There are 3 ways to get from Rosario Islands to Santa Marta by ferry, bus, 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.
Ferry, bus
best- Take the ferry from Islas del Rosario to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenaferry Cartagena - Islas del Rosario
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Santa Martabus
7hFerry, fly to Simón Bolívar International Airport, bus
- Take the ferry from Islas del Rosario to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenaferry
- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR)plane CTG - SMR
- Take the bus from Ruta 15 - Parada 01 to Ruta 15 - Parada 39bus
7h 20mFerry, fly to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, bus
- Take the ferry from Islas del Rosario to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenaferry
- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ)plane CTG - BAQ
- Take the bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal Santa Martabus
9h 2m
Cartagena (CTG) to Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Rosario Islands and Santa Marta is 253 km.
The best way to get from Rosario Islands to Santa Marta without a car is to ferry and bus which takes 7h and costs .
It takes approximately 7h to get from Rosario Islands to Santa Marta, including transfers.
There are 2542+ hotels available in Santa Marta.
What companies run services between Rosario Islands, Colombia and Santa Marta, Colombia?
There is no direct connection from Rosario Islands to Santa Marta. However, you can take the ferry to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena, walk to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena, then take the bus to Terminal Santa Marta. Alternatively, you can take the ferry to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena, take the taxi to Cartagena (CTG) airport, fly to Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR), walk to Ruta 15 - Parada 01, then take the bus to Ruta 15 - Parada 39.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cartagena to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–390
Flights from Cartagena to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–430
Flights from Cartagena to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–430
Flights from Cartagena to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–380
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cartagena to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–460
Flights from Cartagena to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–450
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Cartagena to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–260
Flights from Cartagena to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–300
Flights from Cartagena to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $45–230
Flights from Cartagena to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Thursday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $55–260
Flights from Cartagena to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $45–220
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Cartagena to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $35–150
Flights from Cartagena to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $35–150
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Cartagena to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Cartagena to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–280
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8002
- [email protected]
- Website
- 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
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
- +57 323 563 9139
- [email protected]
- Website
- copetran.com
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 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
- +57 605 431 7777
- [email protected]
- Website
- setpsantamarta.gov.co
Bus from Ruta 15 - Parada 01 to Ruta 15 - Parada 39
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- setpsantamarta.gov.co
- 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
- $16–24
- 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
- Phone
- +57 604 784 9194
- [email protected]
- Website
- transportesluz.com
Ferry from Islas del Rosario to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- transportesluz.com
Ferry from Islas del Rosario to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- transportesluz.com
Ferry from Islas del Rosario to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- transportesluz.com
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