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Medellín: Comuna 13 Street Art & Cable Car Tour

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Duration4h 30m

GroupUp to 20

LanguagesEN · ES

Mobile ticketAccepted

The Neighborhood That Painted Itself Back

You take the metro and cable car up, then walk through Comuna 13's street art with a guide who knows the neighborhood's history and the artists behind the walls. You'll see the transformation from troubled past to thriving community, meet locals if the moment allows, and return by bus. No separate tickets to hunt for—transport and entry are handled.

4h 30m

Step-by-step itinerary

Meet at Poblado metro station entrance
Take metro to cable cars
Ride cable cars with city views
Take short bus to Comuna 13
Explore street art and learn history

The Experience

Your guide is waiting by the ticket booth at Poblado metro station, and within minutes you're on the train heading toward the cable cars. The ride up gives you the first real view of how Medellín spreads across the valley—the city from above, before you drop back down into the streets where the actual story lives. The cable car itself is nothing fancy, just a working piece of infrastructure that locals use every day, but it moves you through the air in a way that makes the scale of the place click.

After the cable car, a short bus ride takes you into Comuna 13, and that's when the walls start talking. The street art here isn't decorative—it's dense, layered, sometimes covering entire buildings in color and symbol. Your guide, who knows the neighborhood or has worked with people who do, walks you through what you're seeing: the history before the transformation, the names of artists, the community programs that changed the trajectory of this place. You're not being lectured at; you're being shown around by someone who understands why these walls matter. You'll meet residents and artists if the timing works, and those conversations—unscripted, brief, real—are what separate this from a photo stop.

The whole thing takes a couple of hours, and you're moving the whole time: metro, cable car, bus, then on foot through the neighborhood. It's not strenuous, but it's not sitting still either. You need to be able to walk and climb stairs, and the streets are uneven in places. The metro and cable car are public systems, so they're crowded during rush hours—if you're going early morning or late afternoon, you'll have more space. The bus is part of the tour, not something you're figuring out yourself.

What’s included

Your day includes pickup at Poblado metro station, metro fare to the cable car, the cable car ride up with views across Medellín, a bus ride to Comuna 13, and a guided walk through the neighborhood's street art while learning the history of the transformation and meeting local residents and artists. Transport and entry are all arranged—you just show up at the metro station.

Good to know

Moderate physical levelPublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by MEDELLIN TRAVEL GROUP

Is this one for you?Good for anyone who wants to see Medellín beyond the tourist center and understand how a neighborhood rebuilt itself, without spending the morning figuring out which bus to take or which metro line goes where.