There are 8 ways to get from Santa Maria to Cartagena by plane, taxi, bus, or car
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Fly Santa Maria to Cartagena
best- Fly from Santa Maria (RIA) to Cartagena (CTG)plane RIA - CTG
18h 55m$287–1,122Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Santa Maria to Terminal Rodoviária de São Gabrieltaxi
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviária de São Gabriel to Santiago Terminal Sulbus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Borja to Cúcutabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
5d 20h$712–889Drive 7,454.4 km
- Drive from Santa Maria to Cartagenacar 7,454.4 km
4d 11h$752–1,086Bus to Sepé Tiaraju Airport, fly to Cartagena
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria to Rodoviária de Santo Ângelobus
- Fly from Sepé Tiaraju Airport (GEL) to Cartagena (CTG)plane GEL - CTG
20h 20m$319–1,148Fly Santa Maria to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, bus
- Fly from Santa Maria (RIA) to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ)plane RIA - BAQ
- Take the bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
21h 34m$311–1,140Bus to Passo Fundo, fly to Cartagena
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Santa Maria - RS to Terminal Rodoviário de Passo Fundobus
- Fly from Passo Fundo (PFB) to Cartagena (CTG)plane PFB - CTG
23h 45m$296–1,094Bus, bus to Salgado Filho International Airport, fly to Cartagena
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria to Santa Cruz do Sulbus
- Take the bus from Santa Cruz do Sul to Estação Rodoviária de Porto Alegrebus
- Take the bus from Dois Trevo Carrion Junior Estação Aeroporto/Trensurb to Realengo 218bus
- Fly from Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) to Cartagena (CTG)plane POA - CTG
18h 55m$450–770Bus
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria to Rodoviária De Bagébus
- Take the bus from Bagé to Santana do Livramentobus
- Take the bus from Rivera to Terminal de Omnibus Retirobus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Cúcutabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
6d 7h$588–786
Santa Maria (RIA) to Cartagena (CTG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Maria to Cartagena is to bus and fly which costs $450 - $800 and takes 18h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Maria to Cartagena is to bus and fly which takes 18h 55m and costs $450 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Maria to Cartagena. However, there are services departing from Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria and arriving at Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena via Bagé, Rivera, Terminal de Omnibus Retiro, San Antonio del Táchira and Terminal Cúcuta. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6 days 7h.
The distance between Santa Maria and Cartagena is 5060 km. The road distance is 7454.4 km.
The best way to get from Santa Maria to Cartagena without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 5 days 20h and costs $700 - $900.
It takes approximately 18h 55m to get from Santa Maria to Cartagena, including transfers.
Santa Maria to Cartagena bus services, operated by Viação Ouro e Prata, depart from Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria station.
The best way to get from Santa Maria to Cartagena is to fly which takes 18h 55m and costs $280 - $1,200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $550 - $800 and takes 6 days 7h.
Santa Maria to Cartagena bus services, operated by Viação Ouro e Prata, arrive at Rodoviária De Bagé station.
Cartagena is 2h behind Santa Maria. It is currently 11:22 AM in Santa Maria and 9:22 AM in Cartagena.
What companies run services between Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and Cartagena, Colombia?
Azul, Copa Airlines, and Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A. fly from Santa Maria (RIA) to Cartagena (CTG) 4 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena via Bagé, Santana do Livramento, Rivera, Terminal de Omnibus Retiro, Cúcuta, San Antonio del Táchira, and Terminal Cúcuta in around 6d 7h.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Santa Maria to Cartagena via Salgado Filho International Airport, Sao Paulo, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Sepé Tiaraju Airport to Cartagena via Sao Paulo, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Santa Maria to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Salgado Filho International Airport, Sao Paulo, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Passo Fundo to Cartagena via Sao Paulo, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Salgado Filho International Airport to Cartagena via Brasilia, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from Salgado Filho International Airport to Cartagena via Sao Paulo, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Salgado Filho International Airport to Cartagena via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–850
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Santa Maria to Cartagena via Salgado Filho International Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 26m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Sepé Tiaraju Airport to Cartagena via Sao Paulo, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Santa Maria to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Salgado Filho International Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Passo Fundo to Cartagena via Sao Paulo, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Salgado Filho International Airport to Cartagena via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Passo Fundo to Cartagena via Sao Paulo, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Passo Fundo to Cartagena via Sao Paulo, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from Salgado Filho International Airport to Cartagena via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from Salgado Filho International Airport to Cartagena via Sao Paulo, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–850
- Phone
- +55 51 3475.4440
- meajuda@jblinternacional.com
- Website
- jblinternacional.com
Bus from Terminal Rodoviária de São Gabriel to Santiago Terminal Sul
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $150–200
- 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 de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $35–55
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–18
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $12–18
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8001
- contactenos@expresobrasilia.com
- Website
- expresobrasilia.com
Bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $30–50
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–21
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $14–21
- Phone
- 08005 518666
- sac@ouroeprata.com
- Website
- viacaoouroeprata.com.br
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria to Rodoviária de Santo Ângelo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–28
- Schedules at
- viacaoouroeprata.com.br
- Book at
- viacaoouroeprata.com.br
- Semi-Direto
- $14–21
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria to Rodoviária De Bagé
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- Schedules at
- viacaoouroeprata.com.br
- Book at
- viacaoouroeprata.com.br
- Semi-Direto
- $16–23
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8002
- servicioalcliente@unitransco.com
- Website
- unitransco.com
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $11
- Schedules at
- unitransco.com
- Book at
- unitransco.com
- Phone
- +55 55 4020-7488
- sac@planalto.com.br
- Website
- planalto.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Santa Maria - RS to Terminal Rodoviário de Passo Fundo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Schedules at
- planalto.com.br
- Book at
- planalto.com.br
- Phone
- 0800 940 5515
- atendimento@santacruzbus.com.br
- Website
- santacruzbus.com.br
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria to Santa Cruz do Sul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–29
- Schedules at
- santacruzbus.com.br
- Book at
- santacruzbus.com.br
- Convencional
- $10–15
- Executivo
- $12–16
- Semi-Leito
- $23–29
Bus from Santa Cruz do Sul to Estação Rodoviária de Porto Alegre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–30
- Schedules at
- santacruzbus.com.br
- Book at
- santacruzbus.com.br
- Convencional
- $11–16
- Executivo
- $13–18
- Semi-Leito
- $24–30
- Website
- eptc.com.br
Bus from Dois Trevo Carrion Junior Estação Aeroporto/Trensurb to Realengo 218
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Schedules at
- linhas.eptc.com.br
Bus from Bagé to Santana do Livramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Schedules at
- onibus.saojoaotransportes.com.br
- Book at
- saojoao.passagensweb.com.br
- Phone
- +598 4362 2566
- info@nossar.com
- Website
- nossar.com.uy
Bus from Rivera to Terminal de Omnibus Retiro
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $66–81
- Schedules at
- reservadirecta.sittnet.net
- Book at
- reservadirecta.sittnet.net
- Semicama
- $66–70
- Cama
- $77–81
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Estimated price
- $100–120
Ponto de Taxi Central
- Phone
- +55 55 3223-1835
- Website
- guiamais.com.br
Coopaver
- Phone
- +55 55 3302-4500
- Website
- planetabrasileiro.com
ATASM - Associação dos Condutores de Táxi de Santa Maria
- Phone
- +55 55 3307-1200
- Website
- facebook.com
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