There are 8 ways to get from Santa Marta to Buga by bus, plane, car, or taxi
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Line 3 bus to Simón Bolívar International Airport, fly to Cali, bus
best- Take the bus from Ruta 03 - Parada 33 to Ruta 03 - Parada 74bus
- Fly from Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR) to Cali (CLO)plane SMR - CLO
- Take the bus from Cali Airport to Bugabus
5hBus via Honda
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal Transportes 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$55–104Drive 1,133.1 km
- Drive from Santa Marta to Bugacar 1,133.1 km
17h 23m$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 54m$99–189Bus 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$86–191Fly 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 45m$87–191Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Yarumalbus
- Take the bus from Yarumal to Terminal del Nortebus
- Take the taxi from Medellín to Bugataxi
22h 42m$284–313Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquillabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Bugabus
24h 40m$56–95
Santa Marta to Buga by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Marta to Buga is to drive which costs $55 - $90 and takes 17h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Marta to Buga is to bus and fly which takes 5h 54m and costs $95 - $190.
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 946 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 5h 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 Transportes Honda station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Marta to Buga is 1133 km. It takes approximately 17h 23m to drive from Santa Marta to Buga.
There are 51+ 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 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $45–130
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Cali via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–130
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Cali via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $45–130
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–440
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Cali via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Cartagena to Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–180
Flights from Cartagena to Cali via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–180
Flights from Cartagena to Cali via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–180
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Pereira
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–180
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Pereira via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–180
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–150
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Cali via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $50–150
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Cali via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $45–240
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Cali via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $50–270
Flights from Cartagena to Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–130
Flights from Cartagena to Cali via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–130
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Pereira via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–170
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Cali via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–180
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Cali via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–160
Flights from Cartagena to Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–220
Flights from Cartagena to Cali via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–220
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Pereira via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–190
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Cali via Balboa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–120
Flights from Cartagena to Cali via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Cali via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Bus from Ruta 03 - Parada 33 to Ruta 03 - Parada 74
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Website
- https://setpsantamarta.gov.co/
- 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
- $4
- Schedules at
- cootrancise.com
- Phone
- +57 323 563 9139
- servicioalcliente@copetran.com
- Website
- copetran.com
Bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal Transportes 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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–15
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $11–15
- 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
- $11
- 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
- $9–15
- 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
- $9–13
- 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
- $8–22
- 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
- $11–18
- 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
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Book at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- 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
- 01 800 051 8001
- contactenos@expresobrasilia.com
- Website
- expresobrasilia.com
Bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–20
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $14–20
Bus from Yarumal to Terminal del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- 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
- $50–75
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $50–75
- 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
- $6–12
- Schedules at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
- Book at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
Bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Yarumal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
- Book at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
- 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 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $27
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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
- $9
- Schedules at
- deoccidente.com
- Phone
- +57 311 795 6537
- Info@coonorte.com.co
- Website
- coonorte.com.co
Bus from Yarumal to Terminal del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7
- Schedules at
- coonorte.com.co
- Phone
- +57 321 820 8122
- administrativo@yameya.co
- Website
- yameya.co
Bus from Yarumal to Terminal del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8
- Schedules at
- yameya.co
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Estimated price
- $247
Tax Individual
- Phone
- +57 604 444 4444
- Website
- tax-individual.com.co
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