Bogota Stopover

Avianca offers discounted stopover packages in Bogota rather than a fully free stay. Most travelers pay a reduced rate for the hotel and tours, and still cover meals, transfers, and any transit-visa fee. Check the all-in price before you book.

Passengers flying Avianca on a ticket issued by the airline, with a qualifying layover in BOG between 8 and 48 hours. Eligible booking classes: see airline. Free stopover in Bogota of 8 to 48 hours at no extra airfare, on international itineraries connecting onward to another country. Requires an Avianca-stock ticket on Avianca-operated routes (all fares qualify); one-way or round-trip, outbound or return. No free hotel or tour — accommodation and activities are discounted via Visit Bogota, not free. Currently booked via the Avianca Contact Center or a travel agency (online booking coming soon). Entry is visa-free for many nationalities; confirm with Migracion Colombia.

Your connection in BOG should fall between 8 and 48 hours. Two things travelers get caught by: flight-search sites usually show the shortest connection by default, and that's often too short to qualify. You may need to deliberately pick a longer-layover flight. And the layover shown isn't all usable: clearing immigration and any baggage steps eats into it, so give yourself comfortable margin above the 8-hour minimum.

Stopover programs are run by the airline, so the safest route is a ticket booked directly with Avianca on an eligible fare. Award and miles tickets, and bookings made through online travel agencies or other third-party sites, often follow different rules: sometimes they don't qualify, sometimes the stopover has to be arranged another way. Before booking like that, confirm directly with Avianca that your specific ticket type is eligible.

To leave the airport for your stopover you must meet Colombia's transit or entry rules, and this matters before you even fly: if your passport requires a transit visa and you don't have one, the airline can deny boarding. The good news: many nationalities get visa-free transit, visa-on-arrival, or a quick e-visa, and some stopover programs include the transit visa. Select your nationality on this page to see the exact requirement for Colombia, and arrange any visa well before departure.

Airlines do sometimes adjust schedules after you book. A change can shorten or lengthen your layover. If it drops the connection below the 8-hour minimum, or past the maximum, it can affect your eligibility. If you get a schedule-change notice, re-check your layover against the program's window and contact Avianca to rebook or re-confirm the stopover. It's worth re-checking your itinerary a few days before departure.

On a single Avianca ticket, your checked bags are normally tagged straight through to your final destination, so you head into Bogota with just your carry-on, and your luggage continues on the onward flight. You'd only collect and re-check bags if part of your trip is on a separate ticket. If you'd like a checked bag with you for the overnight stay, ask Avianca when you arrange the stopover.

Most stopover programs allow only one stopover per round-trip — on either the outbound or the return leg, not both. A few carriers are more flexible. Confirm with Avianca whether your specific itinerary can include a stopover on each leg before planning two stops.

Avianca offers discounted hotel packages in Bogota rather than a complimentary room; you pick from their partner options at a reduced rate. Confirm the all-in price when you book.

Request the Bogota stopover when booking an Avianca-stock international itinerary connecting through Bogota, via the Avianca Contact Center or a travel agency (online booking is coming soon). Accommodation and activities are discounted through Visit Bogota, not free.

Up to 2 days. You can extend your layover without paying additional airfare, as long as it fits within the program's rules.