There are 9 ways to get from Athens to Cartagena by plane, bus, train, car, or night train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Murcia Corvera Airport
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Murcia Corvera Airport (RMU)plane ATH - RMU
10h 2m€145–324Fly to Alicante-Elche Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane ATH - ALC
- Take the bus from Alicante Aeropuerto to Estación de Autobuses de Murciabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagenabus
7h 27m€109–226Bus, train
- Take the bus from Athens to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Santsbus
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain Eur / ...
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Murcia Del Carmentrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Murcia Del Carmen to Cartagenatrain Ic
2dDrive 3,567.8 km
- Drive from Athens to Cartagenacar 3,567.8 km
36h 42m€649–937Fly to Almería Airport, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Almería Airport (LEI)plane ATH - LEI
- Take the bus from Almería to Cartagenabus
11h 29m€171–352Fly to Valencia Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane ATH - VLC
- Take the train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Murcia Del Carmentrain
- Take the train from Murcia Del Carmen to Cartagenatrain
10h 27m€145–304Bus via Valencia
- Take the bus from Athens to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Tarragona - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tarragona to Estació d'Autobusos de Valènciabus
- Take the bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Cartagenabus
2dBus
- Take the bus from Athens to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Estación de Autobuses de Murciabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagenabus
2d 11hTrain, bus, night train
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Sibiubus
- Take the night train from Sibiu to Devanighttrain
- Take the bus from Deva to Alicante Calle Portugalbus
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Murcia Del Carmentrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Murcia Del Carmen to Cartagenatrain Ic
2d 18h€240–345
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Murcia Corvera Airport (RMU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Cartagena is to fly and bus which costs €100 - €230 and takes 7h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Cartagena is to fly and bus which takes 7h 27m and costs €100 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Cartagena. However, there are services departing from Athens and arriving at Cartagena via 9 Katëshet A, Tirana, Tarragona and Estació d'Autobusos de València. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between Athens and Cartagena is 2263 km. The road distance is 3567.8 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Cartagena without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 0h and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 2m to get from Athens to Cartagena, including transfers.
Athens to Cartagena bus services, operated by Art Tour, depart from Athens station.
The best way to get from Athens to Cartagena is to fly which takes 10h 2m and costs €140 - €330. Alternatively, you can bus via Valencia, which costs and takes 2 days 0h.
Athens to Cartagena bus services, operated by Art Tour, arrive at Tirana station.
Cartagena is 1h behind Athens. It is currently 12:57 PM in Athens and 11:57 AM in Cartagena.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Cartagena, Spain?
Ryanair, Volotea, and three other airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Murcia Corvera Airport (RMU) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Athens to Cartagena via Tirana, 9 Katëshet A, Terminal D, Tirana, Tarragona, and Estació d'Autobusos de València in around 2d.
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Murcia Corvera Airport via Lille Lesquin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–380
Flights from Athens International Airport to Murcia Corvera Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–390
Flights from Athens International Airport to Murcia Corvera Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
Flights from Athens International Airport to Murcia Corvera Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Athens International Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Almería Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Athens International Airport to Almería Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Murcia Corvera Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Athens International Airport to Valencia Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Almería Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Athens International Airport to Almería Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Murcia Corvera Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Athens International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Almería Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
- Website
- tuifly.be
Flights from Athens International Airport to Almería Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–330
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–210
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Murcia Del Carmen to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Murcia Del Carmen to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Murcia Del Carmen to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Night train from Sibiu to Deva
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–14
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +302110120492
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Athens to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 249 3348
- [email protected]
- Website
- pati-travel.al
Bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Tarragona - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Alicante Aeropuerto to Estación de Autobuses de Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Tarragona to Estació d'Autobusos de València
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Estación de Autobuses de Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 900 842 202
- [email protected]
- Website
- interbusmurcia.es
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Schedules at
- grupointerbus.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Schedules at
- grupointerbus.com
- Phone
- +34 950 25 95 61
- [email protected]
- Website
- busbam.com
Bus from Almería to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Schedules at
- busbam.com
- Phone
- +210 52 25 550
- [email protected]
- Website
- arttour.gr
Bus from Athens to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- arttour.gr
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- [email protected]
- Website
- crazyholidays.gr
Bus from Athens to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- [email protected]
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://simeonidistours.gr/en/
- Phone
- +40 730 250 062
- [email protected]
- Website
- mateiunitrans.ro
Bus from Deva to Alicante Calle Portugal
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €120–140
- Schedules at
- mateiunitrans.ro
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