No, Line 1 does not reach El Dorado Airport
Let's answer the question up front, since it's why most people land on this post: Bogotá Metro Line 1 — the one currently under construction — does not connect to El Dorado Airport. Its route ends at Avenida Caracas and Calle 72, in the Chapinero district, several kilometers east of the airport, according to LaFM. If you've seen a claim somewhere that "the metro connects to the airport," that refers to a possible future line, not the one with machinery on the ground today. We'll get into that distinction below — but first, what's actually useful: how to get to the airport right now.
How to get to El Dorado Airport today by public transit
While Line 1 isn't in operation yet — you can check the projected opening dates here — the way to reach the airport by mass public transit is TransMilenio, to Portal El Dorado. From there, direct trunk and feeder routes run to the airport, including service 16-14 Aeropuerto, according to Bogotá's city portal (bogota.gov.co) and the official El Dorado Airport website. You pay with a TuLlave card — the same card the metro will use once it opens, so if you already have one for TransMilenio, it works for this route too.
What about the future? What's been proposed, with no firm design or date
Two ideas are on the table for eventually connecting mass transit to the airport, but neither is Line 1, and neither has a timeline:
- Mayor Carlos Fernando Galán said, at a forum hosted by Semana magazine, that a future Line 3 could run through the western part of the city and connect to El Dorado Airport, and that it's essential for the airport to be connected to the metro, according to LaFM. The important caveat: Line 3 isn't even in formal design yet — unlike Line 2, which is already going through a re-bidding process.
- There's also a proposal to connect the airport to TransMilenio and, from there, to the Regiotram de Occidente, a commuter rail line to nearby municipalities — another option still under study, not confirmed, according to LaFM.
In other words: a direct metro-to-airport connection is, for now, a stated intention, not a project under construction or even in design.
The short version
Today, Line 1 ends in Chapinero, at Calle 72 station — not at the airport. To reach El Dorado by public transit, take TransMilenio to Portal El Dorado. A future metro-to-airport connection, via a possible Line 3, has been floated publicly but has no design or timeline yet — a very different stage from Line 1, which you can follow month by month in the construction progress tracker.