There are 9 ways to get from Cartagena to Santa Cruz by plane, bus, car, taxi, or train
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Fly from Cartagena
best- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Viru Viru International Airport (VVI)plane CTG - VVI
9h 30m$166–632Bus via Iquique
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Cúcutabus
- Take the bus from Cúcuta to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Tacnabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Terminal Internacional Aricabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Rodovario de Iquiquebus
- Take the bus from Iquique to Santa Cruzbus
4d 16hDrive 5,762.5 km
- Drive from Cartagena to Santa Cruz de la Sierracar 5,762.5 km
3d 13h$301–435Bus to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquillabus
- Fly from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) to Viru Viru International Airport (VVI)plane BAQ - VVI
11h 8m$233–925Bus to Los Garzones Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Ceretebus
- Fly from Los Garzones Airport (MTR) to Viru Viru International Airport (VVI)plane MTR - VVI
15h 35mBus to Simón Bolívar International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Santa Martabus
- Fly from Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR) to Viru Viru International Airport (VVI)plane SMR - VVI
16h 45m$209–778Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Cúcutabus
- Take the bus from Cúcuta to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Lima - Terminal Arriola to La Pazbus
- Take the bus from La Paz to Santa Cruzbus
4d 18h$373–947Bus #2
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Cúcutabus
- Take the bus from Cúcuta to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Oltursa Lima Terminal to La Pazbus
- Take the bus from La Paz to Santa Cruzbus
4d 19h$405–540Bus, taxi, train
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Pamplonabus
- Take the taxi from Pamplona to Cúcutataxi
- Take the bus from Cúcuta to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuybus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuy to Terminal Pichanalbus
- Take the bus from Pichanal to Salvador Mazzabus
- Take the train from Yacuiba to Santa Cruztrain
5d 16h$484–690
Cartagena (CTG) to Viru Viru International Airport (VVI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cartagena to Santa Cruz is to drive which costs $300 - $440 and takes 3 days 13h.
The fastest way to get from Cartagena to Santa Cruz is to fly which takes 9h 30m and costs $160 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Cartagena to Santa Cruz. However, there are services departing from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena and arriving at Santa Cruz via Cúcuta, Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte, Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría, Terminal Rodoviario de Arica and Iquique. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4 days 16h.
The distance between Cartagena and Santa Cruz is 3438 km. The road distance is 5762.5 km.
The best way to get from Cartagena to Santa Cruz without a car is to bus via Iquique which takes 4 days 16h and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 30m to get from Cartagena to Santa Cruz, including transfers.
Cartagena to Santa Cruz bus services, operated by Copetran, depart from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena station.
The best way to get from Cartagena to Santa Cruz is to fly which takes 9h 30m and costs $160 - $650. Alternatively, you can bus via Iquique, which costs and takes 4 days 16h.
Cartagena to Santa Cruz bus services, operated by Copetran, arrive at Terminal Cúcuta station.
Santa Cruz is 1h ahead of Cartagena. It is currently 2:04 PM in Cartagena and 3:04 PM in Santa Cruz.
What companies run services between Cartagena, Colombia and Santa Cruz, Bolivia?
Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., Copa Airlines, and LATAM Chile fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Viru Viru International Airport (VVI) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Santa Cruz de la Sierra via Terminal Cúcuta, Cúcuta, Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte, Tacna, Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría, Terminal Internacional Arica, Terminal Rodoviario de Arica, Iquique, and Santa Cruz in around 4d 16h.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cartagena to Viru Viru International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Cartagena to Viru Viru International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Cartagena to Viru Viru International Airport via Pereira, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Cartagena to Viru Viru International Airport via Bucaramanga, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Viru Viru International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Viru Viru International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Los Garzones Airport to Viru Viru International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Los Garzones Airport to Viru Viru International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Viru Viru International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Viru Viru International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Viru Viru International Airport via Pereira, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Cartagena to Viru Viru International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Viru Viru International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Viru Viru International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cartagena to Viru Viru International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
- Phone
- (+591) 3 3387000
- [email protected]
- Website
- ticketsbolivia.com.bo
Train from Yacuiba to Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Schedules at
- ticketsbolivia.com.bo
- Phone
- +57 323 563 9139
- [email protected]
- Website
- copetran.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Cúcuta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $45–70
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Santa Marta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–28
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $20–28
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Cúcuta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $45–70
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Cúcuta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $45–70
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8001
- [email protected]
- Website
- expresobrasilia.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Cúcuta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–66
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $40–60
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–25
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $17–25
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Cúcuta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–66
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $40–60
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Cúcuta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–66
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $40–60
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Pamplona
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $40–60
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Cúcuta to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–260
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
Bus from Cúcuta to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–260
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
Bus from Cúcuta to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–260
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
Bus from Cúcuta to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–260
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- Phone
- +51 994 656 518
- [email protected]
- Website
- oltursa.pe
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Website
- https://www.oltursa.pe/?lang=en
- Phone
- +51904244509
- [email protected]
- Website
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Terminal Internacional Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–26
- Schedules at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Book at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- [email protected]
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Rodovario de Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $18–35
- [email protected]
- Website
- pullmansanandres.cl
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Rodovario de Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Schedules at
- pullmansanandres.cl
- Semi Cama
- $29–40
- Cama
- $30–45
- Phone
- +56 2 2570 8687
- [email protected]
- Website
- busestarapaca.cl
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Rodovario de Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–22
- Schedules at
- busestarapaca.cl
- Salon Cama
- $14–20
- Premium
- $16–22
- Phone
- +56 22 3813 550
- [email protected]
- Website
- plusschile.cl
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Rodovario de Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–22
- Book at
- https://www.recorrido.cl/pluss-chile/en
- Semi Cama
- $11–15
- Cama
- $15–22
- Phone
- +56 57 226 9210
- [email protected]
- Website
- busesramoscholele.cl
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Rodovario de Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–47
- Schedules at
- busesramoscholele.cl
- Semi cama
- $10–14
- Salón cama
- $43–47
- Phone
- +591 2527 7355
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Iquique to Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8002
- [email protected]
- Website
- unitransco.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $13
- Schedules at
- unitransco.com
- Book at
- unitransco.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Santa Marta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- unitransco.com
- Book at
- unitransco.com
- Phone
- +57 604 784 9194
- [email protected]
- Website
- transportesluz.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Cerete
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- transportesluz.com
- Phone
- +591 22283843
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Lima - Terminal Arriola to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Book at
- https://www.ticketsbolivia.com/company/nc_internacional.php
- Phone
- +591-72233555
- [email protected]
- Website
- transcopacabanasa.com
Bus from La Paz to Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–24
- Schedules at
- transcopacabanasa.com
Bus from La Paz to Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–24
- Schedules at
- transcopacabanasa.com
- Phone
- +591 7297 1111
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from La Paz to Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from La Paz to Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +591 69414917
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from La Paz to Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–19
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Normal
- $7–10
- Semicama
- $11–14
- Cama
- $16–19
Bus from La Paz to Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–19
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Normal
- $7–10
- Semicama
- $11–14
- Cama
- $16–19
- Phone
- +591 69416892
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from La Paz to Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from La Paz to Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +59176400493
- Website
- flotaeldorado.com
Bus from La Paz to Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–65
- Schedules at
- flotaeldorado.com
- Book at
- flotaeldorado.com
Bus from La Paz to Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–65
- Schedules at
- flotaeldorado.com
- Book at
- flotaeldorado.com
- Phone
- +591 2245 8945
- [email protected]
- Website
- vicuna-travel.com
Bus from Oltursa Lima Terminal to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $103
- Schedules at
- ticketsbolivia.com.bo
- Book at
- ticketsbolivia.com.bo
- Phone
- +54 9 11 4187 3610
- [email protected]
- Website
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuy
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $90–194
- Schedules at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Book at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Semicama
- $90–130
- Cama
- $100–160
- Phone
- +54 0810 888 2258
- [email protected]
- Website
- balut.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuy to Terminal Pichanal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Website
- https://www.balut.com.ar/en
- Semicama
- $14–20
- Phone
- +54 387 842 4813
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pichanal to Salvador Mazza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $14
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Estimated price
- $95–120
Cooptmotilon
- Phone
- +57 75568 0291
- Website
- cooptmotilon.com
Cotaxi
- Phone
- +57 313870 0074
- Website
- cotaxi.com.co
Taxi-express
- Phone
- +57 314 2381850
- Website
- facebook.com
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