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 

Santa Marta-Minca by taxi
A taxi from the city center to Minca takes about 35 minutes and costs around COP80,000/$20 (2025). 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 COP10000/$2.50 (45 minutes). Once in Minca, you can take a moto taxi to your final destination, unless you are staying in a hotel in or near Minca.

If you walk around Minca, you will notice that the mototaxi is the most common means of transportation. The motorbike can go anywhere and the drivers are used to avoiding potholes in the roads. The moto taxis are easy to book in Minca. Motomink is the official mototaxi cooperation in Minca and offers fixed prices for different destinations in the region. 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, trusted drivers and are more expensive. Transportation by 4×4 is also possible.

Prices Motomink (one way/ updated July 2025)

• Cascada Marinka COP15,000/$3.75/20 mins
• Pozo azul COP12,000/$3/15-20 mins
• Coffee and cocoa finca La Candelaria COP20,000/$5/30 mins
• Coffee finca La Victoria COP15,000/$3.75
• Hostel Sierra Minca COP35,000/$9/30 mins
• Mirador Los Pinos COP30,000/$7.50/45 mins
  
• Mundo Nuevo Cop20,000/$5/15 mins
• Tierra Adentro COP25,000/$6.25/30 mins

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.