There are 6 ways to get from Palmira to Santa Marta by plane, bus, car, or taxi
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Fly to Simón Bolívar International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Cali (CLO) to Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR)plane CLO - SMR
- Take the bus from Ruta 15 - Parada 01 to Ruta 15 - Parada 39bus
2h 46mDrive 1,176.9 km
cheapest- Drive from Palmira to Santa Martacar 1,176.9 km
17h 34m$62–89Bus via Ibagué
- Take the bus from Palmira to Terminal de Transportes de Ibaguébus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué to Terminal Transportes Hondabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Transportes Honda to Terminal Santa Martabus
21h 30m$72–126Fly to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, bus
- Fly from Cali (CLO) to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ)plane CLO - BAQ
- Take the bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal Santa Martabus
3h 58m$118–186Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Palmira to Terminal de Transportes de Pereirabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to La Estrellabus
- Take the taxi from Medellín to Santa Martataxi
24h 7m$627–644Bus
- Take the bus from Palmira to Terminal del Nortebus Cali
- Take the bus from Terminal del Norte to Terminal Santa Martabus
24h 55m$71–114
Cali (CLO) to Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palmira to Santa Marta is to drive which costs $60 - $90 and takes 17h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Palmira to Santa Marta is to fly and bus which takes 3h 58m and costs $110 - $190.
No, there is no direct bus from Palmira to Santa Marta. However, there are services departing from Palmira and arriving at Terminal Santa Marta via Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué and Terminal Transportes Honda. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 30m.
The distance between Palmira and Santa Marta is 1000 km. The road distance is 1176.9 km.
The best way to get from Palmira to Santa Marta without a car is to bus via Ibagué which takes 21h 30m and costs $70 - $130.
It takes approximately 2h 46m to get from Palmira to Santa Marta, including transfers.
Palmira to Santa Marta bus services, operated by Expreso Palmira, depart from Palmira station.
Palmira to Santa Marta bus services, operated by Expreso Palmira, arrive at Terminal del Norte station.
Yes, the driving distance between Palmira to Santa Marta is 1177 km. It takes approximately 17h 34m to drive from Palmira to Santa Marta.
Book your Palmira to Santa Marta bus tickets online with 12go.asia.
What companies run services between Palmira, Colombia and Santa Marta, Colombia?
You can take a bus from Palmira to Terminal Santa Marta via Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué and Terminal Transportes Honda in around 21h 30m.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cali to Simón Bolívar International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–130
Flights from Cali to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–130
Flights from Cali to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Cali to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Cali to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Cali to Simón Bolívar International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–150
Flights from Cali to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Wednesday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $75–150
Flights from Cali to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $55–270
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cali to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–170
Flights from Cali to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–130
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Cali to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $45–160
Flights from Cali to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Balboa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $45–180
Flights from Cali to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $45–150
- 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
- +57 311 273 0419
- [email protected]
- Website
- expresopalmira.com.co
Bus from Palmira to Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Schedules at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Book at
- expresopalmira.com.co
Bus from Palmira to Terminal de Transportes de Pereira
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Schedules at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Book at
- expresopalmira.com.co
Bus from Palmira to Terminal del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Book at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Phone
- 01-8000-910293
- [email protected]
- Website
- coomotor.com.co
Bus from Palmira to Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–27
- Schedules at
- coomotor.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué to Terminal Transportes Honda
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–19
- Schedules at
- coomotor.com.co
- Phone
- +57 323 563 9139
- [email protected]
- Website
- copetran.com
Bus from Terminal Transportes Honda to Terminal Santa Marta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $44–80
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $55–80
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal Santa Marta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $13–18
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8001
- [email protected]
- Website
- expresobrasilia.com
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal Santa Marta
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13–24
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $17–24
Bus from Terminal del Norte to Terminal Santa Marta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–69
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $45–65
- Phone
- +57 604 444 8888
- [email protected]
- Website
- rapidoochoa.com.co
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal Santa Marta
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Schedules at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
- Book at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
Bus from Terminal del Norte to Terminal Santa Marta
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
- Book at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8002
- [email protected]
- Website
- unitransco.com
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal Santa Marta
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13
- Schedules at
- unitransco.com
- Book at
- unitransco.com
- Phone
- +57 310 507 9999
- [email protected]
- Website
- flotaoccidental.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to La Estrella
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–26
- Schedules at
- flotaoccidental.com
- Book at
- flotaoccidental.com
- Corriente
- $16–24
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Estimated price
- $596
Tax Individual
- Phone
- +57 604 444 4444
- Website
- tax-individual.com.co
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