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How to get fromCartagena to Melillaby bus, plane, car ferry, or car

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There are 4 ways to get from Cartagena to Melilla by bus, plane, car ferry, or car

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  1. Bus to Almería Airport, fly to Melilla

    best
    1. Take the bus from Cartagena to Almeríabus bus
    2. Fly from Almería Airport (LEI) to Melilla (MLN)plane plane LEI - MLN
    6h 24m
    €98–143

  2. Bus, car ferry

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Cartagena to Almería Puertobus bus Vac-228
    2. Take the car ferry from Almeria to Melillacarferry car ferry
    11h 30m
    €34–58

  3. Bus, car ferry via Motril

    1. Take the bus from Cartagena to Almeríabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Almeria to Motril Estación de Autobusesbus bus
    3. Take the car ferry from Motril to Nadorcarferry car ferry
    11h 19m
    €89–169

  4. Bus to Murcia Corvera Airport, fly to Nador International Airport, drive

    1. Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena to Aeropuerto Internacional de Murciabus bus
    2. Fly from Murcia Corvera Airport (RMU) to Nador International Airport (NDR)plane plane RMU - NDR
    3. Drive from Nador International Airport (NDR) to Melillacar car
    4h 50m
    €83–714

Almería Airport (LEI) to Melilla (MLN) flights

Calendar9Weekly Planes
Duration50 minAverage Duration
Ticket€84Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 393.7 km
  • Duration: 6h 24m

What companies run services between Cartagena, Spain and Melilla, Spain?

There is no direct connection from Cartagena to Melilla. However, 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 Melilla (MLN), walk to Alfonso XIII - Base Militar, then take the line 3 bus to Explanada Álvarez Claro. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cartagena to Melilla via Almería, Almeria, Motril Estación de Autobuses, Motril, and Nador in around 11h 19m.

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