There are 3 ways to get from San José to Barranquilla by bus or plane
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Bus, fly to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport
best- Take the bus from Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14 to 50 m este Del Aeropuertobus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ)plane SJO - BAQ
7h 13m$261–462Bus, fly to Cartagena
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14 to 50 m este Del Aeropuertobus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Cartagena (CTG)plane SJO - CTG
- Take the bus from Cartagena to Barranquillabus
9h 33m$209–451Bus, fly to Simón Bolívar International Airport
- Take the bus from Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14 to 50 m este Del Aeropuertobus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR)plane SJO - SMR
- Take the bus from Ruta 15 - Parada 01 to Ruta 15 - Parada 39bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquillabus
10h 44m
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San José to Barranquilla is to bus and fly which costs $200 - $460 and takes 9h 33m.
The fastest way to get from San José to Barranquilla is to bus and fly which takes 7h 13m and costs $260 - $470.
The distance between San José and Barranquilla is 1133 km.
It takes approximately 7h 13m to get from San José to Barranquilla, including transfers.
Barranquilla is 1h ahead of San José. It is currently 9:02 PM in San José and 10:02 PM in Barranquilla.
There are 581+ hotels available in Barranquilla.
What companies run services between San José, Costa Rica and Barranquilla, Colombia?
There is no direct connection from San José to Barranquilla. However, you can take the bus to 50 m este Del Aeropuerto, walk to San-Jose-Airport-SJO airport, fly to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ), then take the taxi to Portal de Soledad. Alternatively, you can take the bus to 50 m este Del Aeropuerto, walk to San-Jose-Airport-SJO airport, fly to Cartagena (CTG), walk to Carrera 4, take the bus to Frente Hotel Costa Azul, walk to Cartagena, take the bus to Barranquilla, walk to Carrera 46 No. 93-44 El Corral Lado Norte, then take the bus to Est. Joe Arroyo.
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–320
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cartagena via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–290
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–320
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Phone
- +506 2442 6900
- [email protected]
- Website
- grupotuasa.com
Bus from Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14 to 50 m este Del Aeropuerto
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- grupotuasa.com
Bus from Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14 to 50 m este Del Aeropuerto
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- grupotuasa.com
Bus from Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14 to 50 m este Del Aeropuerto
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- grupotuasa.com
- Phone
- +57 605 3685672
- [email protected]
- Website
- marsol.com.co
Bus from Cartagena to Barranquilla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17
- Schedules at
- marsol.com.co
- Book at
- marsol.com.co
- 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 8001
- [email protected]
- Website
- expresobrasilia.com
Bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13–24
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $17–24
- Phone
- +57 323 563 9139
- [email protected]
- Website
- copetran.com
Bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–19
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $13–19
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8002
- [email protected]
- Website
- unitransco.com
Bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13
- Schedules at
- unitransco.com
- Book at
- unitransco.com
- Phone
- +57 604 444 8888
- [email protected]
- Website
- rapidoochoa.com.co
Bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Schedules at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
- Book at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
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