There are 7 ways to get from Cartagena to Valencia by plane, bus, car, or rideshare
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Fly Cartagena to Arturo Michelena International Airport
best- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Arturo Michelena International Airport (VLN)plane CTG - VLN
7h 3m$270–1,000Drive 1,094.6 km
cheapest- Drive from Cartagena to Valenciacar 1,094.6 km
16h$58–83Bus via Barquisimeto
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Aguachicabus
- Take the bus from Aguachica to Terminal Cúcutabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Caja Secabus
- Take the bus from Caja Seca to Terminal de Pasajeros de Barquisimetobus
- Take the bus from Terminal Aeroexpresos Ejecutivos Barquisimeto to Terminal Privado Expresos Los Llanosbus
38h 37m$139–179Bus to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, fly to Arturo Michelena International Airport
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquillabus
- Fly from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) to Arturo Michelena International Airport (VLN)plane BAQ - VLN
9h 2m$272–474Fly Cartagena to Simón Bolívar International Airport, bus
- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS)plane CTG - CCS
- Take the bus from Terminal La Bandera to Big Low Centerbus
10h 45m$240–527Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Cúcutabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Valerabus
- Take the bus from Valera to Big Low Centerbus
42h 11m$108–146Bus, rideshare
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Cúcutabus
- Take the rideshare from Cúcuta to Terminal San Cristóbal
- Take the bus from San Cristóbal to Big Low Centerbus
32h 32m$107–143
Cartagena (CTG) to Arturo Michelena International Airport (VLN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cartagena to Valencia is to drive which costs $55 - $85 and takes 16h.
The fastest way to get from Cartagena to Valencia is to fly which takes 7h 3m and costs $270 - $1,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Cartagena to Valencia. However, there are services departing from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena and arriving at Terminal Privado Expresos Los Llanos via Aguachica, Terminal Cúcuta, Caja Seca, Mario B. Iragorry and Terminal Aeroexpresos Ejecutivos Barquisimeto. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 37m.
The distance between Cartagena and Valencia is 851 km. The road distance is 1094.6 km.
The best way to get from Cartagena to Valencia without a car is to bus via Barquisimeto which takes 38h 37m and costs $130 - $180.
It takes approximately 7h 3m to get from Cartagena to Valencia, including transfers.
Cartagena to Valencia bus services, operated by Copetran, depart from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena station.
The best way to get from Cartagena to Valencia is to fly which takes 7h 3m and costs $270 - $1,000. Alternatively, you can bus via Barquisimeto, which costs $130 - $180 and takes 38h 37m.
Cartagena to Valencia bus services, operated by Copetran, arrive at Aguachica station.
Valencia is 1h ahead of Cartagena. It is currently 5:29 AM in Cartagena and 6:29 AM in Valencia.
What companies run services between Cartagena, Colombia and Valencia, Venezuela?
Copa Airlines, AeroRepública, and two other airlines fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Arturo Michelena International Airport (VLN) 5 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Valencia via Aguachica, Terminal Cúcuta, Caja Seca, Terminal de Pasajeros de Barquisimeto, Mario B. Iragorry, Las Trinitarias, Terminal Aeroexpresos Ejecutivos Barquisimeto, and Terminal Privado Expresos Los Llanos in around 38h 37m.
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Cartagena to Arturo Michelena International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Arturo Michelena International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Cartagena to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Cartagena to Arturo Michelena International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–430
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Arturo Michelena International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–600
Flights from Cartagena to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–300
Flights from Cartagena to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–270
- Website
- turpialairlines.com
Flights from Cartagena to Arturo Michelena International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Arturo Michelena International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cartagena to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–550
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cartagena to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–460
- Phone
- +57 323 563 9139
- [email protected]
- Website
- copetran.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Aguachica
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $30–50
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Cúcuta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $45–70
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Cúcuta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $45–70
- Phone
- +57 318 265 3815
- Website
- cootragua.blogspot.com
Bus from Aguachica to Terminal Cúcuta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $26
- Schedules at
- cootragua.blogspot.com
- Book at
- terminalbucaramanga.com
- Phone
- +57 312 543 8777
- [email protected]
- Website
- cooptmotilon.com
Bus from Aguachica to Terminal Cúcuta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $32
- Schedules at
- cooptmotilon.weebly.com
- Book at
- buscobus.com.co
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8001
- [email protected]
- Website
- expresobrasilia.com
Bus from Aguachica to Terminal Cúcuta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $23–35
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
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Cúcuta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–66
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $40–60
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Cúcuta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–66
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $40–60
Bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Caja Seca
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–30
- Schedules at
- instagram.com
- Convencional
- $22–26
Bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Valera
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–30
- Schedules at
- instagram.com
- Convencional
- $25–30
- Phone
- +58 274 2635779
- Website
- instagram.com
Bus from Caja Seca to Terminal de Pasajeros de Barquisimeto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- instagram.com
- Phone
- +58 212 266 2321
- [email protected]
- Website
- aeroexpresos.com.ve
Bus from Terminal Aeroexpresos Ejecutivos Barquisimeto to Terminal Privado Expresos Los Llanos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–16
- Schedules at
- aeroexpresos.com.ve
- Buscama
- $13–16
- 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
- +58 241-8716891
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal La Bandera to Big Low Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +58 212 242 0110
- Website
- sitssa.gob.ve
Bus from Terminal La Bandera to Big Low Center
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–15
- Schedules at
- sitssa.gob.ve
Bus from Valera to Big Low Center
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–23
- Schedules at
- sitssa.gob.ve
Bus from San Cristóbal to Big Low Center
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–30
- Schedules at
- sitssa.gob.ve
- Phone
- +57 30 2705 1635
- [email protected]
- Website
- instagram.com
Rideshare from Cúcuta to Terminal San Cristóbal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $13
- Schedules at
- instagram.com
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