There are 3 ways to get from Santa Marta to Tulum by plane, shuttle, or bus
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, shuttle
best- Fly from Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane SMR - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
10h 48m$5,160–22,744Bus to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, fly, shuttle
- Take the bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquillabus
- Fly from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane BAQ - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
12h 21m$5,876–10,327Bus to Cartagena, fly, shuttle
- Take the bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Oficina Transportes Marsolbus
- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane CTG - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
14h 55m$5,169–11,869
Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR) to Cancún International Airport (CUN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Marta to Tulum is to bus and fly and shuttle which costs $5000 - $12000 and takes 14h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Marta to Tulum is to fly and shuttle which takes 10h 48m and costs $5000 - $23000.
The distance between Santa Marta and Tulum is 1885 km.
It takes approximately 10h 48m to get from Santa Marta to Tulum, including transfers.
There are 2449+ hotels available in Tulum.
What companies run services between Santa Marta, Colombia and Tulum, Estado de Quintana Roo, Mexico?
There is no direct connection from Santa Marta to Tulum. However, you can take the line 15 bus to Parada 1545, walk to Santa-Marta-Airport-SMR airport, fly to Cancún International Airport (CUN), walk to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2, then take the shuttle to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla, take the taxi to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) airport, fly to Cancún International Airport (CUN), walk to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2, then take the shuttle to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,500–27,000
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,700–13,000
Flights from Cartagena to Cancún International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,400–9,000
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–6,500
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–7,000
Flights from Cartagena to Cancún International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–6,000
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–27,000
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,700–11,000
Flights from Cartagena to Cancún International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–9,000
Flights from Cartagena to Cancún International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,100–11,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,900–13,000
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Cartagena to Cancún International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–7,500
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Cartagena to Cancún International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,200–9,000
- Phone
- +52 998 980 0807
- contact@cancunshuttle.com
- Website
- cancunshuttle.com
Shuttle from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
- Schedules at
- cancunshuttle.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
- $141–300
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $210–300
- 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
- $179
- 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
- $179–350
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $240–350
- 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
- $100–210
- 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
- $470
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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