Railways
total: 3,386 km
standard gauge: 150 km 1.435-m gauge (connects Cerrejon coal mines to maritime portat Bahia Portete)
narrow gauge: 3,236 km 0.914-m gauge (1830 km in use) (1995)

Highways
total: 106,600 km
paved: 12,685 km
unpaved : 93,915 km (1995 est.)

Waterways 14,300 km, navigable by river boats

Pipelines crude oil 3,585 km; petroleum products 1,350 km; natural gas 830 km;natural gas liquids 125 km

Ports and harbors Barranquilla, Buenaventura, Cartagena, Leticia, Puerto Bolivar, SanAndres, Santa Marta, Tumaco, Turbo

Merchant marine
total: 17 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 72,388 GRT/97,576 DWT
ships by type: bulk 5, cargo 6, container 1, multi-function large load carrier 2, oiltanker 3 (1996 est.)

Airports 913 (1996 est.)

Airports - with paved runways
total: 606
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 9
1,524 to 2,437 m : 32
914 to 1,523 m: 36
under 914 m: 527 (1996 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways
total: 307
2,438 to 3,047 m : 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 34
914 to 1,523 m: 272 (1996 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Colombia on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Colombia Transportation 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Colombia Transportation 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.