Distance from Bucaramanga to Santa Marta (Colombia)

The distance between Bucaramanga, Santander Department and Santa Marta, Magdalena Department is 470 kilometers (292 miles).

Bucaramanga, Santander Department, Colombia

Santa Marta, Magdalena Department, Colombia

From Bucaramanga to Santa Marta, the straight-line distance is 470 kilometers, heading north. Bucaramanga is situated at an altitude of 993 meters above sea level, while Santa Marta is at only 12 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 1-2 days
Motorcycle 14-16 hours
Car 10-12 hours
Helicopter 2-3 hours
Airplane 45-60 minutes
Speed Time
30 km/h
60 km/h
90 km/h
120 km/h
Bucaramanga, Colombia

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Bogota

Coordinates: 7.1254° N 73.1198° W

Elevation: 993 m (3,258 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Palonegro International Airport (BGA)
  • Yariguíes Airport (EJA)
  • San Antonio Del Tachira Airport (SVZ)
  • Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC)
  • San Cristóbal Paramillo Airport (SCI)
Santa Marta, Colombia

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Bogota

Coordinates: 11.2408° N 74.199° W

Elevation: 12 m (39 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR)
  • Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ)
  • Alfonso López Pumarejo Airport (VUP)
  • Almirante Padilla Airport (RCH)
  • Aeropuerto Internacional de Crespo (CTG)

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains the cities of Colombia that are at equal or similar distances as between Bucaramanga and Santa Marta.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Zapopan, Mexico Venustiano Carranza, Mexico 469 km
Kolkata, India Patna, India 469 km
Zapopan, Mexico Tlalpan, Mexico 469 km
Guadalajara, Mexico Iztacalco, Mexico 471 km
Lisbon, Portugal Málaga, Spain 471 km
Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico Veracruz, Mexico 471 km
Zapopan, Mexico Ecatepec de Morelos, Mexico 469 km
Birmingham, United Kingdom Brussels, Belgium 469 km
Barcelona, Spain Murcia, Spain 471 km
Valencia, Spain Bilbao, Spain 472 km
Guadalajara, Mexico Venustiano Carranza, Mexico 468 km
Zapopan, Mexico Iztacalco, Mexico 472 km
Guadalajara, Mexico Tlalpan, Mexico 468 km
Amsterdam, Netherlands Bradford, United Kingdom 472 km
Valencia, Spain Málaga, Spain 468 km
Guadalajara, Mexico Ecatepec de Morelos, Mexico 468 km
Barcelona, Spain Bilbao, Spain 468 km
Mexico City, Mexico Zapopan, Mexico 468 km
Phoenix, United States Tijuana, Mexico 473 km
Zapopan, Mexico Coyoacán, Mexico 467 km

Measure more distances between cities