Palomino is part of the municipality of Dibulla, which is 1 hour and 20 minutes from Riohacha, the capital of the department of La Guajira. To get to Palomino from Riohacha you must travel a distance of 92 kilometers along the Caribbean trunk road and pay two tolls that total 19,800 Colombian pesos (5.2 dollars).
To get from Santa Marta to Palomino you must drive for one hour and forty minutes to travel 80 kilometers. On this journey you will not have to pay any toll and the only route to get there is the trunk road of the Caribbean.
To get to Palomino from Barranquilla by car you must pay 2 tolls that add up to 22,200 Colombian pesos (5.8 dollars) and travel a distance of 176 km during a three-hour trip.
If you plan to get to Palomino from Cartagena you must travel a distance of 290 kilometers during a 5-hour trip and you will have to pay 5 tolls that add up to 57,100 Colombian pesos (15 dollars).
To get to Palomino by bus you can do it from the transport terminals of the previous cities. The routes leave you at the gas pump very close to the town's main square and from there you can get on a motorcycle taxi to take you to the hotel zone for $3,000. These are some of the bus ticket rates:
- From Riohacha to Palomino: The ticket price per person is 9,000 Colombian pesos (one hour trip). 3 bus routes leave from 9:00 am to 06:30 pm.
- From Santa Marta to Palomino: The price of the ticket per person is 15,000 Colombian pesos (2 hours of travel). There are 2 bus routes a day, one at 9:30 in the morning and another at night at 9:30.
- From Barranquilla to Palomino: The price of the ticket per person is 26,000 Colombian pesos (3 hours of travel).
- From Cartagena to Palomino: The price of the ticket per person is 34,000 Colombian pesos (5 hours of travel).
If you need to get from Bogotá, Medellín or Cali to Palomino, we recommend you arrive by plane or by bus to Santa Marta because it is the closest city to Palomino. From there you can take the collective bus that takes you to the center of town.
Once in the town In addition to walking along its beautiful beaches, one of the plans that you should do in Palomino is to go tubing along the river, which is letting yourself be carried away by the current of the river on top of a tire.
Hotels near Palomino
If you plan to travel to Guajira for a few days, you should check out these country lodging options in its surroundings.
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