Originally Posted by
CMK10
Colombia:
- Bogota: Used it extensively the last week of December. Never a wait of more than 10 minutes to get a car even at 5 AM. No issues with drivers. I paid for the more expensive option to get better cars and ended up mainly in small SUVs (a lot of Chevy Trackers). I only had one 4* ride where the driver missed a small business and drove around the block a few times until I hopped out and walked. No issues getting picked up or dropped off at BOG either.
- Medellin. Not as good as Bogota. The driver picking us up at MDE told us to go stand somewhere different than the Uber app did. He also told me to get in the front seat because otherwise the cab drivers would get mad at him. The same driver also didn't follow the directions properly and got lost going into the city and demanded we pay in cash for a toll as he didn't have a toll tag. thankfully every other ride I had in the city was better and there were no long waits.
In Colombia, the Uber rate is the same as the metered taxi rate. Especially from the airport, Uber drivers prefer you sit in the front. One driver told me his friend (fellow Uber driver) got into a fight with the airport taxi drivers so if you sit in the front, you look like the driver’s friend, not his customer.