There are 8 ways to get from Cali to Santa Maria by plane, bus, or car
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Fly to Sepé Tiaraju Airport, bus
best- Fly from Cali (CLO) to Sepé Tiaraju Airport (GEL)plane CLO - GEL
- Take the bus from Rodoviária de Santo Ângelo to Estação Rodoviária de Santa Mariabus
17h 5mR$2,506–8,313Fly to Salgado Filho International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Cali (CLO) to Salgado Filho International Airport (POA)plane CLO - POA
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Porto Alegre to Santa Cruz do Sulbus
- Take the bus from Santa Cruz do Sul to Estação Rodoviária de Santa Mariabus
18h 20mR$1,317–4,839Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal de Omnibus Retirobus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Riverabus
- Take the bus from Santana do Livramento to Bagébus
- Take the bus from Rodoviária De Bagé to Estação Rodoviária de Santa Mariabus
4d 16hR$2,594–3,992Drive 6,403.6 km
- Drive from Cali to Santa Mariacar 6,403.6 km
3d 18hR$3,381–4,884Fly to Santa Maria
- Fly from Cali (CLO) to Santa Maria (RIA)plane CLO - RIA
21h 30mR$1,846–7,178Fly to Passo Fundo, bus
- Fly from Cali (CLO) to Passo Fundo (PFB)plane CLO - PFB
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Passo Fundo to Terminal Rodoviário de Santa Maria - RSbus
19h 23mR$2,286–7,543Fly to Caxias Do Sul Airport, bus
- Fly from Cali (CLO) to Caxias Do Sul Airport (CXJ)plane CLO - CXJ
- Take the bus from Caxias do Sul to Novo Hamburgobus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Novo Hamburgo to Estação Rodoviária de Santa Mariabus
21h 21mR$2,037–7,054Fly to Chapecó Airport, bus
- Fly from Cali (CLO) to Chapecó Airport (XAP)plane CLO - XAP
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Chapecó to Terminal Rodoviário de Santa Maria - RSbus
21h 14mR$2,236–7,588
Cali (CLO) to Sepé Tiaraju Airport (GEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cali to Santa Maria is to fly and bus which costs R$ 1300 - R$ 4900 and takes 18h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Cali to Santa Maria is to fly and bus which takes 17h 5m and costs R$ 2500 - R$ 8500.
No, there is no direct bus from Cali to Santa Maria. However, there are services departing from Terminal de Transporte Cali and arriving at Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria via Terminal de Omnibus Retiro, Santana do Livramento and Rodoviária De Bagé. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4 days 16h.
The distance between Cali and Santa Maria is 4512 km. The road distance is 6403.6 km.
The best way to get from Cali to Santa Maria without a car is to bus which takes 4 days 16h and costs R$ 2500 - R$ 4000.
It takes approximately 17h 5m to get from Cali to Santa Maria, including transfers.
Cali to Santa Maria bus services, operated by Lineas de Los Andes, depart from Terminal de Transporte Cali station.
The best way to get from Cali to Santa Maria is to bus which takes 4 days 16h and costs R$ 2500 - R$ 4000. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs R$ 1800 - R$ 7500 and takes 21h 30m.
Cali to Santa Maria bus services, operated by Lineas de Los Andes, arrive at Terminal de Omnibus Retiro station.
Santa Maria is 2h ahead of Cali. It is currently 10:45 PM in Cali and 12:45 AM in Santa Maria.
What companies run services between Cali, Colombia and Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil?
