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There are many ways to get to Leticia through air or by river in Colombia.

By air, AEROREPUBLICA, offers flights every day departing from Bogotá at 12:18p.m.

Arriving Leticia at 14:18p.m.

Return to Bogotá at 14:40, the flight length is 01:45 minutes.

There’s SATENA a regional budget airline that flies Mon/Wed/Fri

Departs from Bogotá at 10:25a.m. arrives in Leticia at 12:15p.m.

Return to Bogotá at 12:45p.m. the flight length is 01:45 minutes.

To arrive Tabatinga from Manaus you can fly:

TRIP airlines, operates with ATR-42 turboprop, for 60 passengers, this airline flies on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

Depart from Manaus at 13:00 (local time) with stops at Tefe / Fonte Boa / and Sao Pablo de Olivença arrive to Tabatinga at 15:55 (local time) and depart to Manaus at 16:30 (local time) with stop at Tefe city, arrive to Manaus at 20:45 (local time), this times schedules tend to change, check the airline webpage.

If you want to take the river transportation:

From Manaus to Leticia/ Tabatinga use the Fast Boat service, includes all the meals, restrooms, AC and comfortable seating, TV, and a small bar at the back of the boat, to buy snacks, mineral water, soft drinks, beer. Is a 36 hours length jorney. You have to reserve the tickets whit time.

You can also use the Recreo ships (most popular) cargo and passenger ships that stop in every town. Two choices on amenities:

1. You can sleep in hamac, includes all meals and communal restrooms.

2. Private room with AC and a private restroom. Trip length 4 days downriver (Leticia to Manaus) upriver 6 1/2 days (Manaus to Leticia).

Ferries from Tabatinga to Benjamin Constant (Brazil) 30 USD roundtrip

Ferry from Leticia to Santa Rosa 5 USD roundtrip

Ferry to Puerto Narino (Colombia) is US 35 roundtrip

If you want to come from Peru, you can use the Fast Boat service between Iquitos and Santa Rosa, Peru, located across the river from Leticia / Tabatinga. The trip is 10 to 12 hours, departing every day at 04:00a.m. except Mondays.

NOTE: As requirements you should bring your passport and international yellow fever vaccination card.

NOTE2: FOR US CITIZENS a tourist visit is required to enter Brazilian territory. Read here.

NOTE3: Please check with us first before making any reservation, because the airplane and the boat schedule change from time to time.

Contact us for the most current travel information.