There are 9 ways to get from Copacabana to Santa Marta by plane, bus, or car
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Fly Santos Dumont Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) to Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR)SDU - SMR
- Take the bus from Parada 1419 to Parada 1472
15h 41mFly Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Almirante Padilla Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG) to Almirante Padilla Airport (RCH)GIG - RCH
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Riohacha to Palomino
- Take the bus from Palomino to Terminal Santa Marta
18h 53m$276–783Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário Novo Rio to Terminal San Borja
- Take the bus from Terminal San Borja to Cúcuta
- Take the bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal Santa Marta
6d 22h$633–797Drive 8,402.1 km
- Drive from Copacabana to Santa Marta8,402.1 km
4d 20h$847–1,224Fly Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport, bus
- Fly from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG) to Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR)GIG - SMR
- Take the bus from Parada 1419 to Parada 1472
13h 52mFly Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, bus
- Fly from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG) to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ)GIG - BAQ
- Take the bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal Santa Marta
15h 52m$341–676Fly Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Valledupar, bus
- Fly from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG) to Valledupar (VUP)GIG - VUP
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Valledupar to Terminal Santa Marta
20h 19m$395–1,127Fly Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Cartagena, bus
- Fly from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG) to Cartagena (CTG)GIG - CTG
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla
- Take the bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal Santa Marta
18h 15m$306–600Bus via Buenos Aires
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário Novo Rio to Terminal de Omnibus Retiro
- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Cúcuta
- Take the bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal Santa Marta
7d 6h$583–933
Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) to Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Copacabana to Santa Marta is to fly and bus which costs $300 - $600 and takes 18h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Copacabana to Santa Marta is to fly and bus which takes 15h 52m and costs $340 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Copacabana to Santa Marta. However, there are services departing from BRS 1,3,I: Santa Clara and arriving at Terminal Santa Marta via Terminal Rodoviário Novo Rio, Terminal de Omnibus Retiro, San Antonio del Táchira and Terminal Cúcuta. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7 days 6h.
The distance between Copacabana and Santa Marta is 5202 km. The road distance is 8402.1 km.
The best way to get from Copacabana to Santa Marta without a car is to bus which takes 6 days 22h and costs $600 - $800.
It takes approximately 15h 41m to get from Copacabana to Santa Marta, including transfers.
Copacabana to Santa Marta bus services, operated by Crucero Del Norte, depart from Terminal Rodoviário Novo Rio station.
Copacabana to Santa Marta bus services, operated by Crucero Del Norte, arrive at Terminal de Omnibus Retiro station.
Santa Marta is 2h behind Copacabana. It is currently 10:19 AM in Copacabana and 8:19 AM in Santa Marta.
Yes, the driving distance between Copacabana to Santa Marta is 8402 km. It takes approximately 4 days 20h to drive from Copacabana to Santa Marta.
What companies run services between Copacabana, Brazil and Santa Marta, Colombia?
You can take a subway from Siqueira Campos to Terminal Santa Marta via Central, Central, Rodoviaria, Terminal Rodoviário Novo Rio, Terminal San Borja, Cúcuta, and Terminal Cúcuta in around 6d 22h.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Brasilia, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Sao Paulo, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Bogota, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Brasilia, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Sao Paulo, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Valledupar via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Valledupar via Brasilia, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Valledupar via Sao Paulo, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Cartagena via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Almirante Padilla Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Almirante Padilla Airport via Brasilia, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Almirante Padilla Airport via Sao Paulo, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Brasilia, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Sao Paulo, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Brasilia, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Sao Paulo, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Valledupar via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Valledupar via Brasilia, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Valledupar via Sao Paulo, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Valledupar via Manaus, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Almirante Padilla Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Almirante Padilla Airport via Brasilia, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Almirante Padilla Airport via Sao Paulo, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Almirante Padilla Airport via Manaus, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Sao Paulo, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–600
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Sao Paulo, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–750
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Sao Paulo, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Cartagena via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–550
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Cartagena via Sao Paulo, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 48m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–550
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Almirante Padilla Airport via Sao Paulo, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Belo Horizonte Confins, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 6m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Brasilia, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 21m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 36m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Cartagena via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Bus from Parada 1419 to Parada 1472
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Website
- https://setpsantamarta.gov.co/
- Phone
- +55 51 3475.4440
- meajuda@jblinternacional.com
- Website
- jblinternacional.com
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário Novo Rio to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $170–230
- Book at
- jblinternacional.com
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário Novo Rio to Terminal de Omnibus Retiro
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $170–280
- Schedules at
- jblinternacional.com
- Book at
- jblinternacional.com
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- servicioalcliente@lineasdelosandes.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Cúcuta
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $420–500
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Cúcuta
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $460–600
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- Phone
- +57 323 563 9139
- servicioalcliente@copetran.com
- Website
- copetran.com
Bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal Santa Marta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $30–50
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal Santa Marta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–17
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $12–17
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Valledupar to Terminal Santa Marta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–25
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $18–25
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8001
- contactenos@expresobrasilia.com
- Website
- expresobrasilia.com
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal Santa Marta
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $12–18
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Valledupar to Terminal Santa Marta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–25
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $17–25
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $12–18
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Riohacha to Palomino
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $12–17
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8002
- servicioalcliente@unitransco.com
- Website
- unitransco.com
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal Santa Marta
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10
- Schedules at
- unitransco.com
- Book at
- unitransco.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10
- Schedules at
- unitransco.com
- Book at
- unitransco.com
Bus from Palomino to Terminal Santa Marta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $9
- Schedules at
- unitransco.com
- Book at
- unitransco.com
- Phone
- +57 604 444 8888
- contactenos@rapidoochoa.com
- Website
- rapidoochoa.com.co
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal Santa Marta
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–12
- Schedules at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
- Book at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
- Phone
- +54 810 777 2725
- info@crucerodelnorte.com.ar
- Website
- crucerodelnorte.com.ar
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário Novo Rio to Terminal de Omnibus Retiro
- Ave. Duration
- 46h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $90–207
- Schedules at
- crucerodelnorte.com.ar
- Book at
- crucerodelnorte.com.ar
- Semi Bed
- $90–120
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