Region · Colombia
Where to stay in Santander Department
This guide covers 4 destinations in Santander Department, a first-level administrative division of Colombia, with 31 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Bucaramanga, Barrancabermeja and Floridablanca. Across its destinations, January is the month comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Palonegro Airport (BGA).
- Destinations in this guide
- 4
- Places to stay
- 31
- Comfortable in the most places
- January
- Main airport
- BGAPalonegro Airport
- Currency
- COPColombian peso
- Time zone
- America/Bogota
Destinations
Destinations in Santander Department
Every destination in this guide in Santander Department, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bucaramanga | 614,860 | 21 | BGA · 8 km |
| Floridablanca | 267,170 | 4 | BGA · 12 km |
| Barrancabermeja | 300,000 | 3 | EJA · 7 km |
| Piedecuesta | 117,364 | 3 | BGA · 21 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in Santander Department
31 hotels in Santander Department recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed; the 30 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| Ayenda 1502 Principe | Bucaramanga | |
| Ayenda 1506 La Puerta del Sol | Bucaramanga | |
| Ayenda 1507 Colonial Plaza | Bucaramanga | |
| Ayenda 1511 Sevilla Plaza | Bucaramanga | |
| Cabecera Country Hotel | Bucaramanga | |
| Casa Mendoza Hotel Boutique | Bucaramanga | |
| Hampton by Hilton Bucaramanga | Bucaramanga | |
| Holiday Inn Bucaramanga Cacique | Bucaramanga | |
| Hostal Juan Palitos | Piedecuesta | |
| Hotel Alessio | Bucaramanga | |
| Hotel Andino | Bucaramanga | |
| Hotel Boutique Santa Clara Mesa de los Santos | Piedecuesta | |
| Hotel Buena Vista Express | Bucaramanga | |
| Hotel Chicamocha | Bucaramanga | |
| Hotel Dann Carlton Bucaramanga | Bucaramanga | |
| Hotel Don Juan Colonial | Floridablanca | |
| Hotel Guane | Bucaramanga | |
| Hotel Hacienda El Roble | Piedecuesta | |
| Hotel Internacional La Triada by DOT Urban | Bucaramanga | |
| Hotel la Ciudad | Barrancabermeja | |
| Hotel La Serrania Bucaramanga | Bucaramanga | |
| Hotel Las Nieves | Floridablanca | |
| Hotel Oviedo Real | Bucaramanga | |
| Hotel Palonegro | Bucaramanga | |
| Hotel Plazuela Real | Bucaramanga | |
| Hotel Quinta de Cabecera | Bucaramanga | |
| Hotel Ruittoque D Prada | Bucaramanga | |
| Hotel San Silvestre | Barrancabermeja | |
| Hotel Ventura | Floridablanca | |
| Park Inn by Radisson Barrancabermeja | Barrancabermeja |
When to go
Best time to visit Santander Department
From the climate of 4 destinations in Santander Department with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The month comfortable in the most places: January.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 of 4 | 29 °C | 76 mm |
| February | 0 of 4 | 29 °C | 103 mm |
| March | 0 of 4 | 29 °C | 144 mm |
| April | 0 of 4 | 29 °C | 196 mm |
| May | 0 of 4 | 29 °C | 203 mm |
| June | 0 of 4 | 29 °C | 135 mm |
| July | 0 of 4 | 30 °C | 127 mm |
| August | 0 of 4 | 30 °C | 148 mm |
| September | 0 of 4 | 29 °C | 166 mm |
| October | 0 of 4 | 29 °C | 229 mm |
| November | 0 of 4 | 28 °C | 200 mm |
| December | 0 of 4 | 29 °C | 99 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Airports serving Santander Department
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Santander Department name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
BGA · Palonegro Airport
EJA · Yariguíes Airport
SVZ · Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Santander Department, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in Colombia
Nearby
Regions near Santander Department
Other regions of Colombia with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.