There are 7 ways to get from Manizales to San Gil by bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales to Terminal de Transportes de Bucaramangabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Bucaramanga to San Gilbus
12h 25m$43–72Drive 552.9 km
cheapest- Drive from Manizales to San Gilcar 552.9 km
9h 48m$29–42Bus, bus to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, fly to Bucaramanga Airport
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales to Terminal del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal del Norte to Medellin Jose Maria Cordova Airportbus
- Fly from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) to Bucaramanga Airport (BGA)plane MDE - BGA
- Take the bus from Estación Papi quiero Piña to Parque Chicamochabus
- Take the bus from Chicamocha to San Gilbus
10h 8m$116–235Bus via Bogotá
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales to Terminal Salitrebus Manizales
- Take the bus from Terminal Salitre to San Gilbus Bogotá
16h$40–79Bus via Bogotá #2
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales to Terminal Salitrebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Salitre to Barbosabus
- Take the bus from Barbosa to San Gilbus
16h 21m$47–84Bus, bus to Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport, fly to Bucaramanga Airport
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales to La Pintadabus
- Take the bus from La Pintada to Terminal del Surbus
- Fly from Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH) to Bucaramanga Airport (BGA)plane EOH - BGA
- Take the bus from Estación Papi quiero Piña to Parque Chicamochabus
- Take the bus from Chicamocha to San Gilbus
9h 59m$164–489Fly Manizales to El Dorado International Airport, bus
- Fly from Manizales (MZL) to El Dorado International Airport (BOG)plane MZL - BOG
- Take the bus from Terminal Salitre to Terminal Tunjabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tunja to San Gilbus
11h 47m$126–391
Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) to Bucaramanga Airport (BGA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manizales to San Gil is to drive which costs $28 - $45 and takes 9h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Manizales to San Gil is to drive which takes 9h 48m and costs $28 - $45.
No, there is no direct bus from Manizales to San Gil. However, there are services departing from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales and arriving at San Gil via Terminal de Transportes de Bucaramanga. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 25m.
The distance between Manizales and San Gil is 596 km. The road distance is 552.9 km.
The best way to get from Manizales to San Gil without a car is to bus which takes 12h 25m and costs $40 - $75.
It takes approximately 12h 25m to get from Manizales to San Gil, including transfers.
Manizales to San Gil bus services, operated by Copetran, depart from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales station.
Manizales to San Gil bus services, operated by Copetran, arrive at Terminal de Transportes de Bucaramanga station.
Yes, the driving distance between Manizales to San Gil is 553 km. It takes approximately 9h 48m to drive from Manizales to San Gil.
There are 505+ hotels available in San Gil.
What companies run services between Manizales, Colombia and San Gil, Santander, Colombia?
You can take a bus from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales to San Gil via Terminal de Transportes de Bucaramanga in around 12h 25m.
- Website
- easyfly.com.co
Flights from Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport to Bucaramanga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–240
Flights from Manizales to El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–410
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Bucaramanga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–270
Flights from Manizales to El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–410
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Bucaramanga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Phone
- +57 323 563 9139
- [email protected]
- Website
- copetran.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales to Terminal de Transportes de Bucaramanga
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–63
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $35–55
- Phone
- +57 607 7243562
- [email protected]
- Website
- cotrasangil.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Bucaramanga to San Gil
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Schedules at
- cotrasangil.teletiquete.com
- Book at
- cotrasangil.teletiquete.com
- Convencional
- $5–8
Bus from Chicamocha to San Gil
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- cotrasangil.teletiquete.com
- Book at
- cotrasangil.teletiquete.com
- Convencional
- $2–4
Bus from Chicamocha to San Gil
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- cotrasangil.teletiquete.com
- Book at
- cotrasangil.teletiquete.com
- Convencional
- $2–4
- Phone
- +57 314 880 8888
- [email protected]
- Website
- taxlaferia.co
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales to Terminal del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–27
- Schedules at
- taxlaferia.co
- Book at
- taxlaferia.teletiquete.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Schedules at
- taxlaferia.co
- Book at
- taxlaferia.teletiquete.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Schedules at
- taxlaferia.co
- Book at
- taxlaferia.teletiquete.com
- Phone
- +57 604 615 2083
- [email protected]
- Website
- flotarionegro.com
Bus from Terminal del Norte to Medellin Jose Maria Cordova Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- flotarionegro.com
- Phone
- +57 318 583 5375
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Estación Papi quiero Piña to Parque Chicamocha
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Estación Papi quiero Piña to Parque Chicamocha
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +57 318 711 5115
- [email protected]
- Website
- rapidotolimasa.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Schedules at
- rapidotolimasa.com
- Book at
- rapidotolimasa.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Schedules at
- rapidotolimasa.com
- Book at
- rapidotolimasa.com
- Phone
- +57 601 4249090
- [email protected]
- Website
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–28
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–28
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Phone
- 01 8000 42 37 87
- [email protected]
- Website
- empresaarauca.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–44
- Schedules at
- empresaarauca.com
- Basico
- $22–35
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–44
- Schedules at
- empresaarauca.com
- Basico
- $22–35
- Phone
- +57 311 273 0419
- [email protected]
- Website
- expresopalmira.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–30
- Schedules at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Book at
- expresopalmira.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–30
- Schedules at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Book at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Phone
- +57 316 7844999
- [email protected]
- Website
- berlinasdelfonce.com
Bus from Terminal Salitre to San Gil
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–31
- Schedules at
- berlinasdelfonce.com
- Book at
- berlinasdelfonce.com
- Super Confort
- $20–28
Bus from Terminal Tunja to San Gil
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Schedules at
- berlinasdelfonce.com
- Book at
- berlinasdelfonce.com
- Super Confort
- $15–21
- Phone
- +57 322 2526992
- [email protected]
- Website
- autoboysa.com.co
Bus from Terminal Salitre to Barbosa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Book at
- autoboysa.teletiquete.com
Bus from Barbosa to San Gil
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Book at
- autoboysa.teletiquete.com
Bus from Terminal Salitre to Terminal Tunja
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–19
- Book at
- autoboysa.teletiquete.com
- Phone
- +57 (4) 361-0947
- [email protected]
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales to La Pintada
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–23
- Schedules at
- terminaldemanizales.com.co
- Phone
- +57 310 507 9999
- [email protected]
- Website
- flotaoccidental.com
Bus from La Pintada to Terminal del Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Schedules at
- flotaoccidental.com
- Book at
- flotaoccidental.com
- Corriente
- $7–12
- Phone
- +57 608 7725815
- [email protected]
- Website
- coflonorte.com.co
Bus from Terminal Salitre to Terminal Tunja
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Schedules at
- coflonorte.com.co
- Book at
- coflonorte.teletiquete.com
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