There are 11 ways to get from Bucharest to Cartagena by plane, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Alicante-Elche Airport, bus
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane OTP - 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
9h 35m€81–281Bus, train
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Arad, Autogara Transdarabus
- Take the bus from Arad 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
46h 45m€166–229Drive 3,099.5 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Cartagenacar 3,099.5 km
33h€505–729Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane BBU - 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
12h 11m€211–308Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Murcia Corvera Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Murcia Corvera Airport (RMU)plane OTP - RMU
11h 40m€132–408Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Valencia Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane OTP - 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
12h 54m€101–316Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Almería Airport, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Almería Airport (LEI)plane OTP - LEI
- Take the bus from Almería to Cartagenabus
11h 21m€168–355Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane OTP - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Murcia Del Carmentrain
- Take the train from Murcia Del Carmen to Cartagenatrain
12h 43m€100–398Train, bus
- Take the train from Bucharest to Aradtrain
- Take the bus from Arad to Xàtivabus
- Take the train from Xativa to Cartagenatrain Ic
2d 2h€186–229Bus
- Take the bus from Bucureşti to Estación de Autobuses de Murciabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagenabus
2d 7h€159–205Bus via Barcelona
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari 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 10h€300–455
Bucharest to Cartagena by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Cartagena is to fly and bus which costs €80 - €290 and takes 9h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Cartagena is to fly and bus which takes 9h 35m and costs €80 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Cartagena. However, there are services departing from Bucureşti and arriving at Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena via Estación de Autobuses de Murcia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 7h.
The distance between Bucharest and Cartagena is 2461 km. The road distance is 3099.5 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Cartagena without a car is to bus and train which takes 46h 45m and costs €160 - €230.
It takes approximately 9h 35m to get from Bucharest to Cartagena, including transfers.
Bucharest to Cartagena bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, depart from Bucureşti station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Cartagena is to fly which takes 11h 40m and costs €130 - €410. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €150 - €210 and takes 2 days 7h.
Bucharest to Cartagena bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, arrive at Estación de Autobuses de Murcia station.
Cartagena is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 9:03 AM in Bucharest and 8:03 AM in Cartagena.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Cartagena, Spain?
Ryanair flies from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Murcia Corvera Airport (RMU) twice a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bucureşti to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena via Estación de Autobuses de Murcia in around 2d 7h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Murcia Corvera Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €130–400
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Murcia Corvera Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–410
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Valencia Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Friday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Almería Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–350
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–220
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Alicante-Elche Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–240
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–380
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Murcia Del Carmen to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Murcia Del Carmen to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Murcia Del Carmen to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Xativa to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Ouigo
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucharest to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–49
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Alicante Aeropuerto to Estación de Autobuses de Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- ALSA
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
- ALSA
Bus from Alicante Aeropuerto to Estación de Autobuses de Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- ALSA
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
- ALSA
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
- ALSA
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Estación de Autobuses de Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- ALSA
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
- ALSA
- 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
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
- +359 899199328
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Buchurest to Arad, Autogara Transdara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +40 730 250 062
- [email protected]
- Website
- mateiunitrans.ro
Bus from Arad to Alicante Calle Portugal
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–140
- Schedules at
- mateiunitrans.ro
Bus from Arad to Xàtiva
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–130
- Schedules at
- mateiunitrans.ro
- 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
- €16–19
- Schedules at
- busbam.com
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Bucureşti to Estación de Autobuses de Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–200
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €240–370
- Website
- Flixbus
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