Armenia (Colombia)

Armenia is a city in Quindío department in Colombia's Zona Cafetera.

By plane
El Eden Airport (AXM) is 20 minutes from the city center. Has a food court in one of its sides were you can enjoy tropical fruit juices like maracuya, mango and guanabana; also try some coffee cookies and the special caramel spread with coffee ready to go. There are other places with magazines and always display some typical art in the walls. The washrooms are very clean and in general people are very warm.

By bus
The bus terminal is 3 km from the centre of town where there are plenty of hotels. A cab ride to the terminal from the center of town is likely to cost about COP$4,000 Colombian pesos. From other parts of town it could easily cost twice that, or more (as of Jan 2020).
 * Cali: COP$37,000-COP$38,000, 3 hours, Van. COP$28,000, 4 hours, Bus (Oct 2023)
 * Bogotá: COP$40,000, 8 hours
 * Medellín: COP$31,000, 6 hours
 * Popayán: COP$31,000, 6 hours
 * Manizales: COP$20,000, 2½ hours, every 15 minutes with a minibus
 * Pereira: COP$9,000, 1 hour, every 15 minutes with a minibus (Oct 2023)
 * Salento: COP$5,900, 30 min (Oct 2023)

Get around
There are taxis all over and they run into the night. Meters are required, but it's not unheard-of to negotiate a fixed price before departure. There is a universal taxi dispatcher at phone number 03 6746 2222.

See




Do

 * Recuca - Recorrido de la cultura cafetera (

Go next
Visit some of the small towns in the area:


 * Salento, a little town close to the Valley de Cocora.
 * Calarcá, another small town nearby.
 * Circasia
 * Filandia