Buses from Cartagena to Santa Marta

The distance between Cartagena and Santa Marta in the department of Magdalena is 227 km and the estimated time of the bus trip is 4 hours. Ticket prices, distance, travel time, companies that carry out the route and all the necessary information can be found here.

SUMMARY OF THE BUS TRIP ON THE CARTAGENA – SANTA MARTA ROUTE

Distance227 Km.
average trip duration4 hours
first bus05:00 hrs
Last bus22:15 hrs
output frequency20 to 25 a day approx.
Lowest price$30,000
Highest price$48,000
CompaniesExalpa, Brasilia Express, Copetran, Unitrasco

Schedules and tickets from Cartagena to Santa Marta

Currently the transport companies with online fare sales that performs the route from Cartagena to Santa Marta is Copetran, Expresso Brasilia and Unitrasco.

BusinessSchedulesDepartureServicesPrice
Copetran19:00 20:00 22:00Cartagena TerminalDeluxe PreferredFrom $30,000
Unitrasco09:30 10:45 11:45 13:15 14:00 17:00 21:00 22:15Cartagena TerminalPreferential, Pref. Luxury, Caribe Express PlusFrom $48,000
Brasilia Express05:00 05:45 07:15 08:45 18:15 19:30 20:00Cartagena TerminalPremium, Preferred LuxuryFrom $48,000
Exalpa05:45 06:30 08:30 09:30Cartagena TerminalPremiumFrom $40,000

Schedules and prices may have variations depending on the day and availability of tickets, generally in high season the rates increase by up to 15%.

Schedules from Cartagena to Santa Marta

  • The first departure is at 05:00 hrs by Expreso Brasilia
  • The last departure time is at 10:15 p.m. by Unitrasco

Origin and destination terminals

Departure Terminals in Cartagena

The departures of the buses have as their point of origin the terminal of Cartagena de Indias, which has first-class services and ticket sales through the agencies and ticket offices of the transport companies that operate from Cartagena.

Arrival terminal in Santa Marta

The place of arrival is generally the main station or terminal of the destination city, however with some companies and routes you can set a drop-off point prior to the arrival terminal, for this route the place of arrival is the Santa Marta Terminal

Map of the bus route from Cartagena to Santa Marta

How much does the ticket from Cartagena to Santa Marta cost?

The value of the cheapest bus ticket is $30,000 for Copetran and the highest value is $48,000 for Expreso Brasilia. You can buy tickets for your trip from Cartagena to Santa Marta at the ticket offices or agencies of the transport terminals and on the websites or call centers of each transport company that has this service enabled.