There are 5 ways to get from Cartagena to Marbella by plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Málaga Airport, bus
best- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane CTG - AGP
- Take the bus from Malaga Airport to Estación de Autobuses de Marbellabus
16h 42m€533–897Fly to Seville Airport, train, bus
cheapest- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Seville Airport (SVQ)plane CTG - SVQ
- Take the train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Cordoba-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Cordoba-Central to Malaga Maria Zambranotrain
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Estación de Autobuses de Marbellabus
20h 38m€338–928Fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane CTG - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambranotrain
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Estación de Autobuses de Marbellabus
16h 17m€556–964Fly 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 Malaga Eeaabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Estación de Autobuses de Marbellabus
22h 19m€428–1,254Fly to Jerez Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Jerez Airport (XRY)plane CTG - XRY
- Take the train from La Parra to Sevilla-Santa Justatrain
- Take the train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Cordoba-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Cordoba-Central to Malaga Maria Zambranotrain
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Estación de Autobuses de Marbellabus
22h 11m€497–1,456
Cartagena (CTG) to Málaga Airport (AGP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cartagena to Marbella is to fly and train and bus which costs €330 - €950 and takes 20h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Cartagena to Marbella is to fly and train and bus which takes 16h 17m and costs €550 - €1000.
The distance between Cartagena and Marbella is 7689 km.
It takes approximately 16h 42m to get from Cartagena to Marbella, including transfers.
Marbella is 7h ahead of Cartagena. It is currently 2:00 AM in Cartagena and 9:00 AM in Marbella.
There are 9162+ hotels available in Marbella.
What companies run services between Cartagena, Colombia and Marbella, Spain?
There is no direct connection from Cartagena to Marbella. However, you can take the bus to Iglesia Cristo Rey, walk to Cartagena (CTG) airport, fly to Málaga Airport (AGP), walk to Malaga Airport, then take the bus to Estación de Autobuses de Marbella. Alternatively, 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 Airport T4, take the line 8 subway to Nuevos Ministerios, walk to Madrid-Nuevos Ministerios, take the train to Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, walk to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, take the train to Malaga Maria Zambrano, walk to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga, then take the bus to Estación de Autobuses de Marbella.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Cartagena to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 11m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,200
Flights from Cartagena to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Bogota, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €410–1,400
Flights from Cartagena to Seville Airport via Bogota, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–950
Flights from Cartagena to Jerez Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 1m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,300
Flights from Cartagena to Jerez Airport via Bogota, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €450–1,500
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cartagena to Málaga Airport via Bogota, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,100
Flights from Cartagena to Seville Airport via Bogota, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,000
Flights from Cartagena to Seville Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,000
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cartagena to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 11m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,200
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
- €460–1,400
Flights from Cartagena to Seville Airport via Bogota, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €310–950
Flights from Cartagena to Jerez Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 1m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,300
Flights from Cartagena to Jerez Airport via Bogota, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cartagena to Málaga Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,000
Flights from Cartagena to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,000
Flights from Cartagena to Seville Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,000
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Cartagena to Málaga Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €320–750
Flights from Cartagena to Seville Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 31m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €340–900
Flights from Cartagena to Seville Airport via Santo Domingo, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–850
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cartagena to Málaga Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,000
- Website
- w2fly.es
Flights from Cartagena to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €480–700
- Website
- plusultra.com
Flights from Cartagena to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €340–900
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cordoba-Central to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cordoba-Central to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Cordoba-Central to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Cordoba-Central to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Cordoba-Central to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Cordoba-Central to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cordoba-Central to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from La Parra to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cordoba-Central to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 272 28 32
- [email protected]
- Website
- avanzabus.com
Bus from Malaga Airport to Estación de Autobuses de Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Estación de Autobuses de Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Estación de Autobuses de Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Estación de Autobuses de Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Estación de Autobuses de Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Granada Estación de Autobuses to Malaga Eeaa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
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