
Cúcuta to Guamal
Cúcuta to Ibagué
Cúcuta to Maicao
Cúcuta to Medellín
Cúcuta to Montería
Cúcuta to Ocaña
Cúcuta to Sabanalarga
Cúcuta to Santa Marta
Cúcuta to Valledupar
How to get to Cúcuta by bus
You can arrive to Cúcuta with the following routes:
Aguachica to Cúcuta
Arauca to Cúcuta
Barrancabermeja to Cúcuta
Barranquilla to Cúcuta
Bosconia to Cúcuta
Bogotá to Cúcuta
Bucaramanga to Cúcuta
Cali to Cúcuta
Cartagena to Cúcuta
Ciénaga to Cúcuta
El Banco to Cúcuta
Honda to Cúcuta
Guamal to Cúcuta
Ibagué to Cúcuta
Maicao to Cúcuta
Medellín to Cúcuta
Ocaña to Cúcuta
Pereira to Cúcuta
Plato to Cúcuta
Puerto Berrío to Cúcuta
Riohacha to Cúcuta
Sabanalarga to Cúcuta
Saravena to Cúcuta
Tunja to Cúcuta
Valledupar to Cúcuta
Yopal to Cúcuta
