How to get fromCancún to Cartagenaby plane, shuttle, bus, taxi, or ferry

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There are 4 ways to get from Cancún to Cartagena by plane, shuttle, bus, taxi, or ferry

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Fly to Cartagena
best
1. Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Cartagena (CTG)plane CUN - CTG
7h 51m
$232–397
Fly to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, bus
cheapest
1. Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ)plane CUN - BAQ
2. Take the bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
10h 23m
$100–461
Shuttle, bus, taxi, ferry
1. Take a shuttle bus from Cancún to Belize Cityshuttle
2. Take a shuttle bus from Belize City to Lake Atitlanshuttle
3. Take a shuttle bus from Panajachel to San Salvadorshuttle
4. Take the bus from San Salvador to San Josébus
5. Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus San José to Terminal Tica Bus Panamábus
6. Take the taxi from Terminal Tica Bus Panamá to Portobelotaxi
7. Take the ferry from Portobelo to Cartagenaferry
8d 23h
Bus, taxi, ferry
1. Take the bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Cancún to Tapachulabus
2. Take the bus from Tapachula to Estación Central 7a Avenida Zona 1bus
3. Take the bus from Estación Central 7a Avenida Zona 1 to Terminal Tica Bus San Salvadorbus
4. Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador to Terminal Tica Bus San Josébus
5. Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus San José to Terminal Tica Bus Panamábus
6. Take the taxi from Terminal Tica Bus Panamá to Portobelotaxi
7. Take the ferry from Portobelo to Cartagenaferry
9d 10h
$1,009–1,219

Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Cartagena (CTG) flights

46Weekly Planes

7h 29mAverage Duration

$90Cheapest Price

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Distance: 1,711.9 km
Duration: 7h 51m

What companies run services between Cancún, Mexico and Cartagena, Colombia?

Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., Copa Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Cartagena (CTG) every 4 hours.

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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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8.7Fabulous

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Posada La Fe(Opens in a new window)

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