There are 6 ways to get from Santa Marta to Caracas by plane, bus, 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 from Simón Bolívar International Airport
best- Fly from Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR) to Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS)plane SMR - CCS
8h 29m$267–507Drive 1,035.4 km
cheapest- Drive from Santa Marta to Caracascar 1,035.4 km
14h 53m$54–79Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal de Transportes de Maicaobus
- Drive from Terminal de Transportes de Maicao to La Candelitacar
- Take the bus from La Candelita to Core 3bus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Maracaibo to Terminal La Banderabus
23h 2mBus to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquillabus
- Fly from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) to Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS)plane BAQ - CCS
9h 44m$264–678Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal de Transportes de Maicaobus
- Take the bus from Paraiguapoa to Terminal El Mojánbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Aeroexpresos Ejecutivos Maracaibo to Terminal Aeroexpresos Ejecutivos Caracasbus
26h 45mBus via Villa del Rosario
- Take the bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal Cúcutabus
- Take the bus from San Antonio del Táchira to Terminal Expresos Los Llanos Caracasbus
28h 26m$81–116
Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR) to Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Santa Marta to Caracas is to drive which costs $50 - $80 and takes 14h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Marta to Caracas is to fly which takes 8h 29m and costs $260 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Marta to Caracas. However, there are services departing from Terminal Santa Marta and arriving at Terminal Aeroexpresos Ejecutivos Caracas via Paraiguapoa, Terminal El Moján, Core 3 and Terminal Aeroexpresos Ejecutivos Maracaibo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 45m.
The distance between Santa Marta and Caracas is 841 km. The road distance is 1035.4 km.
The best way to get from Santa Marta to Caracas without a car is to bus via Villa del Rosario which takes 28h 26m and costs $80 - $120.
It takes approximately 8h 29m to get from Santa Marta to Caracas, including transfers.
Santa Marta to Caracas bus services, operated by Unitransco, depart from Terminal Santa Marta station.
The best way to get from Santa Marta to Caracas is to fly which takes 8h 29m and costs $260 - $550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 26h 45m.
Santa Marta to Caracas bus services, operated by Unitransco, arrive at Terminal de Transportes de Maicao station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Marta to Caracas is 1035 km. It takes approximately 14h 53m to drive from Santa Marta to Caracas.
What companies run services between Santa Marta, Colombia and Caracas, Distrito Federal, Venezuela?
Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., AeroRepública, and five other airlines fly from Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR) to Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Capitolio via Terminal de Transportes de Maicao, Paraiguapoa, Terminal El Moján, Core 3, Santa Rosalía, Terminal Aeroexpresos Ejecutivos Maracaibo, Terminal Aeroexpresos Ejecutivos Caracas, and Chacao in around 26h 45m.
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–500
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–550
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $310–600
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 9m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
- Website
- laserairlines.com
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
- 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
- $17
- Schedules at
- unitransco.com
- Book at
- unitransco.com
Bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12
- Schedules at
- unitransco.com
- Book at
- unitransco.com
Bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal de Transportes de Maicao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17
- 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 de Transportes de Maicao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Schedules at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
- Book at
- 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
Bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal de Transportes de Maicao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Schedules at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
- Book at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
- Phone
- +58 261 730 7200
- [email protected]
- Website
- Metro de Maracaibo
Bus from La Candelita to Core 3
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- Metro de Maracaibo
Bus from Paraiguapoa to Terminal El Moján
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- Metro de Maracaibo
- Phone
- +58 424 719 6069
- [email protected]
- Website
- Expresos Los Llanos
Bus from Terminal de Maracaibo to Terminal La Bandera
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Schedules at
- Expresos Los Llanos
- Buscama
- $30–45
Bus from San Antonio del Táchira to Terminal Expresos Los Llanos Caracas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- Expresos Los Llanos
- Buscama
- $35–55
- Phone
- +58 212 242 0110
- Website
- sitssa.gob.ve
Bus from Terminal de Maracaibo to Terminal La Bandera
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Schedules at
- sitssa.gob.ve
- 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
- $12–23
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $16–23
- 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
- $10–18
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $13–18
Bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal Cúcuta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $40–60
- Phone
- +58 212 266 2321
- [email protected]
- Website
- aeroexpresos.com.ve
Bus from Terminal Aeroexpresos Ejecutivos Maracaibo to Terminal Aeroexpresos Ejecutivos Caracas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–45
- Schedules at
- aeroexpresos.com.ve
- Buscama
- $35–45
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