There are 7 ways to get from Cartagena to Melgar by plane, bus, car, or taxi
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Fly Cartagena to El Dorado International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to El Dorado International Airport (BOG)plane CTG - BOG
- Take the bus from Terminal Satelite del Sur to Melgarbus
7h 57m$58–174Drive 952.7 km
cheapest- Drive from Cartagena to Melgarcar 952.7 km
14h 26m$50–72Bus via Tunja
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Tunjabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tunja to Terminal Salitrebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Salitre to Melgarbus
16h 10m$68–117Fly Cartagena to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, taxi
- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE)plane CTG - MDE
- Take the taxi from Medellín to Melgartaxi
10h 20m$481–633Bus to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, fly to El Dorado International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquillabus
- Fly from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) to El Dorado International Airport (BOG)plane BAQ - BOG
- Take the bus from Terminal Satelite del Sur to Melgarbus
9h 49m$85–185Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal del Nortebus
- Take the taxi from Medellín to Melgartaxi
18h 54m$444–462Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Salitrebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Salitre to Melgarbus Bogotá
26h 45m$70–111
Cartagena (CTG) to El Dorado International Airport (BOG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cartagena to Melgar is to drive which costs $45 - $75 and takes 14h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Cartagena to Melgar is to fly and bus which takes 7h 57m and costs $55 - $180.
No, there is no direct bus from Cartagena to Melgar. However, there are services departing from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena and arriving at Melgar via Terminal Tunja and Terminal Salitre. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 10m.
The distance between Cartagena and Melgar is 786 km. The road distance is 952.7 km.
The best way to get from Cartagena to Melgar without a car is to bus via Tunja which takes 16h 10m and costs $65 - $120.
It takes approximately 7h 57m to get from Cartagena to Melgar, including transfers.
Cartagena to Melgar bus services, operated by Copetran, depart from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena station.
Cartagena to Melgar bus services, operated by Copetran, arrive at Terminal Salitre station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cartagena to Melgar is 953 km. It takes approximately 14h 26m to drive from Cartagena to Melgar.
Book your Cartagena to Melgar bus tickets online with 12go.asia.
What companies run services between Cartagena, Colombia and Melgar, Tolima, Colombia?
You can take a bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Melgar via Terminal Tunja and Terminal Salitre in around 16h 10m.
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Cartagena to El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–140
Flights from Cartagena to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $28–95
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cartagena to El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–190
Flights from Cartagena to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–120
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–180
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Cartagena to El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–160
Flights from Cartagena to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–100
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cartagena to El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–200
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Cartagena to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Phone
- +57 318 801 1800
- [email protected]
- Website
- flotaaguilasa.com
Bus from Terminal Satelite del Sur to Melgar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Book at
- https://www.redbus.co/en/bus-schedule/flota-aguila
Bus from Terminal Satelite del Sur to Melgar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Book at
- https://www.redbus.co/en/bus-schedule/flota-aguila
- Phone
- +57 310 7883333
- [email protected]
- Website
- concordeoficial.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Tunja
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Schedules at
- concordeoficial.com
- Book at
- concordeoficial.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Schedules at
- concordeoficial.com
- Book at
- concordeoficial.com
- Phone
- +57 322 2526992
- [email protected]
- Website
- autoboysa.com.co
Bus from Terminal Tunja to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–19
- Book at
- autoboysa.teletiquete.com
- Phone
- +57 608 7725815
- [email protected]
- Website
- coflonorte.com.co
Bus from Terminal Tunja to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Schedules at
- coflonorte.com.co
- Book at
- coflonorte.teletiquete.com
- Phone
- +57 310 619 9914
- [email protected]
- Website
- cooveracruz.com
Bus from Terminal Salitre to Melgar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11
- Schedules at
- cooveracruz.com
Bus from Terminal Salitre to Melgar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11
- Schedules at
- cooveracruz.com
- Phone
- +57 333 033 4244
- [email protected]
- Website
- velotax.com.co
Bus from Terminal Salitre to Melgar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Schedules at
- velotax.com.co
Bus from Terminal Salitre to Melgar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Schedules at
- velotax.com.co
- 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
- $13–24
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $17–24
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $35–55
- 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
- $13
- Schedules at
- unitransco.com
- Book at
- unitransco.com
- Phone
- +57 604 444 8888
- [email protected]
- Website
- rapidoochoa.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
- Book at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
- Phone
- +57 323 563 9139
- [email protected]
- Website
- copetran.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $60–85
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Estimated price
- $407
Tax Individual
- Phone
- +57 604 444 4444
- Website
- tax-individual.com.co
Tax Individual
- Phone
- +57 604 444 4444
- Website
- tax-individual.com.co
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