There are 9 ways to get from Santa Marta to Lima by plane, bus, taxi, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Simón Bolívar International Airport
best- Fly from Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR) to Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM)plane SMR - LIM
8h 18m$198–340Bus to Almirante Padilla Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal de Transportes de Riohachabus
- Fly from Almirante Padilla Airport (RCH) to Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM)plane RCH - LIM
11h 58m$154–594Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal del Nortebus
- Take the taxi from Medellín to Rumichacataxi
- Take the bus from Rumichaca to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
2d 15h$835–883Drive 3,622.8 km
- Drive from Santa Marta to Limacar 3,622.8 km
2d 4h$545–787Bus to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquillabus
- Fly from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) to Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM)plane BAQ - LIM
9h 39m$222–420Bus to Cartagena, fly
- Take the bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Oficina Transportes Marsolbus
- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM)plane CTG - LIM
11h$197–440Bus to Valledupar, fly
- Take the bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal de Transportes de Valleduparbus
- Fly from Valledupar (VUP) to Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM)plane VUP - LIM
12h$279–1,143Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquillabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte Calibus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Ipialesbus
- Take the bus from Rumichaca to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
2d 23h$207–297Bus via Bogotá
- Take the bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal Salitrebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Salitre to Terminales de Transportes de Ipialesbus
- Take the bus from Rumichaca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Lima Plaza Nortebus
3d 11h$168–271
Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR) to Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Marta to Lima is to bus via Bogotá which costs $160 - $280 and takes 3 days 11h.
The fastest way to get from Santa Marta to Lima is to fly which takes 8h 18m and costs $190 - $340.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Marta to Lima. However, there are services departing from Terminal Santa Marta and arriving at Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte via Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla, Terminal de Transporte Cali, Terminal Ipiales and Rumichaca. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 23h.
The distance between Santa Marta and Lima is 2624 km. The road distance is 3622.8 km.
The best way to get from Santa Marta to Lima without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 2 days 15h and costs $830 - $890.
It takes approximately 8h 18m to get from Santa Marta to Lima, including transfers.
Santa Marta to Lima bus services, operated by Expreso Brasilia, depart from Terminal Santa Marta station.
The best way to get from Santa Marta to Lima is to fly which takes 8h 18m and costs $190 - $340. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $200 - $300 and takes 2 days 23h.
Santa Marta to Lima bus services, operated by Expreso Brasilia, arrive at Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Marta to Lima is 3623 km. It takes approximately 2 days 4h to drive from Santa Marta to Lima.
What companies run services between Santa Marta, Colombia and Lima, Peru?
LATAM Chile, JetSMART, and two other airlines fly from Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR) to Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte via Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla, Terminal de Transporte Cali, Ipiales, Terminal Ipiales, and Rumichaca in around 2d 23h.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Jorge Chávez International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Jorge Chávez International Airport via Pereira, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Jorge Chávez International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Jorge Chávez International Airport via Cali, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Cartagena to Jorge Chávez International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–440
Flights from Almirante Padilla Airport to Jorge Chávez International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Valledupar to Jorge Chávez International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Jorge Chávez International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–310
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Jorge Chávez International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–370
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Jorge Chávez International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–370
Flights from Cartagena to Jorge Chávez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–400
Flights from Cartagena to Jorge Chávez International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–400
Flights from Almirante Padilla Airport to Jorge Chávez International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Jorge Chávez International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–440
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Jorge Chávez International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Cartagena to Jorge Chávez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–360
Flights from Cartagena to Jorge Chávez International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–360
Flights from Almirante Padilla Airport to Jorge Chávez International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Jorge Chávez International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–430
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Jorge Chávez International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Cartagena to Jorge Chávez International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–440
- Phone
- +57 604 444 8888
- contactenos@rapidoochoa.com
- Website
- rapidoochoa.com.co
Bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- 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
- $6–13
- 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
- $9–17
- 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 del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $40–55
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 Santa Marta to Terminal de Transportes de Riohacha
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–24
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $17–24
Bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal de Transportes de Valledupar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–29
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $20–29
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $55–80
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- servicioalcliente@lineasdelosandes.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Rumichaca to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–160
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
Bus from Rumichaca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- 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
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–18
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $12–18
Bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal de Transportes de Riohacha
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–22
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $16–22
Bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal de Transportes de Valledupar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–27
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $19–27
Bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $47–70
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $50–70
- 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
- +57 605 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
- Phone
- +57 601 4249090
- contactenos@bolivariano.com.co
- Website
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Ipiales
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Terminal Salitre to Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Phone
- +57 314 8300867
- cootranarltda@yahoo.com
- Website
- cootranar.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Ipiales
Bus from Terminal Salitre to Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $49
- Schedules at
- continentalbus.com.co
- Phone
- +51 1 311-5050
- Website
- cruzdelsur.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Lima Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Estimated price
- $667
Tax Individual
- Phone
- +57 604 444 4444
- Website
- tax-individual.com.co
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