There are 9 ways to get from Santa Marta to El Limón by bus, plane, taxi, 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.
Bus to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, fly to Arturo Michelena International Airport, taxi
best- Take the bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquillabus
- Fly from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) to Arturo Michelena International Airport (VLN)plane BAQ - VLN
- Take the taxi from Valencia-Airport-VLN to El Limóntaxi
9h 3m$429–953Drive 938.7 km
cheapest- Drive from Santa Marta to El Limóncar 938.7 km
13h 21m$49–71Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal de Transportes de Maicaobus
- Drive from Terminal de Transportes de Maicao to Plaza Carrasquerocar
- Take the bus from Plaza Carrasquero to Core 3bus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Maracaibo to Terminal Central de Maracaybus
23h 31mFly Simón Bolívar International Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport, bus
- Fly from Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR) to Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS)plane SMR - CCS
- Take the bus from Terminal Aeroexpresos Ejecutivos Caracas to Terminal Aeroexpresos Ejecutivos Maracaybus
13h 17m$280–522Bus to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, fly to Simón Bolívar International Airport, bus
- 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
- Take the bus from Terminal Aeroexpresos Ejecutivos Caracas to Terminal Aeroexpresos Ejecutivos Maracaybus
14h 33m$277–693Fly Simón Bolívar International Airport to Arturo Michelena International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR) to Arturo Michelena International Airport (VLN)plane SMR - VLN
- Take the taxi from Valencia-Airport-VLN to El Limóntaxi
7h 42m$294–891Bus
- 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 Maracaybus
24h 57mBus 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
- Take the bus from Terminal Aeroexpresos Ejecutivos Caracas to Terminal Aeroexpresos Ejecutivos Maracaybus
32h 41m$94–131Bus via Cúcuta
- Take the bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal Cúcutabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Valerabus
- Take the bus from Valera to Terminal Central de Maracaybus
40h 9m$89–114
Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) to Arturo Michelena International Airport (VLN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Santa Marta to El Limón is to drive which costs $45 - $75 and takes 13h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Marta to El Limón is to fly and taxi which takes 7h 42m and costs $290 - $900.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Marta to El Limón. However, there are services departing from Terminal Santa Marta and arriving at Las Terrazas via Paraiguapoa, Terminal El Moján, Core 3, Terminal Aeroexpresos Ejecutivos Maracaibo and Hospital Militar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 57m.
The distance between Santa Marta and El Limón is 915 km. The road distance is 938.7 km.
The best way to get from Santa Marta to El Limón without a car is to bus via Villa del Rosario which takes 32h 41m and costs $90 - $140.
It takes approximately 9h 3m to get from Santa Marta to El Limón, including transfers.
Santa Marta to El Limón bus services, operated by Unitransco, depart from Terminal Santa Marta station.
Santa Marta to El Limón bus services, operated by Unitransco, arrive at Terminal de Transportes de Maicao station.
El Limón is 1h ahead of Santa Marta. It is currently 11:07 AM in Santa Marta and 12:07 PM in El Limón.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Marta to El Limón is 939 km. It takes approximately 13h 21m to drive from Santa Marta to El Limón.
What companies run services between Santa Marta, Colombia and El Limón, Venezuela?
You can take a bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Las Terrazas via Terminal de Transportes de Maicao, Paraiguapoa, Terminal El Moján, Core 3, Santa Rosalía, Terminal Aeroexpresos Ejecutivos Maracaibo, Terminal Aeroexpresos Ejecutivos Maracay, and Hospital Militar in around 24h 57m.
- Website
- turpialairlines.com
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Arturo Michelena International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Arturo Michelena International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
- 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
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Arturo Michelena International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–700
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 Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Arturo Michelena International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
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 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
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 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
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
- 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
- $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
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 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
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 Plaza Carrasquero to Core 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- 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 Central de Maracay
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–35
- Schedules at
- Expresos Los Llanos
- Buscama
- $26–35
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 Central de Maracay
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $23–28
- Schedules at
- sitssa.gob.ve
Bus from Valera to Terminal Central de Maracay
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–25
- Schedules at
- sitssa.gob.ve
- Phone
- +58 212 266 2321
- [email protected]
- Website
- aeroexpresos.com.ve
Bus from Terminal Aeroexpresos Ejecutivos Caracas to Terminal Aeroexpresos Ejecutivos Maracay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Schedules at
- aeroexpresos.com.ve
- Buscama
- $13–15
Bus from Terminal Aeroexpresos Ejecutivos Caracas to Terminal Aeroexpresos Ejecutivos Maracay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Schedules at
- aeroexpresos.com.ve
- Buscama
- $13–15
Bus from Terminal Aeroexpresos Ejecutivos Maracaibo to Terminal Aeroexpresos Ejecutivos Maracay
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $31–39
- Schedules at
- aeroexpresos.com.ve
- Buscama
- $31–36
Bus from Terminal Aeroexpresos Ejecutivos Caracas to Terminal Aeroexpresos Ejecutivos Maracay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Schedules at
- aeroexpresos.com.ve
- Buscama
- $13–15
Bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Valera
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–30
- Schedules at
- instagram.com
- Convencional
- $25–30
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Estimated price
- $150–180
Orbi Trans La Isabelica
Taxi Alfredo´s
- Phone
- +58 416-7369254
TaxiFénix C.A
Orbi Trans La Isabelica
Taxi Alfredo´s
- Phone
- +58 416-7369254
TaxiFénix C.A
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