There are 7 ways to get from Cartagena to Mar Menor by plane, train, or bus
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 Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
best- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane CTG - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Murcia Del Carmentrain
- Take the train from Murcia Del Carmen to Torre-Pachecotrain
17h 17m€640–1,437Fly Cartagena to Alicante-Elche Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane CTG - ALC
- Take the bus from Alicante Aeropuerto to Estación de Autobuses de Murciabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to San Javierbus
21h€358–911Bus to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquillabus
- Fly from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane BAQ - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Murcia Del Carmentrain
- Take the train from Murcia Del Carmen to Torre-Pachecotrain
19h 9m€619–1,276Fly Cartagena to Valencia Airport, train
- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane CTG - VLC
- Take the train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Murcia Del Carmentrain
- Take the train from Murcia Del Carmen to Torre-Pachecotrain
21h 58m€421–1,042Fly Cartagena to Almería Airport, bus
- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Almería Airport (LEI)plane CTG - LEI
- Take the bus from Almería to Cartagenabus
23h 25m€543–1,363Bus to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, fly to Alicante-Elche Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquillabus
- Fly from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane BAQ - ALC
- Take the bus from Alicante Aeropuerto to Estación de Autobuses de Murciabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to San Javierbus
22h 2m€401–1,239Fly Cartagena to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport, bus
- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX)plane CTG - GRX
- Take the bus from Granada Estación de Autobuses to Estación de Autobuses de Murciabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to San Javierbus
25h 22m€501–1,264
Cartagena (CTG) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cartagena to Mar Menor is to fly and bus which costs €350 - €950 and takes 21h.
The fastest way to get from Cartagena to Mar Menor is to fly and train which takes 17h 17m and costs €600 - €1500.
The distance between Cartagena and Mar Menor is 8299 km.
It takes approximately 17h 17m to get from Cartagena to Mar Menor, including transfers.
Mar Menor is 7h ahead of Cartagena. It is currently 8:31 PM in Cartagena and 3:31 AM in Mar Menor.
There are 1813+ hotels available in Mar Menor.
What companies run services between Cartagena, Colombia and Mar Menor, Murcia, Spain?
There is no direct connection from Cartagena to Mar Menor. However, you can take the bus to Iglesia Cristo Rey, walk to Cartagena (CTG) airport, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), walk to Madrid-Aeropuerto T4, take the train to Madrid Chamartín, take the train to Murcia Del Carmen, take the train to Torre-Pacheco, then take the taxi to Mar Menor. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla, take the taxi to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) airport, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), walk to Madrid-Aeropuerto T4, take the train to Madrid Chamartín, take the train to Murcia Del Carmen, take the train to Torre-Pacheco, then take the taxi to Mar Menor.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,400
Flights from Cartagena to Alicante-Elche Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,100
Flights from Cartagena to Valencia Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,100
Flights from Cartagena to Almería Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,600
Flights from Cartagena to Almería Airport via Bogota, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 51m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €490–2,000
Flights from Cartagena to Almería Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Melilla
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,400
Flights from Cartagena to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,400
Flights from Cartagena to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Bogota, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €440–1,800
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,400
Flights from Cartagena to Alicante-Elche Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,100
Flights from Cartagena to Valencia Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,100
Flights from Cartagena to Almería Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,600
Flights from Cartagena to Almería Airport via Bogota, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €490–2,000
Flights from Cartagena to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,400
Flights from Cartagena to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Bogota, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,800
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,600
Flights from Cartagena to Alicante-Elche Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,100
Flights from Cartagena to Valencia Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
Flights from Cartagena to Almería Airport via Bogota, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,000
Flights from Cartagena to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,300
Flights from Cartagena to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Bogota, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,800
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,200
Flights from Cartagena to Alicante-Elche Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €340–900
Flights from Cartagena to Valencia Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,000
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cartagena to Alicante-Elche Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Cartagena to Valencia Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
- Website
- w2fly.es
Flights from Cartagena to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,200
- Website
- plusultra.com
Flights from Cartagena to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,100
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cartagena to Valencia Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cartagena to Valencia Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,200
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- Ouigo
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Murcia Del Carmen to Torre-Pacheco
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Murcia Del Carmen to Torre-Pacheco
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Murcia Del Carmen to Torre-Pacheco
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- 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
- €11–22
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- €15–22
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- €15–22
- 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
- €11
- Schedules at
- unitransco.com
- Book at
- unitransco.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €11
- Schedules at
- unitransco.com
- Book at
- unitransco.com
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Alicante Aeropuerto to Estación de Autobuses de Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Alicante Aeropuerto to Estación de Autobuses de Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Granada Estación de Autobuses to Estación de Autobuses de Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +34 900 842 202
- [email protected]
- Website
- interbusmurcia.es
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to San Javier
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Schedules at
- grupointerbus.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to San Javier
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Schedules at
- grupointerbus.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to San Javier
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Schedules at
- grupointerbus.com
- Phone
- +34 950 25 95 61
- [email protected]
- Website
- busbam.com
Bus from Almería to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–19
- Schedules at
- busbam.com
Want to know more about travelling around Spain
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Train travel in Spain: A guide to Renfe
Read the travel guide
What are the different types of Renfe trains in Spain?
Read the travel guide





























