Santa Marta - Transport & Travel

Airports

Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR) is located approximately 16km from Santa Marta. It is likely that international flights will arrive in Santa Marta via Bogota International Airport. Frequent buses take approximately 40 minutes from the airport to Santa Marta centre.

Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) is located at Barranquilla approximately 110km from Santa Marta. There are frequent flights to Panama City (PTY) with Copa Airlines and Avianca.

Bogota International Airport code (BOG), also known as El Dorado International Airport is seen as the main gateway for international flights into Colombia. It is likely international flights will land here before catching a domestic flight to Santa Marta (SMR).

Most international flights to Santa Marta will go via Bogota. However, local flights within Colombia are well connected. The main domestic airlines serving SMR and BAQ airports include:

• Avianca
• Copa Airlines
• LAN Airlines

International airlines serving Bogota International Airport include:

• Iberia
• British Airways
• KLM
• Delta
• TAP
• TAM

Buses

The bus terminal is found on the south-eastern outskirts of the city with easy access from Carrera 1C.

Expreso Brasilia: offers 3x daily buses to Bogota and Medellin approx. COP$80,000-COP$108,000. Departures to Cartagena are hourly until 17:30 to Catagena, approx. COP$20,000 T: 5 430 6244.

Rapido Ochoa: offers a similar service to Expreso Brasillia, T: 5 430 1040.

Car Rental

Car rental is expensive. National Rental Car have offices in Barranquilla, Cartagena and Santa Marta.

Taxis

Taxis can be ordered from the marina office. It’s also extremely easy to flag down a taxi in the street. A taxi ride within the old city area is a fixed price of COP 6000.