The TransMilenio station for Corferias is called Corferias, on Calle 26 (also known as Avenida El Dorado), according to the Bogotá city government. From the station it's a few minutes' walk to the fairgrounds. The official source does not publish route codes for it, so check your origin in TransMiApp or the official TransMilenio route finder for today's route.
What Corferias Is, and Why You Might Be Going
Corferias is Bogotá's main trade fair and events complex. Large events such as the FILBo book fair take place there, which is why the city publishes dedicated route guidance for it. If you're a visitor going to a fair, a conference, or a business event, the practical question is the one this page answers: which station do I get off at, and how do I find a route that gets me there?
What's Confirmed and What Isn't
Confirmed by an official source. According to the Bogotá Mayor's Office (article dated April 25, 2025, on routes to the book fair):
- If you arrive on a trunk line (the red buses), get off at Corferias station, on Calle 26 or Avenida El Dorado, and walk a few minutes to the venue.
- Three TransMiZonal / SITP stops are nearby (listed below).
What that source doesn't publish: the trunk or zonal route codes that stop at Corferias station, and transfer instructions from each portal. Routes change often, so we don't print codes we can't verify. You'll get a more reliable answer from the live tools below than from any list in an article.
What to Expect From the System
A few things worth knowing before you go, for someone new to Bogotá's transit:
- You need a TuLlave card. TransMilenio, the zonal SITP buses and TransMiCable all run on it; there's no separate cash fare at the gate. We explain how to buy and load one in our TuLlave card guide.
- Trunk lines vs. zonal buses. The trunk line (TransMilenio proper) has its own stations on Calle 26. Zonal buses are regular street stops, which is what the three stops below are.
- The fare can change, so we don't quote it here. The current figure is in our fares guide.
- Transfers. Whether your trip needs one depends on where you start and what's running that day. The app tells you.
Nearby Zonal and SITP Stops
If you'd rather use a zonal bus than the trunk line, the same official source names three stops close to Corferias:
- Avenida La Esperanza at Carrera 40
- Avenida La Esperanza at Carrera 37
- Calle 26 at Carrera 40
As with the trunk line, the route codes serving each stop aren't published there, so look them up in the app or route finder.
How to Find Today's Route
- Open TransMiApp or the official TransMilenio route finder.
- Enter your starting point (portal, station, or address) and "Estación Corferias" or "Corferias" as the destination.
- Pick the option you prefer (fewer transfers, shorter time) and check for service notices before you leave.
The station and stop names above are what you type in. The procedure outlasts any route change, which is why we show it instead of a list of codes. For the bigger picture of moving around the city, see our getting around Bogotá guide.
Event Days
The official source we cite is a special route guide for the book fair, which tells you that large events change how the system is organized. We don't have an official breakdown of what changes at each event, so the following is advice, not confirmed fact:
- Leave early: stations and trunk services toward Calle 26 fill up around opening and closing time.
- Re-check your route on the day itself rather than the night before.
- If you have a fixed appointment, budget the whole trip, transfers included, not only the trunk-line leg.
Does the Metro Go to Corferias? Not Line 1
To be direct: Bogotá Metro Line 1 does not reach Corferias. The Line 1 station closest to the Calle 26 corridor is Central, station 13 of 16, at Avenida Caracas with Calles 24A and 26, with a direct connection to the Caracas TransMilenio trunk line.
Put another way: from Corferias you ride the Calle 26 trunk line east to Avenida Caracas, which is where Central will be. Once the Metro opens, that will be the natural handoff between the two systems. You can see where it sits on the Line 1 map, and how the metro and TransMilenio fit together in TransMilenio and the Metro.
This is an independent, unofficial guide; for live routes and notices, TransMilenio is the authoritative source.