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How to get fromCartagena to Caldasby plane, bus, car, or taxi

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There are 6 ways to get from Cartagena to Caldas by plane, bus, car, or taxi

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  1. Fly Cartagena to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova

    best
    1. Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE)plane plane CTG - MDE
    3h 45m
    $81–257

  2. Drive  651.6 km

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Cartagena to Caldascar car 651.6 km
    10h 5m
    $34–50

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal del Nortebus bus
    12h 12m
    $37–55

  4. Fly Cartagena to Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport, taxi

    1. Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH)plane plane CTG - EOH
    2. Take the taxi from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova Airport to Caldastaxi taxi
    4h 46m
    $201–1,181

  5. Bus to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, fly to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova

    1. Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquillabus bus
    2. Fly from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE)plane plane BAQ - MDE
    5h 37m
    $82–294

  6. Bus via Montería

    1. Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal de Transportes de Monteriabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Monteria to Terminal del Norte Medellinbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Terminal del Norte to Medellin Jose Maria Cordova Airportbus bus
    17h 28m
    $114–218

Cartagena (CTG) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) flights

Calendar99Weekly Planes
Duration1h 16mAverage Duration
Ticket$41Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 525.9 km
  • Duration: 3h 45m

What companies run services between Cartagena, Colombia and Caldas, Colombia?

AeroRepública, JetSMART, and two other airlines fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) hourly. Alternatively, Expreso Brasilia operates a bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal del Norte every 4 hours. Tickets cost $35–55 and the journey takes 11h 38m. Rapido Ochoa also services this route 5 times a day.

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