There are 6 ways to get from Balsicas to Cartagena by train, plane, or bus
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Train, train to Alicante-Elche Airport, fly to Cartagena
best- Take the train from Balsicas-San Javier to Murcia Del Carmentrain
- Take the train from Murcia Del Carmen to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Cartagena (CTG)plane ALC - CTG
17h 8m$355–839Train, train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly to Cartagena
- Take the train from Balsicas-San Javier to Murcia Del Carmentrain
- Take the train from Murcia Del Carmen to Madrid Chamartíntrain
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Cartagena (CTG)plane MAD - CTG
17h 11m$607–1,122Fly Murcia Corvera Airport to Cartagena
- Fly from Murcia Corvera Airport (RMU) to Cartagena (CTG)plane RMU - CTG
16h 46m$647–1,856Train, train to Alicante-Elche Airport, fly to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Balsicas-San Javier to Murcia Del Carmentrain
- Take the train from Murcia Del Carmen to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ)plane ALC - BAQ
- Take the bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
22h 42m$393–1,164Train, train to Valencia Airport, fly to Cartagena
- Take the train from Balsicas-San Javier to Murcia Del Carmentrain
- Take the train from Murcia Del Carmen to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nordtrain
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Cartagena (CTG)plane VLC - CTG
19h 49m$694–1,379Bus to Almería Airport, fly to Cartagena
- Take the bus from Cartagena to Almeríabus
- Fly from Almería Airport (LEI) to Cartagena (CTG)plane LEI - CTG
23h 48m$574–1,343
Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Cartagena (CTG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Balsicas to Cartagena is to train and fly which costs $350 - $850 and takes 17h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Balsicas to Cartagena is to fly which takes 16h 46m and costs $600 - $1,900.
The distance between Balsicas and Cartagena is 8124 km.
It takes approximately 17h 8m to get from Balsicas to Cartagena, including transfers.
Cartagena is 7h behind Balsicas. It is currently 6:41 AM in Balsicas and 11:41 PM in Cartagena.
There are 3183+ hotels available in Cartagena.
What companies run services between Balsicas, Murcia, Spain and Cartagena, Colombia?
Volotea and Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A. fly from Murcia Corvera Airport (RMU) to Cartagena (CTG) 3 times a week.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Cartagena via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Cartagena via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Cartagena via Barcelona, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cartagena via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cartagena via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,200
Flights from Murcia Corvera Airport to Cartagena via Barcelona, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Barcelona, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
Flights from Valencia Airport to Cartagena via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from Valencia Airport to Cartagena via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from Almería Airport to Cartagena via Barcelona, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 27m
- When
- Saturday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Almería Airport to Cartagena via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Cartagena via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Valencia Airport to Cartagena via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Almería Airport to Cartagena via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Cartagena via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Valencia Airport to Cartagena via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Almería Airport to Cartagena via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Website
- w2fly.es
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Cartagena via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–800
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–800
Flights from Valencia Airport to Cartagena via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–850
Flights from Almería Airport to Cartagena via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,300
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Cartagena via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 27m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 29m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Valencia Airport to Cartagena via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Cartagena via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 13m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,000
Flights from Valencia Airport to Cartagena via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 8m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
- Website
- plusultra.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cartagena via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,000
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Balsicas-San Javier to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Murcia Del Carmen to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Balsicas-San Javier to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Murcia Del Carmen to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Balsicas-San Javier to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Murcia Del Carmen to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Balsicas-San Javier to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Murcia Del Carmen to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Murcia Del Carmen to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Murcia Del Carmen to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Murcia Del Carmen to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Murcia Del Carmen to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Murcia Del Carmen to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–24
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Murcia Del Carmen to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–160
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Murcia Del Carmen to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–24
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Murcia Del Carmen to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–24
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8001
- [email protected]
- Website
- expresobrasilia.com
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–25
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $17–25
- Phone
- +57 323 563 9139
- [email protected]
- Website
- copetran.com
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $14–19
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8002
- [email protected]
- Website
- unitransco.com
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $13
- Schedules at
- unitransco.com
- Book at
- unitransco.com
- Phone
- +34 950 25 95 61
- [email protected]
- Website
- busbam.com
Bus from Cartagena to Almería
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Schedules at
- busbam.com
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