🇨🇴 Colombia or 🇪🇸 Spain
Which one, honestly
Colombia leads on nature and value for money. Spain leads on food, cities and getting around.
A normal day costs about $75 in Colombia and $145 in Spain.
Side by side
- 🇨🇴 Colombia🇪🇸 Spain
- Jan, Feb, Jul, Aug, DecBest monthsApr, May, Sep, Oct
- $75A normal day$145
- 5h 40m to BogotaNonstop from New York7h 45m to Madrid
- Very goodBeaches and seaVery good
- Very goodCities and cultureExceptional
- GoodFoodExceptional
- ExceptionalNature and hikingVery good
- ExceptionalValue for moneyVery good
- GoodEasy to get aroundVery good
- Cheap domestic flights, because the Andes make every bus ride longGetting aroundFast trains between the big cities, a car for the north
- April, May, October and November, the two rainy stretchesWhen to avoidThe southern cities in July and August
Pick by what you want
🇨🇴 Choose Colombia if
you want coffee mountains, Caribbean coast and one of the great party cities, on a budget that goes a long way.
🇪🇸 Choose Spain if
you want cities, food and beaches in the same trip without choosing between them.
Full Colombia guide →Full Spain guide →
And what the world thinks
Dead even. The next vote breaks the tie.
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Written and checked by hand. Nothing here about visas or entry rules: those change often and depend on your passport, so check an official source.