There are 8 ways to get from Medellín to Maicao by plane, bus, taxi, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Almirante Padilla Airport, bus
best- Fly from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) to Almirante Padilla Airport (RCH)plane MDE - RCH
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Riohacha to Terminal de Transportes de Maicaobus
5h 18m$137–414Drive 899.7 km
cheapest- Drive from Medellín to Maicaocar 899.7 km
13h 13m$47–68Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Medellín to Riohachataxi
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Riohacha to Terminal de Transportes de Maicaobus
17h 31m$715–734Fly Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport to Almirante Padilla Airport, bus
- Fly from Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH) to Almirante Padilla Airport (RCH)plane EOH - RCH
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Riohacha to Terminal de Transportes de Maicaobus
7h 53m$196–1,111Fly Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Simón Bolívar International Airport, bus
- Fly from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) to Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR)plane MDE - SMR
- Take the bus from Ruta 15 - Parada 01 to Ruta 15 - Parada 39bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal de Transportes de Maicaobus
8h 42mFly Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport to Maracaibo, drive
- Fly from Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH) to Maracaibo (MAR)plane EOH - MAR
- Drive from Maracaibo-Airport-MAR to Maicaocar
10h 20m$464–1,967Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal del Norte to Terminal de Transportes de Maicaobus
19h$50–80Bus via Aguachica
- Take the bus from Terminal del Norte to Aguachicabus
- Take the bus from Aguachica to Terminal de Transportes de Maicaobus
26h 10m$71–99
Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) to Almirante Padilla Airport (RCH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Medellín to Maicao is to drive which costs $45 - $70 and takes 13h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Medellín to Maicao is to fly and bus which takes 5h 18m and costs $130 - $420.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Terminal del Norte and arriving at Terminal de Transportes de Maicao. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 19h.
The distance between Medellín and Maicao is 760 km. The road distance is 899.7 km.
The best way to get from Medellín to Maicao without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 17h 31m and costs $710 - $740.
It takes approximately 5h 18m to get from Medellín to Maicao, including transfers.
Medellín to Maicao bus services, operated by Expreso Brasilia, depart from Terminal del Norte station.
Medellín to Maicao bus services, operated by Expreso Brasilia, arrive at Terminal de Transportes de Maicao station.
Yes, the driving distance between Medellín to Maicao is 900 km. It takes approximately 13h 13m to drive from Medellín to Maicao.
Book your Medellín to Maicao bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Medellín, Colombia and Maicao, Colombia?
Expreso Brasilia operates a bus from Terminal del Norte to Terminal de Transportes de Maicao every 4 hours. Tickets cost $50–78 and the journey takes 19h. Rapido Ochoa also services this route 5 times a day.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Almirante Padilla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–290
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Almirante Padilla Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–290
Flights from Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport to Almirante Padilla Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport to Almirante Padilla Airport via Quibdo, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport to Almirante Padilla Airport via Pereira, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Simón Bolívar International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–190
Flights from Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport to Maracaibo via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–2,000
Flights from Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport to Maracaibo via Quibdo, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–2,000
Flights from Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport to Maracaibo via Cali, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–2,100
Flights from Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport to Maracaibo via Villavicencio, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–2,000
Flights from Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport to Maracaibo via Monteria, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport to Maracaibo via Pereira, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $460–2,000
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Simón Bolívar International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Simón Bolívar International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–140
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Almirante Padilla Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–460
Flights from Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport to Almirante Padilla Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,100
Flights from Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport to Almirante Padilla Airport via Bucaramanga, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,200
- Phone
- +57 604 444 8888
- [email protected]
- Website
- rapidoochoa.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Riohacha to Terminal de Transportes de Maicao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–16
- Schedules at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
- Book at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Riohacha to Terminal de Transportes de Maicao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–16
- Schedules at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
- Book at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Riohacha to Terminal de Transportes de Maicao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–16
- Schedules at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
- Book at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
Bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal de Transportes de Maicao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–27
- Schedules at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
- Book at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
Bus from Terminal del Norte to Terminal de Transportes de Maicao
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Schedules at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
- Book at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8001
- [email protected]
- Website
- expresobrasilia.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Riohacha to Terminal de Transportes de Maicao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $16–23
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Riohacha to Terminal de Transportes de Maicao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $16–23
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Riohacha to Terminal de Transportes de Maicao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $16–23
Bus from Terminal del Norte to Terminal de Transportes de Maicao
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–78
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $50–75
- Phone
- +57 323 563 9139
- [email protected]
- Website
- copetran.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Riohacha to Terminal de Transportes de Maicao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–17
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $12–17
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Riohacha to Terminal de Transportes de Maicao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–17
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $12–17
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Riohacha to Terminal de Transportes de Maicao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–17
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $12–17
Bus from Terminal del Norte to Aguachica
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $35–50
Bus from Aguachica to Terminal de Transportes de Maicao
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $35–50
- Phone
- +57 605 431 7777
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sistema Estratégico de Transporte Público de Santa Marta
Bus from Ruta 15 - Parada 01 to Ruta 15 - Parada 39
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- Sistema Estratégico de Transporte Público de Santa Marta
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8002
- [email protected]
- Website
- unitransco.com
Bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal de Transportes de Maicao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- unitransco.com
- Book at
- unitransco.com
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- Estimated price
- $711
Tax Individual
- Phone
- +57 604 444 4444
- Website
- tax-individual.com.co
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