Practical transportation guide in Minca, Colombia
How to get to Minca? Here you will find information about all the ways to get to Minca and about transportation in Minca itself.
When planning your trip to Minca, keep in mind that you must travel via Santa Marta. Buses and cabs leave from the market in Santa Marta. Read here how to get to Santa Marta get there.
Santa Marta-Minca by cab
Price around COP50,000/€12.50 (35 min.). You can also arrange private transportation in advance online from Santa Marta to Minca via this link.
Santa Marta-Minca by colectivo bus
Price around COP8000/€2. (45 minutes). Once in Minca, you can take a moto cab to your final destination, unless you are staying in a hotel in or near Minca.
Transportation in Minca
If you walk around Minca, you will notice that the moto cab is the most common means of transportation. The motorcycle can go anywhere and the drivers are adept at getting around potholes in the roads. The moto cabs are easy to book in Minca, e.g. at Motomink. They have fixed prices and we had a good experience booking 2 mototaxis to Finca la Victoria for the coffee tour, where the drivers waited for us, until the tour was over. If you want to book a ride from your hotel, your hotel can also call a mototaxi for you. Hotels usually work with regular drivers they have good experience with. (More expensive) transportation by 4×4 is also possible.
Prices Motomink (See photo: single trip/ September 2023)
- Cascada Marinka COP15,000/€3.75
- Pozo azul COP12,000/€3
- Coffee and cocoa finca La Candelaria COP20,000/€5
- Coffee inca La Victoria COP15,000/€3.75
- Hostel Sierra Minca COP30,000/€7.50
- Mirador Los Pinos COP30,000/€7.50
- Mundo Nuevo Cop20,000/€5
- Tierra Adentro COP25,000/€6.25
Want to see several places in one day? Then you can also hire a driver for a half or full day and make it a sightseeing tour. Look here for more info about the tour by mototaxi that we made.
#ToColombia Tips
Tip #1
Minca fits perfectly into a roundtrip along the Caribbean coast
If you are taking a roundtrip, Minca is a fine stop between a hike in Tayrona National Park, a trek to Ciudad Perdida or an off-road trip to La Guajira. Between all this action in tropical temperatures, it’s great to spend a few days relaxing in Minca and breathing in the fresh mountain air. Minca is bursting with fine hostels and hotels where you can completely unwind. Check the link for different itineraries including Minca.
Tip # 2
Check out our complete travel guide on Minca
with tips on what to do in Minca, the best restaurants in Minca, where to stay in Minca and practical information about Minca.
