There are 5 ways to get from Cartagena to Palmira by plane, bus, or car
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Fly from Cartagena
best- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Cali (CLO)plane CTG - CLO
3h 4m$86–225Drive 1,028.4 km
cheapest- Drive from Cartagena to Palmiracar 1,028.4 km
16h 4m$54–78Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal del Norte to Palmirabus Cali
20h 38m$67–100Bus to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquillabus
- Fly from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) to Cali (CLO)plane BAQ - CLO
5h 2m$122–188Bus via Ibagué
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to La Doradabus
- Take the bus from La Dorada to Terminal de Transportes de Ibaguébus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué to Palmirabus
27h 55m$85–123
Cartagena (CTG) to Cali (CLO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cartagena to Palmira is to drive which costs $50 - $80 and takes 16h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Cartagena to Palmira is to fly which takes 3h 4m and costs $85 - $230.
No, there is no direct bus from Cartagena to Palmira. However, there are services departing from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena and arriving at Palmira via Terminal del Norte. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 38m.
The distance between Cartagena and Palmira is 800 km. The road distance is 1028.4 km.
The best way to get from Cartagena to Palmira without a car is to bus which takes 20h 38m and costs $65 - $100.
It takes approximately 3h 4m to get from Cartagena to Palmira, including transfers.
Cartagena to Palmira bus services, operated by Expreso Brasilia, depart from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena station.
The best way to get from Cartagena to Palmira is to fly which takes 3h 4m and costs $85 - $230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $65 - $100 and takes 20h 38m.
Cartagena to Palmira bus services, operated by Expreso Brasilia, arrive at Terminal del Norte station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cartagena to Palmira is 1028 km. It takes approximately 16h 4m to drive from Cartagena to Palmira.
What companies run services between Cartagena, Colombia and Palmira, Colombia?
LATAM Chile, Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., and JetSMART fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Cali (CLO) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Palmira via Terminal del Norte in around 20h 38m.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cartagena to Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–250
Flights from Cartagena to Cali via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–250
Flights from Cartagena to Cali via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–250
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Cali via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Cartagena to Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–210
Flights from Cartagena to Cali via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $65–210
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Cali via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–270
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cartagena to Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–190
Flights from Cartagena to Cali via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–190
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Cali via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–130
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Cali via Balboa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $50–200
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Cali via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–410
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8001
- [email protected]
- Website
- expresobrasilia.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $40–55
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–25
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $17–25
- 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
- +57 311 273 0419
- [email protected]
- Website
- expresopalmira.com.co
Bus from Terminal del Norte to Palmira
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Book at
- expresopalmira.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué to Palmira
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–27
- Schedules at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Book at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- 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
- +57 323 563 9139
- [email protected]
- Website
- copetran.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to La Dorada
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $55–75
- Phone
- 01-8000-910293
- [email protected]
- Website
- coomotor.com.co
Bus from La Dorada to Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Schedules at
- coomotor.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué to Palmira
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–28
- Schedules at
- coomotor.com.co
- Phone
- +57 333 033 4244
- [email protected]
- Website
- velotax.com.co
Bus from La Dorada to Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–21
- Schedules at
- velotax.com.co
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