🇨🇴 Colombia

Source: the UK Foreign Office. Advice is for British nationals; entry rules for your passport may differ. This is travel advice, not crime statistics.

Publisher updated: 2026-09-03 · Retrieved: 2026-09-12 14:49 UTC

Warning in English

Your travel insurance could be invalidated if you travel against advice from the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). Areas where FCDO advises against all but essential travel Colombia-Venezuela border and northern Colombia FCDO advises against all but essential travel to: all of Norte de Santander Department, including Cúcuta. all of Arauca Department the municipality of Puerto Carreño in Vichada Department within 5km of the rest of the border with Venezuela. FCDO currently advises against all travel to Venezuela’s border regions with Colombia. You should not use any of the Colombia-Venezuela land crossings. Pacific coast and Colombia-Panama border FCDO advises against all but essential travel to: Chocó Department, except for the department capital Quibdó, the towns of Nuquí and Bahía Solano and Capurganá the western part of Valle del Cauca Department, including Buenaventura the municipality of Jamundí, Valle del Cauca the South Pacific, Sanquianga and Telembi regions of Nariño Department the southern part of Córdoba Department the Urabá and Bajo Cauca regions of Antioquia Department the southern part of Bolívar Department Central Colombia FCDO advises against all but essential travel to: all of Guaviare Department, except for the department capital San José del Guaviare Cartagena del Chairá, San Vicente del Caguan, Puerto Rico, El Doncello, Paujil and La Montañita in Caquetá Department the Ariari region of southern Meta, except for Caño Cristales If travelling to the tourist site of Caño Cristales, travel by air from the town of La Macarena with a reputable tour company. Colombia-Ecuador border and southern Colombia FCDO advises against all but essential travel to within 5km of the border with Ecuador except for: all of Cauca Department, except for the department capital Popayán the border crossing on the Pan-American highway at the Puente Internacional de Rumichaca the city of Ipiales in Nariño Department FCDO advises against all but essential travel to Orito, San Miguel, Valle del Guamuez, Puerto Caicedo, Puerto Guzmán, Puerto Asis and Puerto Leguizamo in Putumayo Department. Find out more about why FCDO advises against travel. Earthquake in Chocó On the morning of Monday 10 August, Colombia suffered a magnitude 7.4 earthquake, affecting large parts of the country. Its epicentre was near San José del Palmar in the department of Chocó in the West of Colombia. A humanitarian response is currently taking place in earthquake-affected areas. If you’re in Colombia, follow the advice of local authorities, stay away from damaged buildings and plan ahead. Get real-time information (in Spanish) following an earthquake from: National Unit for Disaster Risk Management (UNGRD) Colombia’s Geological Services Be aware of the possibility of earthquake aftershocks. See further guidance about earthquakes.

Latest change (English)

Updated information on earthquake response and removal of information about the closure of Matecaña International Airport ('Warnings and insurance' page).

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