There are 5 ways to get from Cartagena to Limón by plane, ferry, bus, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Cartagena to Limón International Airport
best- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane CTG - LIO
9h 40m$65–360Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Cartagena to Portobeloferry
- Take the bus from Sabanitas to Terminal de Albrookbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Albrook to Terminal Tica Busbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal Mepe - Limónbus
6d 23h$770–809Fly Cartagena to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane CTG - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Limón
11h 3m$1,193–1,551Bus to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquillabus
- Fly from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane BAQ - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Limón
13h 21m$1,272–1,504Ferry, bus via Panama City Marcos A Gelabert Airport (PAC)
- Take the ferry from Cartagena to Portobeloferry
- Take the bus from Sabanitas to Terminal de Albrookbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus Panamá to Terminal Tica Bus San Josébus
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal Mepe - Limónbus
7d 1h$770–799
Cartagena (CTG) to Limón International Airport (LIO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cartagena to Limón is to fly which costs $65 - $360 and takes 9h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Cartagena to Limón is to fly which takes 9h 40m and costs $65 - $360.
The distance between Cartagena and Limón is 834 km.
The best way to get from Cartagena to Limón without a car is to ferry and bus which takes 6 days 23h and costs $770 - $810.
It takes approximately 9h 40m to get from Cartagena to Limón, including transfers.
Limón is 1h behind Cartagena. It is currently 11:59 PM in Cartagena and 10:59 PM in Limón.
There are 37+ hotels available in Limón.
What companies run services between Cartagena, Colombia and Limón, Costa Rica?
Copa Airlines, World Ticket, and four other airlines fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Limón International Airport (LIO) 3 times a day.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cartagena to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–550
Flights from Cartagena to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–550
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Cartagena to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Cartagena to Limón International Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Cartagena to Limón International Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Cartagena to Limón International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 19m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–390
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Cartagena to Limón International Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Cartagena to Limón International Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Cartagena to Limón International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 19m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–390
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Cartagena to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $190–410
- Phone
- +507 983 9091
- Website
- UTRACOPA
Bus from Sabanitas to Terminal de Albrook
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- UTRACOPA
Bus from Sabanitas to Terminal de Albrook
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- UTRACOPA
Bus from Terminal de Albrook to Terminal Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $58–90
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $60–90
Bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal Mepe - Limón
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- Autotransportes MEPE
Bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal Mepe - Limón
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- Autotransportes MEPE
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Alajuela to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $315
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Limón
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $685
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Alajuela to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $315
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Limón
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $685
- Website
- RIDE CR
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8001
- [email protected]
- Website
- expresobrasilia.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–24
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $17–24
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8002
- [email protected]
- Website
- unitransco.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $12
- Schedules at
- unitransco.com
- Book at
- unitransco.com
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tica Bus
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus Panamá to Terminal Tica Bus San José
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- Tica Bus
- Phone
- +57 310 704 0425
- [email protected]
- Website
- Blue Sailing
Ferry from Cartagena to Portobelo
- Ave. Duration
- 6d
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $700
- Website
- Blue Sailing
Ferry from Cartagena to Portobelo
- Ave. Duration
- 6d
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $700
- Website
- Blue Sailing
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