Bus Companies In Santa Marta
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Bus companies operating out of Santa Marta give many options whether arriving or going to the many fascinating and beautiful Colombia locations. Whether you have to get someplace or are on one of the many bus excursions it’s a great way to travel.

If you ask me what is better, travel by bus or rent a car, I would have to say travel by bus. To drive in Colombia requires aggression and familiarity, the bus system is the safer route, combined with a taxi system that is fast, inexpensive and convenient.

If your arriving at the Santa Marta bus terminal a good thing to keep in mind is that Buenavista Mall, the largest in Santa Marta is only a $2.00 cab ride away, you can get your bearings there, it’s new and modern, has cash machines, has security at the entrance and and also security for vehicles entering the mall. The mall feels like North America.

Buenavista Mall

I have used the bus companies many times leaving Santa Marta for Barranquilla or Cartagena, but from this bus station you can get anywhere you would like to go and the schedules are good. Every bus that I have ever been on large or small has air conditioning, the medium to large buses have televisions, a washroom, some have two washrooms.

Part of Caribbean life is getting around by bus, it’s just so convenient and inexpensive.

Your personal security is also of importance to the bus companies, when you check you luggage for storage beneath the bus they put a tag with a number on your individual pieces of luggage and they will give you the other half of the ticket for each piece, hang on to this ticket or tickets as they check the tickets against the the luggage you are claiming, they do this for all passengers, so if you do not have the tickets for your bags you will probably have to show some form of proof that the bags you are claiming are yours.

Buses are also checked by security along their routes, they will sometimes board the bus and video all of the passengers on board, or ask for identification.

Some of the buses have two drivers, many buses sell drinks and snack food onboard.

I like to travel by bus because I like to see the countryside which you will not get to see by air, at least not up close and there's lots to see in Colombia.

Throughout my travels in the country I have always been treated very politely and people always try to help you if you require it. Colombians are polite by culture.

Expreso Brasilia
Founded on the 4th of August 1961 in the town of Barranquilla.
Cartagena to Barranquilla 135 kilometers or 84 miles About 2 hours.
Barranquilla to Santa Marta 98 kilometers or 61 miles About 2 hours.
Barranquilla to Valledupar 309 kilometers or 192 miles About 5 hours.

Expreso Bolivariano
Expreso Bolivariano S.A.was established in 1956.
A Colombian company with national coverage.
Colombian passenger transport. It has routes throughout the country and also travels to Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru.

Berlinas
http://www.berlinasdelfonce.com/
Regular and premium bus service
Santa Marta Office at bus depot.
Bogota-Santa Marta
Bucaramanga-Santa Marta

Copetran
Out of Bucaramanga
Santa Marta office at bus depot.
http://www.copetran.com.co/secciones.php?id=1&subseccion=1&idioma=1

Unitransco
If you are trying to get to the world heritage site of Santa Cruz de Mompox you would take this bus line out of Cartagena. Make sure you book a hotel room in Santa Cruz de Mompox as it’s a long bus ride from Cartagena, in the neighborhood of 8 hours.

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