There are 6 ways to get from Santa Maria to Tarrafal by plane, taxi, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Santa Maria, taxi
best- Fly from Santa Maria (RIA) to Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI)plane RIA - RAI
- Take the taxi from Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI) to Tarrafaltaxi
27h 10m$731–2,363Bus, bus to Salgado Filho International Airport, fly, taxi
cheapest- 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 Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI)plane POA - RAI
- Take the taxi from Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI) to Tarrafaltaxi
26h 55m$533–1,610Bus to Passo Fundo, fly, taxi
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Santa Maria - RS to Terminal Rodoviário de Passo Fundobus
- Fly from Passo Fundo (PFB) to Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI)plane PFB - RAI
- Take the taxi from Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI) to Tarrafaltaxi
29h 21m$709–2,333Bus to Sepé Tiaraju Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria to Rodoviária de Santo Ângelobus
- Fly from Sepé Tiaraju Airport (GEL) to Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI)plane GEL - RAI
- Take the taxi from Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI) to Tarrafaltaxi
33h 31m$742–2,388Bus to Chapecó Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Santa Maria - RS to Terminal Rodoviário de Chapecóbus
- Fly from Chapecó Airport (XAP) to Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI)plane XAP - RAI
- Take the taxi from Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI) to Tarrafaltaxi
31h 3m$636–1,908Bus, bus to Caxias Do Sul Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria to Terminal Rodoviário de Novo Hamburgobus
- Take the bus from Novo Hamburgo to Caxias do Sulbus
- Fly from Caxias Do Sul Airport (CXJ) to Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI)plane CXJ - RAI
- Take the taxi from Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI) to Tarrafaltaxi
27h 48m$629–2,036
Santa Maria (RIA) to Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Maria to Tarrafal is to bus and fly and taxi which costs $500 - $1,700 and takes 26h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Maria to Tarrafal is to bus and fly and taxi which takes 26h 55m and costs $500 - $1,700.
The distance between Santa Maria and Tarrafal is 6009 km.
It takes approximately 27h 10m to get from Santa Maria to Tarrafal, including transfers.
Tarrafal is 2h ahead of Santa Maria. It is currently 7:35 PM in Santa Maria and 9:35 PM in Tarrafal.
There are 116+ hotels available in Tarrafal.
What companies run services between Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and Tarrafal, Cabo Verde?
There is no direct connection from Santa Maria to Tarrafal. However, you can take the taxi to Santa Maria (RIA) airport, fly to Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI), then take the taxi to Tarrafal. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Terminal Rodoviário de Passo Fundo, take the taxi to Passo Fundo (PFB) airport, fly to Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI), then take the taxi to Tarrafal.
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Santa Maria to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Salgado Filho International Airport, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Passo Fundo to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Sao Paulo, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Passo Fundo to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Sao Paulo Viracopos, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,600
Flights from Sepé Tiaraju Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Sao Paulo, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Chapecó Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Sao Paulo, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–2,400
Flights from Chapecó Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Sao Paulo Viracopos, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Chapecó Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Florianopolis, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Salgado Filho International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Salgado Filho International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Belo Horizonte Confins, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Salgado Filho International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Sao Paulo Viracopos, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
Flights from Caxias Do Sul Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Sao Paulo Viracopos, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,100
Flights from Caxias Do Sul Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Sao Paulo, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Santa Maria to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Salgado Filho International Airport, Sao Paulo, Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from Passo Fundo to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Sao Paulo, Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Sepé Tiaraju Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Sao Paulo, Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from Chapecó Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Sao Paulo, Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- Website
- caboverdeairlines.com
Flights from Santa Maria to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Salgado Filho International Airport, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Passo Fundo to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Sao Paulo, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
Flights from Chapecó Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Sao Paulo, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Salgado Filho International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Passo Fundo to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Sao Paulo, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Passo Fundo to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Sao Paulo Viracopos, Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Caxias Do Sul Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Sao Paulo Viracopos, Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
Flights from Caxias Do Sul Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Sao Paulo, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
- 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
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Santa Maria - RS to Terminal Rodoviário de Chapecó
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- planalto.com.br
- Book at
- planalto.com.br
- 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
- 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
- $10–28
- Schedules at
- santacruzbus.com.br
- Book at
- santacruzbus.com.br
- Convencional
- $10–15
- Executivo
- $12–16
- Semi-Leito
- $23–28
Bus from Santa Cruz do Sul to Estação Rodoviária de Porto Alegre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–29
- Schedules at
- santacruzbus.com.br
- Book at
- santacruzbus.com.br
- Convencional
- $10–16
- Executivo
- $13–17
- Semi-Leito
- $24–29
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria to Terminal Rodoviário de Novo Hamburgo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–45
- Schedules at
- santacruzbus.com.br
- Book at
- santacruzbus.com.br
- Convencional
- $17–25
- Executivo
- $22–28
- Semi-Leito
- $30–45
- 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
- Phone
- +55 84 3205-6161
- sac-ouvidoria@viacaonordeste.com.br
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Novo Hamburgo to Caxias do Sul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–40
- Website
- https://viacaonordeste.queropassagem.com.br/
- Website
- https://www.clickbus.com.br/viacao/nordeste
- Leito
- $24–40
- Convencional
- $8–16
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Estimated price
- $120–150
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