How to get fromBalboa to Cartagenaby plane, bus, or ferry

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There are 6 ways to get from Balboa to Cartagena by plane, bus, or ferry

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Fly Panama Pacific International Airport to Cartagena
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1. Fly from Panama Pacific International Airport (BLB) to Cartagena (CTG)plane BLB - CTG
1h 36m
$70–120
Bus, ferry via Portobelo
1. Take the bus from Terminal de Albrook to Sabanitasbus Panama
2. Take the ferry from Portobelo to Cartagenaferry
6d 3h
$706
Fly Tocumen International Airport to Cartagena
1. Fly from Tocumen International Airport (PTY) to Cartagena (CTG)plane PTY - CTG
4h 41m
$274–537
Fly Panama Pacific International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, bus
1. Fly from Panama Pacific International Airport (BLB) to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ)plane BLB - BAQ
2. Take the bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
4h 10m
$86–143
Fly Tocumen International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, bus
1. Fly from Tocumen International Airport (PTY) to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ)plane PTY - BAQ
2. Take the bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
7h 12m
$312–571
Bus, ferry
1. Take the bus from Terminal de Albrook to Sabanitasbus
2. Take the bus from Sabanitas to Puerto Lindobus
3. Take the ferry from Puerto Lindo to Cartagenaferry
6d 3h
$707

Panama Pacific International Airport (BLB) to Cartagena (CTG) flights

2Weekly Planes

1h 10mAverage Duration

$71Cheapest Price

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Distance: 486.8 km
Duration: 1h 36m

What companies run services between Balboa, Panama and Cartagena, Colombia?

AeroRepública flies from Panama Pacific International Airport (BLB) to Cartagena (CTG) twice a week.

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Cartagena(opens in a new window), Colombia(opens in a new window)

Cartagena, known since the colonial era as Cartagena de Indias, is a city and one of the major ports on the northern coast of Colombia in the Caribbean Coast Region, along the Caribbean sea. Cartagena's past role as a link in the route to the West Indies provides it with important historical value for world exploration and preservation of heritage from the great commercial maritime routes. As a former Spanish colony, it was a key port for the export of Bolivian silver to Spain and for the import of enslaved Africans under the asiento system. It was defensible against pirate attacks in the Caribbean. The city's strategic location between the Magdalena and Sinú Rivers also gave it easy access to the interior of New Granada and made it a main port for trade between Spain and its overseas empire, establishing its importance by the early 1540s.

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