🇪🇸 Spain or 🇨🇴 Colombia
Which one, honestly
Spain leads on food, cities and getting around. Colombia leads on nature and value for money.
A normal day costs about $145 in Spain and $75 in Colombia.
Side by side
- 🇪🇸 Spain🇨🇴 Colombia
- Apr, May, Sep, OctBest monthsJan, Feb, Jul, Aug, Dec
- $145A normal day$75
- 7h 45m to MadridNonstop from New York5h 40m to Bogota
- Very goodBeaches and seaVery good
- ExceptionalCities and cultureVery good
- ExceptionalFoodGood
- Very goodNature and hikingExceptional
- Very goodValue for moneyExceptional
- Very goodEasy to get aroundGood
- Fast trains between the big cities, a car for the northGetting aroundCheap domestic flights, because the Andes make every bus ride long
- The southern cities in July and AugustWhen to avoidApril, May, October and November, the two rainy stretches
Pick by what you want
🇪🇸 Choose Spain if
you want cities, food and beaches in the same trip without choosing between them.
🇨🇴 Choose Colombia if
you want coffee mountains, Caribbean coast and one of the great party cities, on a budget that goes a long way.
Full Spain guide →Full Colombia 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.