If you want to travel by land to this municipality from the main cities of Colombia or if you are in neighboring municipalities of Tolima, I am going to indicate how much you will get in tolls for category 1 vehicles, how much is the distance in kilometers and the time to get to the musical capital of Colombia.
I am also sharing an approximate gasoline consumption on each trip to Ibagué, taking into account that my car registers a highway consumption of 45 kilometers per gallon and where the price of gasoline in Colombia after the pandemic is 8,600 Colombian pesos (it would be about 2.2 dollars).
First, I recommend that if you travel by car, mainly from Cali or from Armenia, try to get out as early as possible like 5:00 in the morning Why leave early? Because at this time there are almost no mules, so the trip is worth more, especially when you have to pass "El Alto de la Línea" since most of this route is on a single carriageway.
And if you plan to visit the most beautiful tourist sites in the city, then I recommend you do some of these tours within Ibagué.
How many tolls are there from Bogotá to Ibagué.
In tolls from Bogotá to Ibagué you find 4 tolls in total; 2 are in the department of Cundinamarca and the other 2 tolls are in Tolima. The sum of the value of all is $41,200 (10.8 dollars) with an average price of $10,300 per toll. There are almost 4 hours of travel on the way if you take Girardot where you cover a distance of 200 kilometers , and you can use about 5 gallons of gasoline for an average of 44,700 Colombian pesos (11 dollars).
For this route you must exit through Soacha and pass through the municipalities of Fusagasugá in Cundinamarca, then through Melgar in Tolima and then continue through the Girardot variant but without entering the town.
How many tolls are there from Girardot to Ibagué
From Girardot it is only an hour and 15 minutes to travel to the capital of Tolima. You will have to pay only two tolls in total; one in Gualanday for $9,800 and another toll in Chicoral for $10,800 (both are in the department of Tolima). In gasoline, you can use almost two gallons, which would be about 18,600 Colombian pesos because you travel a distance of 68 kilometers.
How many tolls are there to Ibagué coming from Medellín?
If you are going to travel by road to Ibagué and you leave from the capital of Antioquia, you will find 5 tolls on the way; there are 3 in the department of Antioquia and the remaining two are in the department of Tolima. The total value you will have to pay is $55,500 Colombian pesos for an average price of $11,100 for each. The distance is 416 km with a average march time of 7 hours and forty minutes. Gasoline, you will spend a little more than 9 gallons of gasoline for a total cost of 79,000 Colombian pesos (21 dollars).
How many tolls are there from Cali to Ibagué
From Cali to Ibagué there are 5 hours on the way (although I took 9 because a mule had overturned going down the line, so it's important to leave early). The distance between these two cities is 257 kilometers where you find 6 tolls in total; 4 tolls in the department of Valle, 1 toll in Quindío and 1 toll in Tolima totaling $54,200 (14 dollars) where the average price of tolls is $9,000. You can use about 7 gallons of gasoline (my car is a Skoda Fabia 1.4 and it does 45 km per gallon) for an average of 65,100 Colombian pesos.
How many tolls are there from Armenia to Ibagué
If you travel from Armenia there is a distance of 77 kilometers and a time of 2 hours and 30 minutes for the journey. You only find 1 toll in the department of Tolima that has a cost of $8,500. Passing Armenia, follow Calarcá, which is where the climb to the top of the line begins, where if you are in a good mood and there are not so many mules, it would take you about 40 minutes, but if you are in a bad mood, it could take you an hour and a half on average.< /p>
Going down the line, the department of Tolima begins. The landscape is beautiful, but the road is not so much, since it is a roadway, it greatly alters vehicular traffic. If there is an accident on the highway, in which it would normally take an hour to get to Ibagué, it can be extended for another two hours; as it happened to me, a mule overturned and I was delayed two hours while they gave way. From Armenia, you can get about 4 gallons of gasoline for an average of 37,200 Colombian pesos.
How many tolls are there from Neiva to Ibagué
From Neiva to Ibagué there is a 210 km stretch where you can travel for about three hours that would require about 5 gallons of gasoline (if your car also does 40 kilometers per gallon) for an average total of $46,500. You find 3 tolls, two in the department of Huila with a slightly higher price than normal; the first at $11,700 and the second toll at $11,200 which is on the “El Patá” road. The next toll would be in Tolima with a cost of only $9,800.
Tolls from Cartagena to the city of Ibagué
To get to Ibagué by car from Cartagena you must go through 11 toll booths; there is 1 toll within the department of Bolívar, 2 tolls in the department of Magdalena, 3 tolls in Cesar, 3 in the department of Santander and 2 in the department of Tolima. The sum of the value of all is 108,600 Colombian pesos (28.5 dollars) for an average price of $9,872 per toll. The time of the entire trip is 17 hours and you travel a distance of 1058 kilometers. Consumption is 23.5 gallons of gasoline for a cost of 203,000 Colombian pesos (53.4 dollars).
On this route you leave Cartagena through Turbaco to the municipality of Carmen de Bolívar, there you must take the route to Bosconia, which is a municipality in the department of Cesar. Then you continue the route passing through the towns of San Roque, Aguachica, Barrancabermeja, La Dorada, Honda, and Mariquita until you reach Ibagué.