You can take a bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria via Terminal de Omnibus Retiro, Rivera, Santana do Livramento, and Rodoviária De Bagé in around 4d 16h. Alternatively, Copa Airlines, Azul, and three other airlines fly from Cali (CLO) to Santa Maria (RIA) twice daily.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cali to Passo Fundo via Bogota, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,000–7,000
Flights from Cali to Passo Fundo via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Bogota, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R$2,200–7,500
Flights from Cali to Caxias Do Sul Airport via Bogota, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–6,500
Flights from Cali to Caxias Do Sul Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Bogota, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R$1,900–6,500
Flights from Cali to Chapecó Airport via Bogota, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,900–7,000
Flights from Cali to Chapecó Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Bogota, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R$2,000–7,000
Flights from Cali to Salgado Filho International Airport via Bogota, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,600–5,500
Flights from Cali to Salgado Filho International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R$1,600–5,500
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Cali to Santa Maria via Panama City, Salgado Filho International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,700–7,000
Flights from Cali to Santa Maria via Bogota, Lima, Salgado Filho International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,400–8,000
Flights from Cali to Santa Maria via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Lima, Salgado Filho International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,500–8,500
Flights from Cali to Santa Maria via Cartagena, Lima, Salgado Filho International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,800–9,000
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cali to Passo Fundo via Bogota, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,000–7,000
Flights from Cali to Passo Fundo via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Bogota, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,100–7,500
Flights from Cali to Salgado Filho International Airport via Bogota, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,500–5,500
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Cali to Sepé Tiaraju Airport via Bogota, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,300–8,000
Flights from Cali to Passo Fundo via Bogota, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R$2,100–7,000
Flights from Cali to Salgado Filho International Airport via Bogota, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,500–4,800
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Cali to Salgado Filho International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,100–4,400
- Phone
- 08005 518666
- sac@ouroeprata.com
- Website
- viacaoouroeprata.com.br
Bus from Rodoviária de Santo Ângelo to Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$70–143
- Schedules at
- viacaoouroeprata.com.br
- Book at
- viacaoouroeprata.com.br
- Semi-Direto
- R$70–110
Bus from Rodoviária De Bagé to Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R$80–120
- Schedules at
- viacaoouroeprata.com.br
- Book at
- viacaoouroeprata.com.br
- Semi-Direto
- R$80–120
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- servicioalcliente@lineasdelosandes.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal de Omnibus Retiro
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 19h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- R$2,100–3,400
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- Phone
- +598 4362 2566
- info@nossar.com
- Website
- nossar.com.uy
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Rivera
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- R$340–420
- Schedules at
- reservadirecta.sittnet.net
- Book at
- reservadirecta.sittnet.net
- Semicama
- R$340–360
- Cama
- R$390–420
Bus from Santana do Livramento to Bagé
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R$75–110
- Schedules at
- onibus.saojoaotransportes.com.br
- Book at
- saojoao.passagensweb.com.br
- Phone
- +55 55 4020-7488
- sac@planalto.com.br
- Website
- planalto.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Passo Fundo to Terminal Rodoviário de Santa Maria - RS
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R$150–380
- Schedules at
- planalto.com.br
- Book at
- planalto.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Chapecó to Terminal Rodoviário de Santa Maria - RS
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R$200–420
- Schedules at
- planalto.com.br
- Book at
- planalto.com.br
- Phone
- +55 84 3205-6161
- sac-ouvidoria@viacaonordeste.com.br
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Caxias do Sul to Novo Hamburgo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R$40–210
- Website
- https://viacaonordeste.queropassagem.com.br/
- Website
- https://www.clickbus.com.br/viacao/nordeste
- Leito
- R$130–210
- Convencional
- R$40–80
- Phone
- 0800 940 5515
- atendimento@santacruzbus.com.br
- Website
- santacruzbus.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Novo Hamburgo to Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R$85–210
- Schedules at
- santacruzbus.com.br
- Book at
- santacruzbus.com.br
- Convencional
- R$85–130
- Executivo
- R$110–150
- Semi-Leito
- R$170–210
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Porto Alegre to Santa Cruz do Sul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R$55–160
- Schedules at
- santacruzbus.com.br
- Book at
- santacruzbus.com.br
- Convencional
- R$55–80
- Executivo
- R$70–90
- Semi-Leito
- R$120–160
Bus from Santa Cruz do Sul to Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R$50–150
- Schedules at
- santacruzbus.com.br
- Book at
- santacruzbus.com.br
- Convencional
- R$50–75
- Executivo
- R$65–85
- Semi-Leito
- R$120–150
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