There are 4 ways to get from Santiago de Tolú to Santa Marta by taxi, bus, car, or plane
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Taxi, bus
best- Take the taxi from Santiago de Tolú to Sincelejotaxi
- Take the bus from Sincelejo to Terminal Santa Martabus
4h 53m$47–70Drive 329 km
cheapest- Drive from Santiago de Tolú to Santa Martacar 329 km
4h 52m$18–25Bus, fly
- Take the bus from Coveñas to Terminal de Transportes de Monteriabus
- Fly from Los Garzones Airport (MTR) to Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR)plane MTR - SMR
- Take the bus from Ruta 15 - Parada 01 to Ruta 15 - Parada 39bus
8h 40mBus
- Take the bus from Tolú to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Santa Martabus
8h$37–55
Los Garzones Airport (MTR) to Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santiago de Tolú to Santa Marta is to drive which costs $17 - $25 and takes 4h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Santiago de Tolú to Santa Marta is to drive which takes 4h 52m and costs $17 - $25.
No, there is no direct bus from Santiago de Tolú to Santa Marta. However, there are services departing from Tolú and arriving at Terminal Santa Marta via Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h.
The distance between Santiago de Tolú and Santa Marta is 359 km. The road distance is 329 km.
The best way to get from Santiago de Tolú to Santa Marta without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 4h 53m and costs $45 - $70.
It takes approximately 4h 53m to get from Santiago de Tolú to Santa Marta, including transfers.
Santiago de Tolú to Santa Marta bus services, operated by Expreso Brasilia, depart from Tolú station.
Santiago de Tolú to Santa Marta bus services, operated by Expreso Brasilia, arrive at Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santiago de Tolú to Santa Marta is 329 km. It takes approximately 4h 52m to drive from Santiago de Tolú to Santa Marta.
Book your Santiago de Tolú to Santa Marta bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Santiago de Tolú, Sucre, Colombia and Santa Marta, Colombia?
You can take a bus from Tolú to Terminal Santa Marta via Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena in around 8h.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Los Garzones Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–210
Flights from Los Garzones Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–210
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Los Garzones Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Tuesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $100–240
Flights from Los Garzones Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $100–240
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Los Garzones Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Phone
- +57 604 444 8888
- [email protected]
- Website
- rapidoochoa.com.co
Bus from Sincelejo to Terminal Santa Marta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Schedules at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
- Book at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
Bus from Coveñas to Terminal de Transportes de Monteria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Schedules at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
- Book at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
- Phone
- +57 604 782 2413
- [email protected]
- Website
- sotracor.com
Bus from Coveñas to Terminal de Transportes de Monteria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17
- Schedules at
- sotracor.com
- Phone
- +57 605 431 7777
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sistema Estratégico de Transporte Público de Santa Marta
Bus from Ruta 15 - Parada 01 to Ruta 15 - Parada 39
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- Sistema Estratégico de Transporte Público de Santa Marta
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8001
- [email protected]
- Website
- expresobrasilia.com
Bus from Tolú to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–28
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $18–26
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8002
- [email protected]
- Website
- unitransco.com
Bus from Tolú to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22
- Schedules at
- unitransco.com
- Book at
- unitransco.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Santa Marta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- unitransco.com
- Book at
- unitransco.com
- Phone
- +57 323 563 9139
- [email protected]
- Website
- copetran.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Santa Marta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–28
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $20–28
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Estimated price
- $25–30
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