Copa Sudamericana Final in Barranquilla: Tickets, Entry, Travel, Data

The Copa Sudamericana final of 2026 is a single match between Boca Juniors and Atlético Mineiro on Saturday 21 November at the Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez in Barranquilla, on Colombia's Caribbean coast. CONMEBOL sets kick-off at 17:30 local time, which is 22:30 UTC and 19:30 in Buenos Aires and in Brasília. CONMEBOL calls the tournament the CONMEBOL Sudamericana, and in Brazil it is the Sul-Americana. The open ticket categories are reported sold out, the clubs' own allocations went on sale on 3 November, and Argentines and Brazilians can usually enter Colombia with a national identity card.

Kick-off times and the final in brief

Every time below falls on Saturday 21 November.

Where	Kick-off
Barranquilla (Colombia, UTC-5)	17:30
Buenos Aires	19:30
Belo Horizonte and Brasília	19:30
UTC	22:30
Madrid	23:30
Lisbon and London	22:30
US Eastern	17:30

According to Argentina's El Economista, the winner receives USD 10,000,000 and the runner-up USD 2,500,000, and the champion goes straight into the group stage of the 2027 Copa Libertadores and plays the 2027 Recopa against this year's Libertadores winner.

CONMEBOL also announces an official Fiesta Sudamericana with activities around the final; press reports place it at the Gran Malecón, but its dates and hours had not been published at the time of writing.

Tickets: the one official platform and what is left

Tickets are sold only on the official Sudamericana ticket platform, and CONMEBOL's Barranquilla 2026 ticketing page carries the organiser's general information, including the Fiesta Sudamericana. On 3 November CONMEBOL warned that travel agencies, intermediaries and unauthorised platforms are offering tickets and packages, and said it accepts no responsibility for them, including when a buyer is refused entry. The same warning names ABSOLUT Sport as the only company authorised to sell packages.

Category	Who may buy	Price	Status
Category 1	General public	USD 250	Reported sold out
Category 2	Colombians living in Colombia first, then the general public	USD 180	Reported sold out
Category 3	Finalist clubs' fans only: Boca in the north stand, Atlético in the south	USD 90	Club sales opened on 3 November

The sold-out reports come from the press, not from CONMEBOL, and the official platform is the only place to check what remains. Sales opened on 28 October for Colombians living in Colombia, on 30 October for the general public and on 3 November for the two clubs' fans. Infobae reports 12,000 tickets for each club.

Atlético's ticket page allows up to four tickets per CPF, and each ticket can be assigned to a CPF only once. The club will also give 113 free tickets to the first 113 members who show proof of flights and accommodation in Barranquilla, collected at the Galo Na Veia desk at Arena MRV on 16 November. Boca Juniors opened its sale on 3 November to members of every category, only on CONMEBOL's platform.

How tickets are delivered and checked, when the gates open and whether alcohol is sold inside had not been published at the time of writing. CONMEBOL's 2026 security rulebook recommends opening the gates four hours before kick-off for matches it classes as high-complexity. The same rulebook bans:

• weapons, pyrotechnics, smoke bombs, flares, laser lights and whistles
• drinks in glass, cans, plastic containers or cartons: the rulebook allows liquids only in plastic cups
• umbrellas and toilet rolls
• flags larger than 2.0 x 1.5 m, and flagpoles of any kind
• political, religious or offensive messages

Every spectator is searched, the public may not bring alcohol in, and anyone under the influence of alcohol is refused entry.

Entering Colombia: ID cards, Check-Mig and the exit ticket

Citizens of Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Chile and Paraguay, of Spain, Portugal and the rest of the EU, of the UK and of the US need no visa, according to the Colombian foreign ministry's exemption list. The entry permit lasts 90 days. Migración Colombia requires an exit ticket from every visitor and says travellers without one can be refused entry. It also asks for a hotel booking or invitation letter and proof of sufficient funds. Its June 2026 guidance sets no minimum passport validity, though it recommends a passport valid for the whole stay, and asks for no vaccination card.

Argentines may enter with their DNI, and Argentina's embassy in Bogotá recommends the card-format or electronic DNI. Travellers on a DNI receive an entry slip, the Boleta Migratoria, and must keep it to show when they leave. A passport is needed when the route connects through Panama.

Brazilians may use a passport or an RG in perfect condition, and Brazil's embassy in Bogotá recommends a passport if the RG was issued more than ten years ago. The embassy says Colombia no longer asks travellers from Brazil for a yellow fever certificate, but it still advises carrying one, because some passengers have been refused boarding in Brazil. Uruguay's embassy lists a valid cédula as well as a passport.

Check-Mig, the online pre-registration form, is free, opens 72 hours before your flight and closes one hour before it, and is not used at land borders. Official sources disagree on whether it is compulsory, so fill it in: it is free and airlines may ask for it.

Minors need extra papers: Argentina's embassy suggests a passport and an apostilled birth certificate, plus a travel permit when a child is not travelling with both parents. Check your own case on Migración Colombia's entry requirements page and with your own foreign ministry before you fly.

Getting to Barranquilla and around the city

Barranquilla's city government says Avianca is adding two direct Buenos Aires to Barranquilla flights on 19 and 20 November, a larger aircraft on Buenos Aires to Bogotá on 19, 22 and 23 November and six extra Bogotá to Barranquilla flights on 20 and 22 November. Colombian press reports four direct LATAM flights from Buenos Aires, announced by the mayor. Brazil's O Tempo reported no direct flight from Belo Horizonte.

