There are 9 ways to get from Cartagena to Santa Maria by plane, bus, or car
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Fly Cartagena to Santa Maria
best- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Santa Maria (RIA)plane CTG - RIA
18h 13mR$1,359–5,574Fly Cartagena to Salgado Filho International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Salgado Filho International Airport (POA)plane CTG - 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
20h 14mR$1,030–3,935Bus via Medellín
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal del Norte to Terminal de Transporte Calibus
- 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
5d 15hR$2,751–4,349Drive 7,446.6 km
- Drive from Cartagena to Santa Mariacar 7,446.6 km
4d 10hR$3,851–5,562Fly Cartagena to Sepé Tiaraju Airport, bus
- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Sepé Tiaraju Airport (GEL)plane CTG - GEL
- Take the bus from Rodoviária de Santo Ângelo to Estação Rodoviária de Santa Mariabus
19h 37mR$1,519–5,709Fly Cartagena to Passo Fundo, bus
- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Passo Fundo (PFB)plane CTG - PFB
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Passo Fundo to Terminal Rodoviário de Santa Maria - RSbus
22h 3mR$1,499–5,939Bus to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, fly to Santa Maria
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquillabus
- Fly from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) to Santa Maria (RIA)plane BAQ - RIA
22h 11mR$1,627–6,696Bus to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, fly to Salgado Filho International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquillabus
- Fly from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) to Salgado Filho International Airport (POA)plane BAQ - 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
23h 28mR$1,198–4,557Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquillabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte Calibus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal de Omnibus Retirobus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Estação Rodoviária de Porto Alegrebus
- 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
5d 23hR$2,737–4,852
Cartagena (CTG) to Santa Maria (RIA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cartagena to Santa Maria is to fly and bus which costs R$ 1000 - R$ 4000 and takes 20h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Cartagena to Santa Maria is to fly which takes 18h 13m and costs R$ 1300 - R$ 6000.
No, there is no direct bus from Cartagena to Santa Maria. However, there are services departing from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena and arriving at Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria via Terminal del Norte, Terminal de Transporte Cali, Terminal de Omnibus Retiro, Santana do Livramento and Rodoviária De Bagé. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5 days 15h.
The distance between Cartagena and Santa Maria is 5063 km. The road distance is 7446.6 km.
The best way to get from Cartagena to Santa Maria without a car is to bus via Medellín which takes 5 days 15h and costs R$ 2700 - R$ 4400.
It takes approximately 18h 13m to get from Cartagena to Santa Maria, including transfers.
Cartagena to Santa Maria bus services, operated by Expreso Brasilia, depart from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena station.
The best way to get from Cartagena to Santa Maria is to fly which takes 18h 13m and costs R$ 1300 - R$ 6000. Alternatively, you can bus via Medellín, which costs R$ 2700 - R$ 4400 and takes 5 days 15h.
Cartagena to Santa Maria bus services, operated by Expreso Brasilia, arrive at Terminal del Norte station.
Santa Maria is 2h ahead of Cartagena. It is currently 8:44 AM in Cartagena and 10:44 AM in Santa Maria.
What companies run services between Cartagena, Colombia and Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil?
LATAM Chile, Azul, and five other airlines fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Santa Maria (RIA) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria via Terminal del Norte, Terminal de Transporte Cali, Terminal de Omnibus Retiro, Rivera, Santana do Livramento, and Rodoviária De Bagé in around 5d 15h.
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Cartagena to Santa Maria via Lima, Salgado Filho International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,100–7,000
Flights from Cartagena to Santa Maria via Panama City, Salgado Filho International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 42m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,300–5,500
Flights from Cartagena to Santa Maria via Bogota, Brasilia, Salgado Filho International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,100–6,500
Flights from Cartagena to Santa Maria via Bogota, Sao Paulo, Salgado Filho International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,000–7,000
Flights from Cartagena to Santa Maria via Bogota, Lima, Salgado Filho International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 3m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,100–7,000
Flights from Cartagena to Sepé Tiaraju Airport via Lima, Salgado Filho International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,100–7,000
Flights from Cartagena to Sepé Tiaraju Airport via Panama City, Salgado Filho International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 52m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,400–5,500
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Santa Maria via Panama City, Salgado Filho International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,500–6,500
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Santa Maria via Bogota, Sao Paulo, Salgado Filho International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,400–8,000
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Santa Maria via Bogota, Lima, Salgado Filho International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 19m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,400–8,000
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cartagena to Passo Fundo via Lima, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,100–7,000
Flights from Cartagena to Passo Fundo via Bogota, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,700–6,000
Flights from Cartagena to Passo Fundo via Panama City, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 13m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,300–5,500
Flights from Cartagena to Salgado Filho International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,400–4,500
Flights from Cartagena to Salgado Filho International Airport via Bogota, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,400–4,500
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Salgado Filho International Airport via Bogota, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,500–5,500
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cartagena to Passo Fundo via Bogota, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,700–6,000
Flights from Cartagena to Passo Fundo via Lima, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,100–7,000
Flights from Cartagena to Passo Fundo via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Bogota, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R$1,700–6,000
Flights from Cartagena to Salgado Filho International Airport via Bogota, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,300–4,500
Flights from Cartagena to Salgado Filho International Airport via Bogota, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,300–4,100
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Salgado Filho International Airport via Bogota, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,500–4,600
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Salgado Filho International Airport via Bogota, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,500–5,000
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Cartagena to Sepé Tiaraju Airport via Bogota, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,000–7,000
Flights from Cartagena to Sepé Tiaraju Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Bogota, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R$2,000–7,000
Flights from Cartagena to Passo Fundo via Bogota, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,700–6,000
Flights from Cartagena to Passo Fundo via Lima, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,100–7,000
Flights from Cartagena to Salgado Filho International Airport via Bogota, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,300–4,100
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Salgado Filho International Airport via Bogota, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,500–4,600
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Cartagena to Salgado Filho International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$900–3,600
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Salgado Filho International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,000–4,100
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8001
- contactenos@expresobrasilia.com
- Website
- expresobrasilia.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R$160–230
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- R$160–230
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$52–110
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- R$70–110
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$280–390
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- R$280–390
- Phone
- +57 604 444 8888
- contactenos@rapidoochoa.com
- Website
- rapidoochoa.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$140–210
- Schedules at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
- Book at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
Bus from Terminal del Norte to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$110–170
- Schedules at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Book at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- 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$2,000–3,300
- 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
- 08005 518666
- sac@ouroeprata.com
- Website
- viacaoouroeprata.com.br
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
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
- 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
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8002
- servicioalcliente@unitransco.com
- Website
- unitransco.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- R$52
- Schedules at
- unitransco.com
- Book at
- unitransco.com
- Phone
- 0800 940 5515
- atendimento@santacruzbus.com.br
- Website
- santacruzbus.com.br
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
- Phone
- +55 51 3475.4440
- meajuda@jblinternacional.com
- Website
- jblinternacional.com
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Estação Rodoviária de Porto Alegre
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R$650–950
- Book at
- jblinternacional.com
- Phone
- 0810 222-5202
- atencionalcliente@flechabus.com.ar
- Website
- flechabus.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Estação Rodoviária de Porto Alegre
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R$300–736
- Website
- https://www.flechabus.com.ar/home?lang=en_US
- Cama
- R$370–550
- Semi Cama
- R$300–440
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