There are 6 ways to get from Santa Marta to Colombo by bus, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Cartagena, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
best- Take the bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Oficina Transportes Marsolbus
- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane CTG - CMB
33h 14mRs 207,232–769,732Fly Simón Bolívar International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Fly from Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane SMR - CMB
30h 57mRs 244,741–644,265Bus to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Take the bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquillabus
- Fly from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane BAQ - CMB
34h 48mRs 281,769–868,973Bus to Almirante Padilla Airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Take the bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal de Transportes de Riohachabus
- Fly from Almirante Padilla Airport (RCH) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane RCH - CMB
35h 59mRs 272,549–718,819Bus to Valledupar, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Take the bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal de Transportes de Valleduparbus
- Fly from Valledupar (VUP) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane VUP - CMB
2d 3hRs 363,739–1,619,877Fly Simón Bolívar International Airport to Hatton, train
- Fly from Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR) to Hatton (NUF)plane SMR - NUF
- Take the train from Hatton to Fort Stationtrain
39h 20mRs 238,967–641,506
Cartagena (CTG) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Marta to Colombo is to fly and train which costs Rs. 230000 - Rs. 650000 and takes 39h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Marta to Colombo is to fly which takes 30h 57m and costs Rs. 240000 - Rs. 650000.
The distance between Santa Marta and Colombo is 16915 km.
It takes approximately 33h 14m to get from Santa Marta to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 10h 30m ahead of Santa Marta. It is currently 12:54 AM in Santa Marta and 11:24 AM in Colombo.
There are 524+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Santa Marta, Colombia and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
JetSMART, Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., and seven other airlines fly from Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) twice daily.
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Cartagena to Bandaranaike International Airport via Zurich, Male
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–950,000
Flights from Cartagena to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Rs 190,000–750,000
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Madrid, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 29m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 230,000–650,000
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Madrid, Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 27m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 230,000–650,000
Flights from Almirante Padilla Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bogota, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 240,000–1,100,000
Flights from Almirante Padilla Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Madrid, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 250,000–700,000
Flights from Almirante Padilla Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Madrid, Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 260,000–700,000
Flights from Valledupar to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bogota, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 45h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 350,000–1,600,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Cartagena to Bandaranaike International Airport via Zurich, Male
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–950,000
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Madrid, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 29m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 230,000–650,000
Flights from Almirante Padilla Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Madrid, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 250,000–700,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Madrid, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 49m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 230,000–650,000
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Miami, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 270,000–850,000
Flights from Almirante Padilla Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Madrid, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 250,000–700,000
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Cartagena to Bandaranaike International Airport via Zurich, Male
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–950,000
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Madrid, Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 27m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 230,000–650,000
Flights from Almirante Padilla Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Madrid, Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 260,000–700,000
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Hatton via Bogota, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 230,000–650,000
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Hatton via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Madrid, Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 8m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 230,000–650,000
- Website
- fitsair.com
Flights from Cartagena to Bandaranaike International Airport via Zurich, Male
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–950,000
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Madrid, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 230,000–650,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Madrid, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 230,000–650,000
Flights from Almirante Padilla Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Madrid, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 250,000–700,000
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Cartagena to Bandaranaike International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–900,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Cartagena to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 190,000–750,000
- Phone
- +94 11 4 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Hatton to Fort Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,300–5,500
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,600
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,600–5,500
- 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
- Rs 8,733
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +57 323 563 9139
- servicioalcliente@copetran.com
- Website
- copetran.com
Bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,620–4,900
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- Rs 3,600–4,900
Bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal de Transportes de Riohacha
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 4,800–6,500
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- Rs 4,800–6,500
Bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal de Transportes de Valledupar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 5,240–8,500
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- Rs 6,000–8,500
- 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
- Rs 3,319
- 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
- Rs 3,319–6,500
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- Rs 4,600–6,500
Bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal de Transportes de Valledupar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 5,938–9,000
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- Rs 6,000–9,000
- 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
- Rs 1,900–3,900
- Schedules at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
- Book at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
Bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal de Transportes de Riohacha
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,900–5,500
- Schedules at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
- Book at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
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