Tolls, distance, and time on the route from Pereira to Ibagué
If you travel from Pereira you will find 2 tolls to the city of Ibagué; You will have to pay 1 toll in Circasia for a price of $14,300 and another in Cajamarca for a value of $8,500 in the department of Tolima. The sum of the value of all, until the next year 2021, is 22,800 Colombian pesos (6 dollars). The distance of the road is 116 kilometers and the time to travel it is 3 hours and 30 minutes. Gasoline consumption was 2.5 gallons for a total cost of 22,200 Colombian pesos (5.9 dollars).
How many tolls are there from Manizales to the municipality of Ibagué?
To get to Ibagué traveling from Manizales by private car, you will have to travel a distance of 168 kilometers in 5 hours of walking. For this route you will have to pay 4 tolls in total; 1 toll in the department of Caldas, 2 in the department of Risaralda, and 1 in Tolima. The sum of the value of all is 45,500 Colombian pesos where the average price per toll is $11,400. For this journey, gasoline consumption is around 3.7 gallons for a total average cost of 32,200 Colombian pesos (8.4 dollars).
Tolls from Pasto to Ibagué
For a land trip from the city of Pasto to Ibague you will have to pay 10 tolls in total; there are 1 in the department of Nariño, 3 tolls in the department of Cauca, 4 tolls in the department of Valle del Cauca, 1 toll in the department of Quindío and one last toll in the department of Tolima. The sum of all is 90,300 Colombian pesos where the average price per toll is $9,300. The time to make this trip is 13 hours where you cover a distance of 633 kilometers. In gasoline, you will have a consumption of 14 gallons for a total average of 121,000 Colombian pesos (32 dollars).
There is another route to get to Ibagué from Pasto Nariño where you turn off after passing Popayán towards the municipality of Totoró, continue to the town of La Plata, and end up arriving at Neiva. We do not recommend this road because although it looks shorter on the map but on the road it shows 730 km also the road between Popayán - Neiva is not so good because it has sections that are not paved but rather trails so you can take a long time more than normal and your car can break down.
Cost of tolls from the municipalities of Tolima to the capital Ibagué
If you are in any of the main municipalities of Tolima, these are the tolls and the average distances of each one to get to the capital of Tolima. This information is also useful if you are going to visit any of them from Ibagué.
Chaparral
From Chaparral to Ibagué there is a toll of $10,200 in Gualanday, a distance of 153 kilometers, and an average travel time of 3 hours. Gasoline consumption is around 3.4 gallons for a total cost of 29,300 Colombian pesos.
El Espinal
El Espinal is a town in Tolima located one hour and 10 minutes from Ibagué. There is 1 toll in Gualanday that amounts to $10,200 and a distance of 58 kilometers. Gasoline consumption is around 1.3 gallons for a total cost of 11,500 Colombian pesos.
Melgar
From Melgar you will have to pay 2 tolls for a total value of 21,400 Colombian pesos; one in Chicoral for $11,200 and the other in Gualanday for $10,200. There is a distance of 87.4 kilometers and an average time of 1 hour and 30 minutes. Gasoline consumption is around 1.9 gallons for a total cost of 16,818 Colombian pesos (4 dollars).
Guamo
Guamo is one of the towns after Espinal Tolima. To get from Ibagué or vice versa, you will have to travel a distance of 72 kilometers and pay 1 toll of 10,200 Colombian pesos. The average travel time is 83 minutes. Gasoline consumption is around 1.6 gallons for a total cost of 13,700 Colombian pesos.
There is another route in which you save the toll if you take the detour to the town of San Luis, the only bad thing about this route is that there is a long section of the road that is on a trail and since it is not paved it can affect the vehicle and more if it is small.
Ortega
Ortega is a town south of Tolima that is 2 hours from Ibagué. There is 1 toll for $10,200 and a distance of 108 kilometers. Gasoline consumption is around 2.4 gallons for a total cost of 20,640 Colombian pesos (5.4 dollars).
Purificación
From the municipality of Purificación Tolima to Ibagué there is a toll of $10,200 in Gualanday, a distance of 100 kilometers, and an average travel time of 2 hours. Gasoline consumption is around 2.2 gallons for a total cost of 19,300 Colombian pesos.
Mariquita
The distance between Mariquita and Ibagué is 118 kilometers where you can travel in two hours and 30 minutes. When you make the trip you will have to pay 1 toll in Alvarado for a price of 11,100 Colombian pesos. The gasoline consumption that your car could have is 2.6 gallons, that is, 22,600 Colombian pesos (6 dollars).
Honda
This Colombian heritage town is located 3 hours from Ibagué in the north of Tolima. When you make the trip you will have to pay 2 tolls that add up to 22,200 Colombian pesos; each for $11,100 in Alvarado and the other after Mariquita. The distance that separates these two municipalities is 142 kilometers and the gasoline consumption that your car could have is 3.1 gallons, that is, 27,200 Colombian pesos.
I hope this guide to traveling to Ibagué by land has been useful to you. Enjoy the landscapes a lot on all the routes but especially the misty mountains of Tolima. One last recommendation before traveling is to always look at the peak and plaque of the city you are going to since it is not the same in all of them.
In Ibagué the peak and plate do not rotate like in other cities, it is always fixed and begins on Monday with the plates ending in numbers 0 and 1, its hours are 6 am to 9 am, from 11:30 am to 2: 30pm and from 5 pm to 7:30 pm.
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