Atlético's official charter with ABSOLUT Sport, for members on an active Galo Na Veia plan, costs R$ 7,900 per person, flies out on 19 November and back on 22 November, and includes a Category 3 ticket. The first 50 places sold in under a day, and on 11 November the club announced 50 more at the same price.

No official Boca Juniors travel package had been published at the time of writing; the extra Avianca and LATAM flights from Buenos Aires are the announced options for its fans.

International flights land at Ernesto Cortissoz airport (BAQ). No official 2026 taxi fare from the airport was found. Ride-hail apps are widely used, but their legal status is unsettled, and Uruguay's foreign ministry describes Uber as not official. In the city, a Transmetro or bus ride costs COP 3,700, or COP 3,800 on Sundays and holidays, El Espectador reported.

The city is repaving the Avenida Circunvalar and the access roads around the stadium. For earlier matches, El Heraldo reported, Transmetro served the stadium through Joaquín Barrios Polo / Estadio Metropolitano station. The city's road closures, transport plan and fan meeting points for the final had not yet been published.

Book a room early: hotels in the city expect full occupancy for the final, according to the regional hotel association quoted in Colombian press.

Colombia's tourism board gives 28 to 32 °C on the Caribbean coast, with rain possible in the afternoon through November. A 17:30 kick-off comes before the day's heat has gone, and umbrellas are banned inside, so pack a light rain jacket.

Pay in Colombian pesos (COP), and choose pesos when a card terminal offers your home currency, as the tourism board advises. Spain's foreign ministry says dollars are almost never accepted. Visa and Mastercard are the most widely accepted cards, and the tourism board warns never to change money in the street.

Spain's foreign ministry names Barranquilla among the Colombian cities where insecurity is growing. The ministries' practical advice: do not hail taxis in the street, use an official taxi or an app ride at night, and keep your phone out of sight.

Staying connected in Barranquilla: why a Donesim eSIM fits

Neither CONMEBOL nor the stadium has published anything about Wi-Fi or mobile coverage at the Metropolitano.

Home plans charge these rates for roaming in Colombia:

• Brazil: R$ 39.99 a day on Vivo without a package and R$ 39.90 a day on a Claro post-paid line; TIM sells a one-day 5 GB pass for R$ 29.99. Some plans include an Américas package that covers Colombia, so check yours.
• Argentina: Personal, Claro and Movistar include Colombia in plans with "América" roaming. On other plans, Personal sells 2 GB for 7 days at ARS 15,900 (check whether it is still offered) and Movistar 3 GB for 7 days at ARS 23,500.
• Spain: 12.10 EUR per MB on Movistar, with a 60.50 EUR monthly cap on contract lines.

Uruguay's telecoms regulator names Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay as the countries of the Mercosur roaming agreement, so it does not cover Colombia.

A local SIM is cheaper per gigabyte and includes calls: Tigo, which has absorbed Movistar Colombia, sells 6 GB for 7 days at COP 10,000 with calls and texts. Getting one means finding a shop and registering the line.

A Donesim eSIM is installed at home, so data is ready on landing for the ticket platform, the ride from the airport and messages to your group. There is no shop visit or registration, and checkout asks for an email address, not a passport. Your own SIM stays in the phone, so if your home plan receives texts abroad, bank and ticket codes still reach your number.

At the time of writing, 1 GB over 7 days costs 3.10 USD, against R$ 39.99 for one day of Vivo roaming without a package. 3 GB over 15 days costs 8.27 USD, 5 GB over 30 days 13.79 USD and 10 GB over 30 days 25.16 USD. You can compare every Colombia plan on a page that lists Claro, Movistar and Tigo among its networks. The plans carry data only, with no Colombian number, and Donesim cannot currently renew or extend a plan in place, so choose a size that covers the whole trip. Argentines whose plan already includes "América" roaming may not need one.

Set up your eSIM before you fly

1. Look your phone up on our compatibility list and make sure it is not carrier-locked.
2. Buy and install the eSIM over home Wi-Fi a day or two before departure, following our install walkthrough. Donesim's page says a plan "may begin when it is provisioned, installed, activated, or first connected", so installing weeks ahead can use up validity before the trip.
3. Log in to the ticket platform and save your ticket details before you land.
4. Fill in Check-Mig in the 72 hours before your flight.
5. After landing, switch data roaming on for the eSIM line only.
6. Keep your home line on for bank and ticket codes.

Frequently asked questions

Where and when is the Copa Sudamericana final 2026?

On Saturday 21 November 2026, at the Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez in Barranquilla, Colombia.

What time is kick-off in Argentina and Brazil?

19:30 in both. Buenos Aires and Brasília share the same clock, two hours ahead of Barranquilla, where the match starts at 17:30.

Do Argentines and Brazilians need a passport for Colombia?

Not necessarily: Argentines may travel on a DNI and Brazilians on an RG in perfect condition. Argentines need a passport on a connection through Panama, and Brazil's embassy recommends one when the RG is more than ten years old.

Where do you buy official tickets?

On sudamericana.eleventickets.com, which also handled the club sales for Boca and Atlético fans. Atlético's charter package and its 113 free member tickets come through the club, and ABSOLUT Sport is the only company CONMEBOL authorises to sell packages with a ticket.

Fans heading to the final can see every Colombia plan and install one before the flight.