There are 6 ways to get from Cartagena to Santa Monica by plane, bus, 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.
Fly Cartagena to Los Angeles International Airport
best- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane CTG - LAX
12h 40m$159–612Bus to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquillabus
- Fly from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane BAQ - LAX
15h 5m$206–780Fly Cartagena to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane CTG - BUR
17h 27m$234–904Fly Cartagena to San Diego International Airport, train
- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane CTG - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego to Los Angelestrain
17h 58m$233–857Fly Cartagena to Ontario International Airport, train
- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane CTG - ONT
- Take the train from Rancho Cucamonga to L.A. Union Stationtrain
16h 53m$223–837Fly Cartagena to John Wayne Airport Orange County, bus
- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane CTG - SNA
- Take the bus from Disneyland Employee's Entrance to Figueroa / Picobus
18h 8m$259–992
Cartagena (CTG) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cartagena to Santa Monica is to fly which costs $150 - $650 and takes 12h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Cartagena to Santa Monica is to fly which takes 12h 40m and costs $150 - $650.
The distance between Cartagena and Santa Monica is 3199 miles.
It takes approximately 12h 40m to get from Cartagena to Santa Monica, including transfers.
Santa Monica is 2h behind Cartagena. It is currently 10:52 AM in Cartagena and 8:52 AM in Santa Monica.
There are 3181+ hotels available in Santa Monica.
What companies run services between Cartagena, Colombia and Santa Monica, CA, USA?
Copa Airlines, United Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Cartagena to Los Angeles International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Cartagena to Los Angeles International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Cartagena to Los Angeles International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Cartagena to San Diego International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 4m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Cartagena to San Diego International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Cartagena to Ontario International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 39m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Cartagena to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 31m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Cartagena to Los Angeles International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Cartagena to San Diego International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Cartagena to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Panama City, Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Cartagena to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Panama City, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Cartagena to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Houston, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Cartagena to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Mexico City, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Cartagena to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Houston, Albuquerque
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Cartagena to Los Angeles International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Cartagena to San Diego International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Cartagena to Los Angeles International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Cartagena to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 43m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Cartagena to San Diego International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Cartagena to Los Angeles International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Diego to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–90
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from Rancho Cucamonga to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
- 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
- $12–24
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $17–24
- 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
- $12
- Schedules at
- unitransco.com
- Book at
- unitransco.com
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- [email protected]
- Website
- Metro Los Angeles
Bus from Disneyland Employee's Entrance to Figueroa / Pico
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- Metro Los Angeles
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