Frankfurt am Main to Cartagena (FRA–CTG) — Airlines, Schedules & Connections

German passport holders can enter Colombia visa-free for up to 90 days. Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months from arrival. At immigration you get a stamp in your passport. No forms, no fees, no eVisa required.

The 90-day stay can be extended once for another 90 days at a Migracion Colombia office inside the country. The extension costs around COP 230,000. Go to any office in major cities like Bogota, Medellin, or Cartagena. Apply at least 5 days before your original 90 days expire.

No vaccinations are legally required for entry from Germany, but a yellow fever vaccine is mandatory if you plan to visit areas below 2,300 meters elevation outside major cities. This covers most of the coast, Amazon, and coffee region. Proof of vaccination can be checked at domestic airports.

S-Bahn lines S8 and S9 run from Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof (main station) to Terminal 1 every 15 minutes (15 min, €5.65 single or included in a Frankfurt day ticket). ICE and IC long-distance trains serve the airport's own long-distance station (Fernbahnhof); this is separate from the S-Bahn Regional station and connects Frankfurt to Cologne, Stuttgart, Munich, and other cities without requiring travel through the city centre.Taxis from the city centre cost €25–35 and take 15–25 minutes. Terminal 2 connects to Terminal 1 via the free SkyLine people mover.