There are 8 ways to get from Santa Marta to Bucaramanga by plane, bus or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Fly Santa Marta to Bucaramanga • 6 h 27 min
$95 - $295
Cheapest option
Bus Expreso Brasilia • 11 h 57 min
$22 - $51
6 alternative options
Bus to Barranquilla, fly to Bucaramanga • 4 h 59 min
$108 - $315
Bus to Cartagena, fly to Bucaramanga • 7 h 51 min
$91 - $286
Fly Santa Marta to Barrancabermeja, bus • 9 h 6 min
$106 - $359
Bus Berlinas • 9 h 30 min
$30 - $55
Bus Copetran • 13 h
$29 - $39
Drive • 7 h 40 min
$35 - $55
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Marta to Bucaramanga is to bus which costs $21 - $55 and takes 11 h 57 min.
The quickest way to get from Santa Marta to Bucaramanga is to bus and fly which costs $100 - $320 and takes 4 h 59 min.
The distance between Santa Marta and Bucaramanga is 474 km. The road distance is 539.6 km.
It takes approximately 6 h 27 min to get from Santa Marta to Bucaramanga, including transfers.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Santa Marta and arriving at Bucaramanga. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 9 h 30 min.
What companies run services between Santa Marta, Colombia and Bucaramanga, Colombia?
Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A. and LATAM Chile fly from Santa Marta to Bucaramanga hourly. Alternatively, Berlinas operates a bus from Santa Marta to Bucaramanga once daily. Tickets cost $30 - $55 and the journey takes 9 h 30 min.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Santa Marta to Bucaramanga via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75 - $260
Flights from Santa Marta to Bucaramanga via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h 46 min
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $75 - $260
Flights from Santa Marta to Bucaramanga via Cali, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 7 h 12 min
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $75 - $260
Flights from Barranquilla to Bucaramanga via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 32 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90 - $340
Flights from Cartagena to Bucaramanga via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 32 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75 - $260
Flights from Santa Marta to Barrancabermeja via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 46 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80 - $350
Flights from Santa Marta to Barrancabermeja via Cali, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 7 h 41 min
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $100 - $400
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Santa Marta to Bucaramanga via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 10 min
- When
- Monday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65 - $360
Flights from Santa Marta to Bucaramanga via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h 22 min
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65 - $360
Flights from Barranquilla to Bucaramanga via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 22 min
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $85 - $360
Flights from Cartagena to Bucaramanga via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 40 min
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $70 - $360
- Website
- easyfly.com.co
Flights from Barranquilla to Bucaramanga
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $28 - $220
Flights from Cartagena to Bucaramanga
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30 - $250
- Phone
- +57 (7) 6448167 / 1 800 0912848
- servicioalcliente2@copetran.com.co
- Website
- copetran.com
Bus from Santa Marta to Barranquilla
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5 - $11
- Schedules at
- pinbus.com
- Book at
- pinbus.com
- Regular
- $5 - $8
- Premium
- $7 - $11
- Mini Van
- $6 - $9
Bus from Santa Marta to Aguachica
- Ave. Duration
- 8 h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $17 - $28
- Schedules at
- pinbus.com
- Book at
- pinbus.com
- Regular
- $17 - $25
- Premium
- $20 - $28
- Mini Van
- $20 - $26
- Phone
- 0057 3690999
- reservas@marsol.com.co
- Website
- transportesmarsol.net
Bus from Santa Marta to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17
- Schedules at
- transportesmarsol.net
- Phone
- 7243562
- servicioalcliente@cotrasangil.com
- Website
- cotrasangil.com
Bus from Barrancabermeja to Bucaramanga
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5 - $7
- Schedules at
- cotrasangil.com
- Phone
- +57 318 3545454
- informacion@berlinasdelfonce.com
- Website
- berlinasdelfonce.com
Bus from Santa Marta to Bucaramanga
- Ave. Duration
- 9 h 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30 - $55
- Schedules at
- berlinasdelfonce.com
- Book at
- berlinasdelfonce.com
- Suite
- $35 - $55
- Regular
- $35 - $50
- Phone
- 01 8000 51 8001
- contactenos@expresobrasilia.com
- Website
- expresobrasilia.com
Bus from Santa Marta to Bosconia
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5 - $17
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Premium Plus
- $12 - $17
- Regular
- $9 - $13
Bus from Bosconia to Bucaramanga
- Ave. Duration
- 7 h 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16 - $35
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Premium Plus
- $23 - $35
- Regular
- $21 - $29
- Phone
- (57) (75) 5625345
Bus from Aguachica to Bucaramanga
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11
- Schedules at
- terminalbucaramanga.com
- Phone
- (+57) 7 5682359 / 5682562
- Website
- cotranal.com
Bus from Aguachica to Bucaramanga
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- cotranal.com
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