There are 8 ways to get from Cartagena to Puerto Jiménez by plane, bus, shuttle, ferry, or car
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 Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus, shuttle
best- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane CTG - SJO
- Take the bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14bus
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Puerto Jiménez
9h 40m$973–1,210Fly to Golfito, drive
cheapest- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Golfito (GLF)plane CTG - GLF
- Drive from Golfito (GLF) to Puerto Jiménezcar
10h 22m$78–359Ferry, bus via Paso Canoas
- Take the ferry from Cartagena to Portobeloferry
- Take the bus from Sabanitas to Gran Terminal Nacional de Transportebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Nacional de Transporte to Fronterabus
- Take the bus from Ciudad Neily to Puerto Jiménezbus
6d 13h$743–782Fly to Puerto Jiménez Airport
- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Puerto Jiménez Airport (PJM)plane CTG - PJM
9h$130–290Fly to David, bus
- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to David (DAV)plane CTG - DAV
- Take the bus from David to Fronterabus
- Take the bus from Ciudad Neily to Puerto Jiménezbus
11h 22m$98–415Fly to Quepos La Managua Airport, drive
- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane CTG - XQP
- Drive from Quepos-Airport-XQP to Puerto Jiménezcar
8h 53m$90–383Fly to Drake Bay
- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Drake Bay (DRK)plane CTG - DRK
12h 34m$191–364Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Cartagena to Portobeloferry
- Take the bus from Sabanitas to Gran Terminal Nacional de Transportebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Nacional de Transporte to Río Clarobus
- Take the bus from Ciudad Neily to Puerto Jiménezbus
6d 14h$757–782
Cartagena (CTG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cartagena to Puerto Jiménez is to fly which costs $130 - $290 and takes 9h.
The fastest way to get from Cartagena to Puerto Jiménez is to fly and drive which takes 8h 53m and costs $90 - $390.
The distance between Cartagena and Puerto Jiménez is 1336 km.
The best way to get from Cartagena to Puerto Jiménez without a car is to ferry and bus via Paso Canoas which takes 6 days 13h and costs $740 - $790.
It takes approximately 9h 40m to get from Cartagena to Puerto Jiménez, including transfers.
Puerto Jiménez is 1h behind Cartagena. It is currently 12:58 PM in Cartagena and 11:58 AM in Puerto Jiménez.
There are 204+ hotels available in Puerto Jiménez.
What companies run services between Cartagena, Colombia and Puerto Jiménez, Costa Rica?
Copa Airlines, World Ticket, and four other airlines fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Puerto Jiménez Airport (PJM) 5 times a day.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Cartagena to Puerto Jiménez Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Cartagena to Puerto Jiménez Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Cartagena to Puerto Jiménez Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 16m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–290
Flights from Cartagena to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Cartagena to Quepos La Managua Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–350
Flights from Cartagena to Golfito via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Cartagena to Golfito via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Cartagena to Drake Bay via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Cartagena to Drake Bay via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Cartagena to Drake Bay via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 51m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–290
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Cartagena to Puerto Jiménez Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Cartagena to Puerto Jiménez Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 16m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–290
Flights from Cartagena to Puerto Jiménez Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Cartagena to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Cartagena to Quepos La Managua Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–350
Flights from Cartagena to Golfito via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Cartagena to Golfito via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Cartagena to Drake Bay via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Cartagena to Drake Bay via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Cartagena to Drake Bay via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 51m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–290
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Cartagena to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Cartagena to David via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–390
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cartagena to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–410
- Phone
- +506 2442 6900
- [email protected]
- Website
- grupotuasa.com
Bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- grupotuasa.com
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from San José to Puerto Jiménez
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $778
- Website
- RIDE CR
- Phone
- +507 983 9091
- Website
- UTRACOLPA
Bus from Sabanitas to Gran Terminal Nacional de Transporte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- UTRACOLPA
Bus from Sabanitas to Gran Terminal Nacional de Transporte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- UTRACOLPA
Bus from Gran Terminal Nacional de Transporte to Frontera
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–22
- Schedules at
- Transporte Panama Chiriqui Frontera S.A (Panachif)
Bus from Gran Terminal Nacional de Transporte to Frontera
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–57
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $35–55
Bus from Gran Terminal Nacional de Transporte to Río Claro
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–58
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $35–55
- Phone
- +506 2783 4293
- [email protected]
Bus from Ciudad Neily to Puerto Jiménez
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16
- Schedules at
- yoviajocr.com
Bus from Ciudad Neily to Puerto Jiménez
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16
- Schedules at
- yoviajocr.com
Bus from Ciudad Neily to Puerto Jiménez
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16
- Schedules at
- yoviajocr.com
- Phone
- +507 314 6886
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transporte Panamá Chiriqui Frontera
Bus from David to Frontera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–13
- Schedules at
- Transporte Panamá Chiriqui Frontera
- Phone
- +57 310 704 0425
- [email protected]
- Website
- Blue Sailing
Ferry from Cartagena to Portobelo
- Ave. Duration
- 6d
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $700
- Website
- Blue Sailing
Ferry from Cartagena to Portobelo
- Ave. Duration
- 6d
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $700
- Website
- Blue Sailing
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