There are 7 ways to get from Santa Marta to Buga by plane, bus, or car
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Fly Simón Bolívar International Airport to Cali, bus
best- Fly from Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR) to Cali (CLO)plane SMR - CLO
- Take the bus from Cali Airport to Bugabus
4h 36m$64–171Bus via Honda
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal de Hondabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Honda to Terminal de Transportes de Manizalesbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales to Bugabus
19h 12m$51–103Drive 1,133.1 km
- Drive from Santa Marta to Bugacar 1,133.1 km
17h 21m$60–86Bus to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, fly to Cali, bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquillabus
- Fly from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) to Cali (CLO)plane BAQ - CLO
- Take the bus from Cali Airport to Bugabus
5h 39m$95–220Fly Simón Bolívar International Airport to Pereira, bus
- Fly from Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR) to Pereira (PEI)plane SMR - PEI
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Bugabus
7h 35m$81–191Bus to Cartagena, fly to Cali, bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Oficina Transportes Marsolbus
- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Cali (CLO)plane CTG - CLO
- Take the bus from Cali Airport to Bugabus
8h 50m$85–200Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquillabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Bugabus
24h 25m$61–100
Santa Marta to Buga by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Marta to Buga is to bus via Honda which costs $50 - $110 and takes 19h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Marta to Buga is to fly and bus which takes 4h 36m and costs $60 - $180.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Marta to Buga. However, there are services departing from Terminal Santa Marta and arriving at Buga via Terminal de Honda and Terminal de Transportes de Manizales. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 12m.
The distance between Santa Marta and Buga is 952 km. The road distance is 1133.1 km.
The best way to get from Santa Marta to Buga without a car is to bus via Honda which takes 19h 12m and costs $50 - $110.
It takes approximately 4h 36m to get from Santa Marta to Buga, including transfers.
Santa Marta to Buga bus services, operated by Copetran, depart from Terminal Santa Marta station.
Santa Marta to Buga bus services, operated by Copetran, arrive at Terminal de Honda station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Marta to Buga is 1133 km. It takes approximately 17h 21m to drive from Santa Marta to Buga.
There are 208+ hotels available in Buga.
What companies run services between Santa Marta, Colombia and Buga, Colombia?
You can take a bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Buga via Terminal de Honda and Terminal de Transportes de Manizales in around 19h 12m.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Cali via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–270
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Cali via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–270
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Cali via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–270
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Pereira
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–200
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Pereira via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–200
Flights from Cartagena to Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–260
Flights from Cartagena to Cali via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–260
Flights from Cartagena to Cali via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–260
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–120
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Cali via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–120
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Pereira via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–200
Flights from Cartagena to Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–150
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Cali via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–190
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Cali via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–160
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Pereira via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–170
Flights from Cartagena to Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–210
Flights from Cartagena to Cali via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–210
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Cali via Balboa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–370
- Phone
- +57 318 760 6799
- cooperativa@cootrancise.com
- Website
- cootrancise.com
Bus from Cali Airport to Buga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- cootrancise.com
- Phone
- +57 323 563 9139
- servicioalcliente@copetran.com
- Website
- copetran.com
Bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal de Honda
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $36–65
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $45–65
Bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–18
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $13–18
- Phone
- +57 318 3545454
- informacion@berlinasdelfonce.com
- Website
- berlinasdelfonce.com
Bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal de Honda
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Schedules at
- berlinasdelfonce.com
- Book at
- berlinasdelfonce.com
- Super Confort
- $29–40
- Phone
- +57 68 857 2440
Bus from Terminal de Honda to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10
- Schedules at
- terminaldemanizales.com.co
- Phone
- +57 316 271 4173
- Website
- coopuertos.com
Bus from Terminal de Honda to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12
- Schedules at
- coopuertos.com
- Phone
- +57 314 880 8888
- secretaria@taxlaferia.com.co
- Website
- taxlaferia.co
Bus from Terminal de Honda to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- taxlaferia.co
- Book at
- taxlaferia.teletiquete.com
Bus from Terminal de Honda to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Schedules at
- terminaldemanizales.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Honda to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–23
- Schedules at
- rapidotolimasa.com
- Book at
- rapidotolimasa.com
- Phone
- +57 315 452 5691
- pqrs@trejos.co
- Website
- trejos.co
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales to Buga
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13
- Schedules at
- pinbus.com
- Book at
- pinbus.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales to Buga
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–19
- Schedules at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Book at
- expresopalmira.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Buga
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Schedules at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Book at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8001
- contactenos@expresobrasilia.com
- Website
- expresobrasilia.com
Bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–21
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $14–21
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Buga
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $55–80
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8002
- servicioalcliente@unitransco.com
- Website
- unitransco.com
Bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11
- Schedules at
- unitransco.com
- Book at
- unitransco.com
- Phone
- +57 604 444 8888
- contactenos@rapidoochoa.com
- Website
- rapidoochoa.com.co
Bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–13
- Schedules at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
- Book at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
- Phone
- +57 602 229 7017
- info@deoccidente.com
- Website
- deoccidente.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Buga
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10
- Schedules at
- deoccidente.com
- Phone
- +57 605 3685672
- reservas@transportesmarsol.net
- Website
- marsol.com.co
Bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Oficina Transportes Marsol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $26
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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