There are 6 ways to get from Santa Marta to Colombo by bus, plane, or train
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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
32h 29mRs 197,030–719,530Fly Simón Bolívar International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Fly from Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane SMR - CMB
29h 33mRs 243,966–604,965Bus 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
38h 29mRs 262,480–668,670Bus 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 4hRs 363,618–1,419,670Bus 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
35h 13mRs 311,624–428,825Bus to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, fly to Hatton, train
- Take the bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquillabus
- Fly from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) to Hatton (NUF)plane BAQ - NUF
- Take the train from Hatton to Fort Stationtrain
43h 31mRs 264,854–813,875
Cartagena (CTG) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Marta to Colombo is to bus and fly which costs Rs. 310000 - Rs. 430000 and takes 35h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Marta to Colombo is to fly which takes 29h 33m and costs Rs. 240000 - Rs. 650000.
The distance between Santa Marta and Colombo is 16915 km.
It takes approximately 32h 29m to get from Santa Marta to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 10h 30m ahead of Santa Marta. It is currently 11:08 AM in Santa Marta and 9:38 PM in Colombo.
There are 1442+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Santa Marta, Colombia and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., Qatar Airways, and six 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
- 24h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–700,000
Flights from Cartagena to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–700,000
Flights from Cartagena to Bandaranaike International Airport via Milan Malpensa, Male
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 270,000–750,000
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Madrid, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, 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
- 27h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 230,000–600,000
Flights from Almirante Padilla Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Madrid, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- 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
- 33h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 250,000–650,000
Flights from Valledupar to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bogota, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 350,000–1,400,000
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Curacao, Amsterdam Schiphol, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 300,000–410,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Cartagena to Bandaranaike International Airport via Zurich, Male
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–700,000
Flights from Cartagena to Bandaranaike International Airport via Milan Malpensa, Male
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 270,000–750,000
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Madrid, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, 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
- 34h 5m
- 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
- 24h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–700,000
Flights from Cartagena to Bandaranaike International Airport via Milan Malpensa, Male
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 270,000–750,000
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Madrid, Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 230,000–600,000
Flights from Almirante Padilla Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Madrid, Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 250,000–650,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Madrid, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 46m
- When
- 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, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 250,000–700,000
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Hatton via Miami, Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 260,000–800,000
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Hatton via Miami, Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 270,000–850,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Madrid, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 59m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 230,000–600,000
Flights from Almirante Padilla Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Madrid, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 260,000–700,000
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Cartagena to Bandaranaike International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–700,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Curacao, Amsterdam Schiphol, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 300,000–410,000
- 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 8,530
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +57 323 563 9139
- servicioalcliente@copetran.com
- Website
- copetran.com
Bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal de Transportes de Riohacha
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 4,700–6,500
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- Rs 4,700–6,500
Bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal de Transportes de Valledupar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 5,118–8,500
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- Rs 6,000–8,500
Bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,559–4,800
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- Rs 3,500–4,800
- Phone
- +57 604 444 8888
- contactenos@rapidoochoa.com
- Website
- 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 2,800–5,000
- Schedules at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
- Book at
- 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 1,900–3,800
- Schedules at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
- Book at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8001
- contactenos@expresobrasilia.com
- Website
- expresobrasilia.com
Bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal de Transportes de Valledupar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 5,801–9,000
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- Rs 6,000–9,000
Bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 3,242–6,500
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- Rs 4,500–6,500
- 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 3,242
- Schedules at
- unitransco.com
- Book at
- unitransco.com
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