Distance from Puerto Gaitán to Santa Marta (Colombia)

The distance between Puerto Gaitán, Meta Department and Santa Marta, Magdalena Department is 801 kilometers (497 miles).

Puerto Gaitán, Meta Department, Colombia

Santa Marta, Magdalena Department, Colombia

From Puerto Gaitán to Santa Marta, the straight-line distance is 801 kilometers, heading north. Puerto Gaitán is situated at an altitude of 160 meters above sea level, while Santa Marta is at only 14 meters.

Travel time

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

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Bogota

Coordinates: 4.3133° N 72.0816° W

Elevation: 160 m (525 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • El Yopal Airport (EYP)
  • Las Gaviotas Airport (LGT)
  • Gomez Nino Apiay Air Base (API)
  • Villavicencio / Vanguardia (VVC)
  • Paz De Ariporo Airport (PZA)
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 Puerto Gaitán and Santa Marta.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Havana, Cuba Jacksonville, United States 801 km
Gibraltar, Gibraltar Palma, Spain 800 km
Torreón, Mexico Azcapotzalco, Mexico 800 km
El Paso, United States Colorado Springs, United States 799 km
Kumasi, Ghana Benin City, Nigeria 803 km
Louisville, United States Baltimore, United States 803 km
Torreón, Mexico Gustavo Adolfo Madero, Mexico 803 km
Ciudad Juárez, Mexico Colorado Springs, United States 803 km
Brussels, Belgium Glasgow, United Kingdom 799 km
Kingston, Jamaica Santa Marta, Colombia 798 km
Torreón, Mexico Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico 804 km
Tegucigalpa, Honduras Mérida, Mexico 804 km
Accra, Ghana Port Harcourt, Nigeria 804 km
Caracas, Venezuela Santa Marta, Colombia 804 km
Jacksonville, United States Nashville, United States 804 km
Medellín, Colombia Barquisimeto, Venezuela 805 km
Bogotá, Colombia Barquisimeto, Venezuela 797 km
Torreón, Mexico Naucalpan de Juárez, Mexico 797 km
Indianapolis, United States Raleigh, United States 797 km
Ciudad Juárez, Mexico San Antonio, United States 805 km

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