There are 3 ways to get from Santa Marta to La Guajira by bus, car, or taxi
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Marta to La Guajira is to drive which costs $8 - $13 and takes 2h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Marta to La Guajira is to drive which takes 2h 26m and costs $8 - $13.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Terminal Santa Marta and arriving at Terminal de Transportes de Riohacha. Services depart every two hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3h.
The distance between Santa Marta and La Guajira is 170 km. The road distance is 171.4 km.
The best way to get from Santa Marta to La Guajira without a car is to bus which takes 3h and costs $13 - $24.
The bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal de Transportes de Riohacha takes 3h including transfers and departs every two hours.
Santa Marta to La Guajira bus services, operated by Copetran, depart from Terminal Santa Marta station.
Santa Marta to La Guajira bus services, operated by Copetran, arrive at Terminal de Transportes de Riohacha station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Marta to La Guajira is 171 km. It takes approximately 2h 26m to drive from Santa Marta to La Guajira.
There are 149+ hotels available in La Guajira.
What companies run services between Santa Marta, Colombia and La Guajira, Colombia?
Copetran operates a bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal de Transportes de Riohacha every 4 hours. Tickets cost $17–24 and the journey takes 3h. Rapido Ochoa also services this route every 4 hours.
- Phone
- +57 323 563 9139
- [email protected]
- Website
- copetran.com
Bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal de Transportes de Riohacha
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–24
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $17–24
- Phone
- +57 604 444 8888
- [email protected]
- Website
- rapidoochoa.com.co
Bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal de Transportes de Riohacha
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–22
- Schedules at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
- Book at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Estimated price
- $75–90
Hey Taxi Santa Marta
- Phone
- +57 3507777791
- Website
- heytaxisantamarta.com
Radio Taxi Santa Marta
- Phone
- +57 5420 7000
Taxi 4209000
- Phone
- +57 5420 9000
- Website
- taxi4209000.com
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