There are 8 ways to get from Santa Marta to Trinidad 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 Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport (TDD)plane SMR - TDD
22h 2m$160–700Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal Cúcutabus
- Take the bus from Cúcuta to Terminal San Borjabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Alameda - Turbus to Santa Cruzbus
- Take the bus from Santa Cruz to Trinidadbus
6d 11h$530–689Drive 6,358.8 km
- Drive from Santa Marta to Trinidadcar 6,358.8 km
3d 19h$332–480Bus 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 Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport (TDD)plane BAQ - TDD
21h 38m$209–873Bus to Almirante Padilla Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal de Transportes de Riohachabus
- Fly from Almirante Padilla Airport (RCH) to Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport (TDD)plane RCH - TDD
24h 33m$298–1,028Bus to Cartagena, fly
- Take the bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Oficina Transportes Marsolbus
- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport (TDD)plane CTG - TDD
25h 36m$202–732Bus to Valledupar, fly
- Take the bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal de Transportes de Valleduparbus
- Fly from Valledupar (VUP) to Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport (TDD)plane VUP - TDD
27h 9m$369–1,332Bus via Lima
- Take the bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal Cúcutabus
- Take the bus from Cúcuta to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1bus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1 to Santa Cruz de la Sierrabus
- Take the bus from Santa Cruz to Trinidadbus
6d 11h$488–781
Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR) to Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport (TDD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Santa Marta to Trinidad is to fly which costs $160 - $700 and takes 22h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Marta to Trinidad is to bus and fly which takes 21h 38m and costs $200 - $900.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Marta to Trinidad. However, there are services departing from Terminal Santa Marta and arriving at Trinidad via Terminal Cúcuta, Cúcuta, Terminal San Borja, Terminal Alameda - Turbus and Santa Cruz. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6 days 11h.
The distance between Santa Marta and Trinidad is 3080 km. The road distance is 6358.8 km.
It takes approximately 22h 2m to get from Santa Marta to Trinidad, including transfers.
Santa Marta to Trinidad bus services, operated by Copetran, depart from Terminal Santa Marta station.
The best way to get from Santa Marta to Trinidad is to fly which takes 22h 2m and costs $160 - $700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $500 - $700 and takes 6 days 11h.
Santa Marta to Trinidad bus services, operated by Copetran, arrive at Terminal Cúcuta station.
Trinidad is 1h ahead of Santa Marta. It is currently 1:24 PM in Santa Marta and 2:24 PM in Trinidad.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Marta to Trinidad is 6359 km. It takes approximately 3 days 19h to drive from Santa Marta to Trinidad.
What companies run services between Santa Marta, Colombia and Trinidad, Bolivia?
Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., Eco Jet, and two other airlines fly from Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR) to Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport (TDD) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Trinidad via Terminal Cúcuta, San Antonio del Táchira, Cúcuta, Terminal San Borja, Terminal Alameda - Turbus, and Santa Cruz in around 6d 11h.
- Website
- ecojet.bo
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport via Bogota, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport via Panama City, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Bogota, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport via Pereira, Bogota, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport via Bogota, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport via Panama City, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Bogota, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Almirante Padilla Airport to Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport via Bogota, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Almirante Padilla Airport to Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Bogota, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Almirante Padilla Airport to Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport via Bogota, La Paz, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Cartagena to Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport via Panama City, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Cartagena to Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport via Bogota, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Cartagena to Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport via Lima, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
Flights from Cartagena to Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Bogota, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Cartagena to Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport via Bucaramanga, Bogota, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Valledupar to Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport via Bogota, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Valledupar to Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport via Bogota, La Paz, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
- Website
- boa.bo
Flights from Almirante Padilla Airport to Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport via Bogota, La Paz, Cochabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Valledupar to Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport via Bogota, La Paz, Cochabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Valledupar to Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport via Bogota, Santa Cruz, Cochabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
- Phone
- +57 323 563 9139
- [email protected]
- Website
- copetran.com
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 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 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
Bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal de Transportes de Valledupar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $22–30
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
- +51 9 6788 4526
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lineas De Los Andes
Bus from Cúcuta to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $420–500
- Website
- Lineas De Los Andes
Bus from Cúcuta to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–260
- Website
- Lineas De Los Andes
- Phone
- +591 2527 7355
- [email protected]
- Website
- Jet Nort Super Class
Bus from Terminal Alameda - Turbus to Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $43
- Schedules at
- Jet Nort Super Class
- Phone
- +591 6082 3904
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bolpar
Bus from Santa Cruz to Trinidad
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $16–19
- Website
- Bolpar
Bus from Santa Cruz to Trinidad
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $16–19
- Website
- Bolpar
- 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 de Transportes de Valledupar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $23–35
- 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
- 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 Riohacha
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Schedules at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
- Book at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
- Phone
- +57 605 3685672
- [email protected]
- Website
- marsol.com.co
Bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Oficina Transportes Marsol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $32
- Schedules at
- marsol.com.co
- Book at
- marsol.com.co
- Phone
- +54 9 11 4187 3610
- [email protected]
- Website
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $130–314
- Schedules at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Book at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Semicama
- $130–190
- Cama
- $160–240
- Phone
- +59171291772
- [email protected]
- Website
- Autobuses Quirquincho
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1 to Santa Cruz de la Sierra
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Schedules at
- Autobuses Quirquincho
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