There are 6 ways to get from Cartagena to Marbella by plane, bus, train, or car ferry
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
17h€367–879Fly 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 26m€631–1,426Fly 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
21h 39m€512–1,232Fly to Seville Airport, train, bus
- 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 36m€411–984Fly 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 15m€629–1,486Fly to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport, car ferry, bus
- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG)plane CTG - TNG
- Take the carferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Tarifacarferry
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Marbellabus
19h 57m€443–1,246
Cartagena (CTG) to Málaga Airport (AGP) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cartagena to Marbella is to fly and bus which costs €360 - €900 and takes 17h.
The fastest way to get from Cartagena to Marbella is to fly and train and bus which takes 16h 26m and costs €600 - €1500.
The distance between Cartagena and Marbella is 7689 km.
It takes approximately 17h to get from Cartagena to Marbella, including transfers.
Marbella is 7h ahead of Cartagena. It is currently 10:23 AM in Cartagena and 5:23 PM in Marbella.
There are 8416+ 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
- 14h 45m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,300
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
- €440–1,800
Flights from Cartagena to Seville Airport via Bogota, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from Cartagena to Jerez Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 1m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,400
Flights from Cartagena to Jerez Airport via Bogota, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €470–1,900
Flights from Cartagena to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Bogota, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,200
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Cordoba-Central to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Cordoba-Central to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Estación de Autobuses de Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Estación de Autobuses de Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Estación de Autobuses de Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Estación de Autobuses de Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Tarifa to Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–23
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
- Phone
- +34 912 66 02 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- balearia.com
Car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Tarifa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–221
- Schedules at
- balearia.com
- Sirena Seat No Car
- €40
- Neptuno Seat No Car
- €50
- Sirena Seat Car
- €211
- Neptuno Seat Car
- €221
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