Distance from Melgar to Santa Marta (Colombia)

The distance between Melgar, Tolima Department and Santa Marta, Magdalena Department is 779 kilometers (484 miles).

Melgar, Tolima Department, Colombia

Santa Marta, Magdalena Department, Colombia

From Melgar to Santa Marta, the straight-line distance is 779 kilometers, heading north. Melgar is situated at an altitude of 325 meters above sea level, while Santa Marta is at only 14 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 2-3 days
Motorcycle 1 day
Car 18-20 hours
Helicopter 4-5 hours
Airplane 1-2 hours
Speed Time
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Melgar, Colombia

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Bogota

Coordinates: 4.2048° N 74.6408° W

Elevation: 325 m (1,066 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Santiago Vila Airport (GIR)
  • Perales Airport (IBE)
  • El Dorado International Airport (BOG)
  • Villavicencio / Vanguardia (VVC)
  • Mariquita Airport (MQU)
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)

Other distances from Melgar

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Melgar to Bogotá 77 km
From Melgar to Cali 226 km
From Melgar to Medellín 248 km
From Melgar to Barranquilla 748 km
From Melgar to Cartagena 691 km

Cities within similar distances

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

From To Distance (kilometers)
Cali, Colombia Cartagena, Colombia 779 km
Miami, United States Santiago de Cuba, Cuba 779 km
Puebla, Mexico Reynosa, Mexico 779 km
Chicago, United States New South Memphis, United States 779 km
Hermosillo, Mexico Albuquerque, United States 780 km
Houston, United States Memphis, United States 778 km
Las Vegas, United States Albuquerque, United States 778 km
Ahmedabad, India Delhi, India 778 km
Caracas, Venezuela Bucaramanga, Colombia 781 km
Portland, United States Sacramento, United States 777 km
Zapopan, Mexico Veracruz, Mexico 777 km
Paris, France Dublin, Ireland 781 km
Columbus, United States The Bronx, United States 781 km
San Jose, United States Ensenada, Mexico 777 km
Phoenix, United States Chihuahua, Mexico 781 km
Manhattan, United States Detroit, United States 776 km
Panama City, Panama Cúcuta, Colombia 782 km
Detroit, United States Brooklyn, United States 782 km
Dublin, Ireland Brussels, Belgium 776 km
El Paso, United States Culiacán, Mexico 776 km

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