There are 8 ways to get from Santa Marta to El Rio 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 Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, bus
best- Take the bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquillabus
- Fly from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane BAQ - SBA
- Take the bus from SB Airport SB to Pacific View Mallbus
18h 54m$273–1,131Fly Simón Bolívar International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane SMR - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Oxnardtrain
17h 33m$187–701Bus to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquillabus
- Fly from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane BAQ - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Oxnardtrain
17h 48m$227–880Bus to Cartagena, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Oficina Transportes Marsolbus
- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane CTG - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Oxnardtrain
20h 50m$214–552Bus to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquillabus
- Fly from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane BAQ - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Oxnardtrain
21h 41m$442–1,747Bus to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train
- Take the bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquillabus
- Fly from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane BAQ - BUR
- Take the train from Burbank Airport - South to Oxnardtrain
21h 46m$341–1,440Bus to Cartagena, fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train
- Take the bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Oficina Transportes Marsolbus
- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane CTG - BUR
- Take the train from Burbank Airport - South to Oxnardtrain
23h 20m$288–1,142Bus to Cartagena, fly to Tijuana International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Oficina Transportes Marsolbus
- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ)plane CTG - TIJ
- Take the train from San Diego to Oxnardtrain
25h 34m$362–552
Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Marta to El Rio is to bus and fly and train which costs $210 - $550 and takes 20h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Marta to El Rio is to fly and train which takes 17h 33m and costs $180 - $700.
The distance between Santa Marta and El Rio is 3397 miles.
It takes approximately 18h 54m to get from Santa Marta to El Rio, including transfers.
El Rio is 2h behind Santa Marta. It is currently 4:43 AM in Santa Marta and 2:43 AM in El Rio.
There are 462+ hotels available in El Rio.
What companies run services between Santa Marta, Colombia and El Rio, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Santa Marta to El Rio. However, you can take the bus to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla, take the taxi to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA), walk to SB Airport SB, take the bus to Pacific View Mall, then take the line 6 bus to Esplanade Shp Ctr. Alternatively, you can take the line 15 bus to Parada 1545, walk to Santa-Marta-Airport-SMR airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), walk to LAX Tom Bradley International Terminal, take the bus to Union Station LAX FlyAway, walk to Los Angeles, take the train to Oxnard, walk to Otc, then take the line 6 bus to Vineyard & St. Mary's.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Miami, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 41m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Cartagena to Los Angeles International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Panama City, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 27m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 36m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Cartagena to Los Angeles International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Panama City, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 46m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Panama City, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Panama City, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Miami, Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Panama City, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Cartagena to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Miami, Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Cartagena to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Panama City, Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Cartagena to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Panama City, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Cartagena to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Mexico City, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Panama City, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Miami, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Fort Lauderdale, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 56m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Cartagena to Los Angeles International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Bogota, Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–750
Flights from Cartagena to Tijuana International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–700
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–900
Flights from Cartagena to Los Angeles International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–360
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Cartagena to Los Angeles International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 54m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Cartagena to Los Angeles International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Cartagena to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Cartagena to Tijuana International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Oxnard
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Oxnard
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Diego to Oxnard
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Burbank Airport - South to Oxnard
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.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
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $11–16
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- +1 (800) 438-1112
- ridercomments@goventura.org
- Website
- goventura.org
Bus from SB Airport SB to Pacific View Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Schedules at
- https://www.goventura.org
- 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
- $28
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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