There are 6 ways to get from Cartagena to Marbella by bus, plane, 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.
Bus to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, fly to Málaga Airport, bus
best- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquillabus
- Fly from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane BAQ - AGP
- Take the bus from Malaga Airport to Estación de Autobuses de Marbellabus
18h 3m€819–1,432Fly Cartagena to Málaga Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane CTG - AGP
- Take the bus from Malaga Airport to Estación de Autobuses de Marbellabus
16h 50m€371–909Fly Cartagena 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€665–1,431Bus to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train, bus
- 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-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambranotrain
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Estación de Autobuses de Marbellabus
18h 18m€606–1,068Fly 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 Malaga Eeaabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Estación de Autobuses de Marbellabus
21h 29m€539–1,322Fly Cartagena 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 37m€412–855
Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) 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 €370 - €950 and takes 16h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Cartagena to Marbella is to fly and train and bus which takes 16h 26m and costs €650 - €1500.
The distance between Cartagena and Marbella is 7704 km.
It takes approximately 18h 3m to get from Cartagena to Marbella, including transfers.
Marbella is 6h ahead of Cartagena. It is currently 5:06 AM in Cartagena and 11:06 AM in Marbella.
There are 8269+ 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 Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla, take the taxi to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) 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 Málaga Airport (AGP), walk to Malaga Airport, then take the bus to Estación de Autobuses de Marbella.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Málaga Airport via Bogota, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
Flights from Cartagena to Málaga Airport via Bogota, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,100
Flights from Cartagena to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Friday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,300
Flights from Cartagena to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Bogota, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €460–1,600
Flights from Cartagena to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Santo Domingo, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,500
Flights from Cartagena to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Panama City, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,500
Flights from Cartagena to Seville Airport via Bogota, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,300
Flights from Cartagena to Seville Airport via Santo Domingo, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–950
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Málaga Airport via Bogota, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €800–1,200
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Málaga Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €800–1,200
Flights from Cartagena to Málaga Airport via Bogota, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €440–1,300
Flights from Cartagena to Málaga Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,300
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600–900
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–900
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Málaga Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €800–1,200
Flights from Cartagena to Málaga Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €360–900
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,300
Flights from Cartagena to Seville Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €370–800
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,400
Flights from Cartagena to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Friday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,300
Flights from Cartagena to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Bogota, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 28m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cartagena to Málaga Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Cartagena to Seville Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cartagena to Málaga Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
- Website
- w2fly.es
Flights from Cartagena to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,200
- Website
- plusultra.com
Flights from Cartagena to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €410–850
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Cartagena to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,600
- 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
- €70–130
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Cordoba-Central to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Cordoba-Central to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–28
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Cordoba-Central to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- Ouigo
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Cordoba-Central to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- 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 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 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
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Granada Estación de Autobuses to Malaga Eeaa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- ALSA
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