There are 5 ways to get from Cartagena to Nerja by plane, car, bus, or train
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Fly to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport, drive
best- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX)plane CTG - GRX
- Drive from Granada-Jaén-Airport-GRX to Nerjacar
18h 38m€426–1,247Fly 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 Maro Empalmebus
20h 30m€341–931Fly to Málaga Airport, bus
- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane CTG - AGP
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Maro Empalmebus
17h 13m€538–904Fly to Almería Airport, bus
- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Almería Airport (LEI)plane CTG - LEI
- Take the bus from Almeria to Almuñecarbus
20h 21m€550–1,196Fly 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 Maro Empalmebus
16h 10m€559–967
Cartagena (CTG) to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cartagena to Nerja is to fly and train and bus which costs €340 - €950 and takes 20h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Cartagena to Nerja is to fly and train and bus which takes 16h 10m and costs €550 - €1000.
The distance between Cartagena and Nerja is 7808 km.
It takes approximately 18h 38m to get from Cartagena to Nerja, including transfers.
Nerja is 7h ahead of Cartagena. It is currently 8:52 AM in Cartagena and 3:52 PM in Nerja.
There are 6417+ hotels available in Nerja.
What companies run services between Cartagena, Colombia and Nerja, Spain?
There is no direct connection from Cartagena to Nerja. However, you can take the bus to Iglesia Cristo Rey, walk to Cartagena (CTG) airport, fly to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX), then drive to Nerja. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Iglesia Cristo Rey, walk to Cartagena (CTG) airport, fly to Málaga Airport (AGP), walk to Málaga-Aeropuerto, take the train to Málaga M.Z. Cercanías, walk to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga, take the bus to Maro Empalme, then take the taxi to Nerja.
- 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 Almería Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,400
Flights from Cartagena to Almería Airport via Bogota, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,600
Flights from Cartagena to Seville Airport via Bogota, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–950
- 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 Almería Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,400
Flights from Cartagena to Almería Airport via Bogota, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,600
Flights from Cartagena to Seville Airport via Bogota, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €310–950
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Maro Empalme
- Ave. Duration
- 3 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Almeria to Almuñecar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Maro Empalme
- Ave. Duration
- 3 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Maro Empalme
- Ave. Duration
- 3 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
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