There are 3 ways to get from Santa Maria to Mindelo by bus, plane, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Passo Fundo, fly to Cesária Évora Airport
best- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria to Terminal Rodoviário de Passo Fundobus
- Fly from Passo Fundo (PFB) to Cesária Évora Airport (VXE)plane PFB - VXE
4d 3h$1,057–2,767Fly Santa Maria to Amílcar Cabral International Airport, car ferry
cheapest- Fly from Santa Maria (RIA) to Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID)plane RIA - SID
- Take the carferry from Espargos to Preguicacarferry
- Take the carferry from Preguica to Mindelocarferry
2d 11h$823–2,309Fly Santa Maria to Cesária Évora Airport
- Fly from Santa Maria (RIA) to Cesária Évora Airport (VXE)plane RIA - VXE
40h 47m$979–2,835
Passo Fundo (PFB) to Cesária Évora Airport (VXE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Santa Maria to Mindelo is to fly and car ferry which costs $800 - $2,400 and takes 2 days 11h.
The fastest way to get from Santa Maria to Mindelo is to fly which takes 40h 47m and costs $950 - $2,900.
The distance between Santa Maria and Mindelo is 6131 km.
It takes approximately 4 days 3h to get from Santa Maria to Mindelo, including transfers.
Mindelo is 2h ahead of Santa Maria. It is currently 4:42 AM in Santa Maria and 6:42 AM in Mindelo.
There are 368+ hotels available in Mindelo.
What companies run services between Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and Mindelo, Cabo Verde?
Azul, TAP Portugal, and easyJet fly from Santa Maria (RIA) to Cesária Évora Airport (VXE) twice a week.
- Website
- caboverdeairlines.com
Flights from Passo Fundo to Cesária Évora Airport via Sao Paulo Viracopos, Recife, Praia
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 19h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Passo Fundo to Cesária Évora Airport via Sao Paulo, Recife, Praia
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 20h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Santa Maria to Amílcar Cabral International Airport via Porto Alegre, Recife
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 12h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,800
Flights from Santa Maria to Amílcar Cabral International Airport via Porto Alegre, Belo Horizonte Confins, Recife
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 12h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,800
Flights from Santa Maria to Amílcar Cabral International Airport via Porto Alegre, Recife, Praia
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 14h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Passo Fundo to Cesária Évora Airport via Sao Paulo, Recife, Amílcar Cabral International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 20h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Santa Maria to Amílcar Cabral International Airport via Porto Alegre, Recife, Praia
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Santa Maria to Cesária Évora Airport via Porto Alegre, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Santa Maria to Cesária Évora Airport via Porto Alegre, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
- Website
- tui.nl
Flights from Santa Maria to Amílcar Cabral International Airport via Porto Alegre, Recife, Praia
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
- Phone
- +55 54 3329.0100
- [email protected]
- Website
- helios.tur.br
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria to Terminal Rodoviário de Passo Fundo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–35
- Schedules at
- helios.tur.br
- Book at
- helios.tur.br
- Phone
- (+238) 350 033 0
- [email protected]
- Website
- cvinterilhas.cv
Car ferry from Espargos to Preguica
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- cvinterilhas.cv
Car ferry from Preguica to Mindelo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $20–30
- Schedules at
- cvinterilhas.cv
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