There are 6 ways to get from Santa Barbara to Santa Marta by plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR)SBA - SMR
- Take the bus from Parada 1419 to Parada 1472
20h 10mFly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ)SBA - BAQ
- Take the bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal Santa Marta
18h 23m$210–828Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Simón Bolívar International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR)LAX - SMR
- Take the bus from Parada 1419 to Parada 1472
16h 37mTrain to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ)LAX - BAQ
- Take the bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal Santa Marta
16h 51m$343–749Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Cartagena, bus
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Cartagena (CTG)SBA - 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
20h 32m$216–805Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Cartagena, bus
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Cartagena (CTG)LAX - 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
19h 46m$289–626
Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Barbara to Santa Marta is to train and fly and bus which costs $280 - $650 and takes 19h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Barbara to Santa Marta is to train and fly and bus which takes 16h 51m and costs $340 - $750.
The distance between Santa Barbara and Santa Marta is 5416 km.
It takes approximately 20h 10m to get from Santa Barbara to Santa Marta, including transfers.
Santa Marta is 3h ahead of Santa Barbara. It is currently 6:04 PM in Santa Barbara and 9:04 PM in Santa Marta.
There are 2357+ hotels available in Santa Marta.
What companies run services between Santa Barbara, CA, USA and Santa Marta, Colombia?
There is no direct connection from Santa Barbara to Santa Marta. However, you can take the line 11 bus to Santa Barbara Airport, walk to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) airport, fly to Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR), walk to Parada 1419, then take the bus to Parada 1472. Alternatively, you can take the line 11 bus to Santa Barbara Airport, walk to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) airport, fly to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ), take the taxi to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla, then take the bus to Terminal Santa Marta.
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport via San Francisco, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Las Vegas, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 46m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Denver, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Las Vegas, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Cartagena via Los Angeles International Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Cartagena via Las Vegas, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cartagena via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Cartagena via Phoenix, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cartagena via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–700
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Cartagena via Las Vegas, Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cartagena via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–470
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Cartagena via Los Angeles International Airport, San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cartagena via San Salvador, San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–430
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Cartagena via Phoenix, Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 19m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cartagena via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cartagena via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–600
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cartagena via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Parada 1419 to Parada 1472
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Website
- https://setpsantamarta.gov.co/
- 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
- $10–20
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $13–20
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–20
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $14–20
- 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
- Phone
- +57 323 563 9139
- servicioalcliente@copetran.com
- Website
- copetran.com
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
- 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
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