Distance from Buenaventura to Santa Marta (Colombia)

The distance between Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca Department and Santa Marta, Magdalena Department is 872 kilometers (542 miles).

Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia

Santa Marta, Magdalena Department, Colombia

From Buenaventura to Santa Marta, the straight-line distance is 872 kilometers, heading north. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Buenaventura at 19 meters above sea level and Santa Marta at 14 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 3-4 days
Motorcycle 1-2 days
Car 1 day
Helicopter 4-5 hours
Airplane 1-2 hours
Speed Time
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Buenaventura, Colombia

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Bogota

Coordinates: 3.8801° N 77.0312° W

Elevation: 19 m (62 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Gerardo Tobar López Airport (BUN)
  • Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport (CLO)
  • Heriberto Gíl Martínez Airport (ULQ)
  • Mandinga Airport (COG)
  • El Eden Airport (AXM)
Santa Marta, Colombia

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Bogota

Coordinates: 11.2386° N 74.1943° W

Elevation: 14 m (46 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 Buenaventura and Santa Marta.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Cancún, Mexico Tampa, United States 872 km
Washington, United States Atlanta, United States 872 km
Ahmedabad, India Kanpur, India 873 km
Rome, Italy Palma, Spain 871 km
Mississauga, Canada Raleigh, United States 871 km
Ecatepec de Morelos, Mexico Nuevo Laredo, Mexico 873 km
São Paulo, Brazil Brasília, Brazil 871 km
Hanoi, Vietnam Hong Kong, Hong Kong 874 km
Fort Worth, United States El Paso, United States 870 km
The Bronx, United States Charlotte, United States 874 km
Trujillo, Peru Quito, Ecuador 874 km
Barcelona, Spain Gibraltar, Gibraltar 874 km
Detroit, United States Minneapolis, United States 874 km
Iztapalapa, Mexico Mazatlán, Mexico 875 km
Hyderabad, India Ahmedabad, India 875 km
Fort Worth, United States Ciudad Juárez, Mexico 868 km
Shanghai, China Seoul, South Korea 867 km
Hanoi, Vietnam Shenzhen, China 867 km
Bengaluru, India Nashik, India 877 km

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