There are 6 ways to get from Cartagena to Sydney 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 Sydney International Airport
best- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane CTG - SYD
27h 16m$1,784–2,717Bus to Simón Bolívar International Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Santa Martabus
- Fly from Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane SMR - SYD
33h 34m$1,026–2,841Bus to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquillabus
- Fly from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane BAQ - SYD
29h 15m$1,218–3,437Fly Cartagena to Canberra International Airport, bus
- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Canberra International Airport (CBR)plane CTG - CBR
- Take the bus from Canberra to Sydney Central Stationbus
34h 9m$1,037–3,322Fly Cartagena to Newcastle Airport, train
- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Newcastle Airport (NTL)plane CTG - NTL
- Take the train from Hamilton Station to Central Stationtrain
41h 51m$1,057–3,418Bus, bus to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal del Norte to Medellin Jose Maria Cordova Airportbus
- Fly from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane MDE - SYD
45h 13m$1,256–4,384
Cartagena (CTG) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cartagena to Sydney is to bus and fly which costs $1,000 - $2,900 and takes 33h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Cartagena to Sydney is to fly which takes 27h 16m and costs $1,700 - $2,800.
The distance between Cartagena and Sydney is 14630 km.
It takes approximately 27h 16m to get from Cartagena to Sydney, including transfers.
Sydney is 16h ahead of Cartagena. It is currently 4:22 PM in Cartagena and 8:22 AM in Sydney.
There are 5220+ hotels available in Sydney.
What companies run services between Cartagena, Colombia and Sydney, NSW, Australia?
United Airlines, Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., and three other airlines fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) twice daily.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Cartagena to Sydney International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Bogota, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,900
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Panama City, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 44m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Bogota, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Cartagena to Canberra International Airport via Houston, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Cartagena to Canberra International Airport via Santiago, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,200
Flights from Cartagena to Newcastle Airport via Santiago, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,800
Flights from Cartagena to Newcastle Airport via Houston, Auckland, Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Sydney International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 9m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Sydney International Airport via Cali, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Sydney International Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Sydney International Airport via Santiago, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 4m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,400
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cartagena to Sydney International Airport via Bogota, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 19m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,900
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Bogota, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,400
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Panama City, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,400
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Bogota, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
Flights from Cartagena to Canberra International Airport via Houston, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Sydney International Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Cartagena to Sydney International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Cartagena to Canberra International Airport via Houston, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Cartagena to Canberra International Airport via Houston, Auckland, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
- Website
- linkairways.com
Flights from Cartagena to Newcastle Airport via Houston, Sydney International Airport, Canberra International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Cartagena to Newcastle Airport via Santiago, Sydney International Airport, Canberra International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Cartagena to Newcastle Airport via Houston, Sydney International Airport, Canberra International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Cartagena to Newcastle Airport via Santiago, Sydney International Airport, Canberra International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Cartagena to Newcastle Airport via Houston, Auckland, Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Sydney International Airport via Ezeiza, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
Train from Hamilton Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
- 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
- $17–35
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $24–35
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $50–75
- 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
- $17
- Schedules at
- unitransco.com
- Book at
- unitransco.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Santa Marta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $34
- 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 Terminal Santa Marta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $28–40
- Website
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Canberra to Sydney Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
- 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
- $50–80
- Schedules at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
- Book at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
- Phone
- +57 604 615 2083
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flota Rionegro
Bus from Terminal del Norte to Medellin Jose Maria Cordova Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- Flota Rionegro
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