There are 6 ways to get from Cartagena to Cali by bus, plane, or train
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Bus, bus to Alicante-Elche Airport, fly to Cali
best- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena to Estación de Autobuses de Murciabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Alicante Aeropuertobus
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Cali (CLO)plane ALC - CLO
19h 3m$373–924Bus, bus to Alicante-Elche Airport, fly to El Dorado International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena to Estación de Autobuses de Murciabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Alicante Aeropuertobus
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to El Dorado International Airport (BOG)plane ALC - BOG
- Take the bus from Terminal Salitre to Terminal de Transporte Calibus
29h 47m$341–1,065Bus to Almería Airport, fly to Cali
- Take the bus from Cartagena to Almeríabus
- Fly from Almería Airport (LEI) to Cali (CLO)plane LEI - CLO
20h 35m$572–1,427Train, train to Valencia Airport, fly to Cali
- Take the train from Cartagena 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 Cali (CLO)plane VLC - CLO
22h 44m$697–1,185Train, train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly to Cali
- Take the train from Cartagena to Murcia Del Carmentrain
- Take the train from Murcia Del Carmen to Madrid Chamartíntrain
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Cali (CLO)plane MAD - CLO
18h 51m$607–1,259Bus, bus to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport, fly to Cali
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena to Estación de Autobuses de Murciabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Granada Estación de Autobusesbus
- Fly from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Cali (CLO)plane GRX - CLO
22h 40m$483–1,155
Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Cali (CLO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cartagena to Cali is to bus and fly which costs $370 - $950 and takes 19h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Cartagena to Cali is to train and fly which takes 18h 51m and costs $600 - $1,300.
The distance between Cartagena and Cali is 8674 km.
It takes approximately 19h 3m to get from Cartagena to Cali, including transfers.
Cali is 7h behind Cartagena. It is currently 10:44 PM in Cartagena and 3:44 PM in Cali.
There are 1046+ hotels available in Cali.
What companies run services between Cartagena, Spain and Cali, Colombia?
There is no direct connection from Cartagena to Cali. However, you can take the bus to Estación de Autobuses de Murcia, take the bus to Alicante Aeropuerto, walk to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) airport, fly to Cali (CLO), walk to Cali Airport, then take the bus to Terminal de Transporte Cali. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Almería, walk to Estacion Intermodal-Al, take the bus to Aeropuerto Almeria-Al, walk to Almería Airport (LEI) airport, fly to Cali (CLO), walk to Cali Airport, then take the bus to Terminal de Transporte Cali.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Cali via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Cali via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Almería Airport to Cali via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Almería Airport to Cali via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Almería Airport to Cali via Barcelona, El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Valencia Airport to Cali via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
Flights from Valencia Airport to Cali via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cali via El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cali via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Cali via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Cali via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Cali via Barcelona, El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to El Dorado International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to El Dorado International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Cartagena to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Murcia Del Carmen to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Cartagena to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Murcia Del Carmen to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 900 842 202
- [email protected]
- Website
- interbusmurcia.es
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena to Estación de Autobuses de Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- grupointerbus.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena to Estación de Autobuses de Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- grupointerbus.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena to Estación de Autobuses de Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- grupointerbus.com
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