Colombia and Venezuela are directly next to each other in northern South America, so at their closest point the distance between them is effectively 0 km because they share a long land border.

Basic distance overview

  • The straight-line distance between the approximate geographic centers of Colombia and Venezuela is about 878 km (around 545–546 miles).
  • On a map, the two countries touch along a long frontier, so traveling from one to the other can be as short as simply crossing a bridge or border post in certain regions, which is why the “closest distance” between their borders is listed as 0 km.

Shared land border

  • Colombia and Venezuela share a land border of roughly 2,219 km (about 1,378 miles) , making it the longest land border for both countries.
  • This border runs from the Caribbean coast in the north down through inland regions, marked by hundreds of official boundary milestones.

Travel perspective

  • A typical country-center to country-center flight distance between Colombia and Venezuela is around 877–878 km , which corresponds to about 1 hour of flight time on a commercial jet under normal conditions.
  • Actual travel distance will vary depending on the specific cities; for example, trips between neighboring border cities can be very short drives, while trips between distant interior cities (like Bogotá to Caracas) are much longer.

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