There are 7 ways to get from Cartagena to Venezuela by plane, bus, or car
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Fly to Simón Bolívar International Airport
best- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS)plane CTG - CCS
7h 39m$254–552Drive 1,249.3 km
cheapest- Drive from Cartagena to Caracascar 1,249.3 km
18h 7m$66–95Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Cúcutabus
- Take the bus from San Antonio del Táchira to Terminal Expresos Los Llanos Caracasbus
32h 20m$78–122Fly to Arturo Michelena International Airport
- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Arturo Michelena International Airport (VLN)plane CTG - VLN
8h 3m$290–650Fly to General José Antonio Anzoátegui International Airport
- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to General José Antonio Anzoátegui International Airport (BLA)plane CTG - BLA
7h 6m$157–691Fly to Maracaibo
- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Maracaibo (MAR)plane CTG - MAR
8h 41m$320–600Bus via Valera
- 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 Valerabus
- Take the bus from Valera to Big Low Centerbus
- Take the bus from Valencia - Terminal privado Expresos Los LLanos to Terminal Aeroexpresos Ejecutivos Caracasbus
44h 23m$115–153
Cartagena (CTG) to Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cartagena to Venezuela is to drive which costs $65 - $95 and takes 18h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Cartagena to Venezuela is to fly which takes 7h 6m and costs $150 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Cartagena to Venezuela. However, there are services departing from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena and arriving at Terminal Expresos Los Llanos Caracas via Terminal Cúcuta and San Antonio del Táchira. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 20m.
The distance between Cartagena and Venezuela is 977 km. The road distance is 1249.3 km.
The best way to get from Cartagena to Venezuela without a car is to bus which takes 32h 20m and costs $75 - $130.
It takes approximately 7h 39m to get from Cartagena to Venezuela, including transfers.
Cartagena to Venezuela bus services, operated by Copetran, depart from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena station.
The best way to get from Cartagena to Venezuela is to fly which takes 7h 39m and costs $250 - $550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $75 - $130 and takes 32h 20m.
Cartagena to Venezuela bus services, operated by Copetran, arrive at Terminal Cúcuta station.
Venezuela is 1h ahead of Cartagena. It is currently 11:33 PM in Cartagena and 12:33 AM in Venezuela.
What companies run services between Cartagena, Colombia and Venezuela?
AeroRepública, Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., and three other airlines fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Sabana Grande via Terminal Cúcuta, San Antonio del Táchira, Terminal Expresos Los Llanos Caracas, and Chacao in around 32h 20m.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cartagena to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–600
Flights from Cartagena to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Pereira, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–600
Flights from Cartagena to Arturo Michelena International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–650
Flights from Cartagena to Maracaibo via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–600
Flights from Cartagena to Maracaibo via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–600
Flights from Cartagena to Maracaibo via Cali, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–600
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Cartagena to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Cartagena to Arturo Michelena International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Cartagena to General José Antonio Anzoátegui International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Cartagena to Maracaibo via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Cartagena to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–550
Flights from Cartagena to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–650
Flights from Cartagena to Arturo Michelena International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $310–700
- Website
- avior.com.ve
Flights from Cartagena to General José Antonio Anzoátegui International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Cartagena to General José Antonio Anzoátegui International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cartagena to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Cartagena to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- turpialairlines.com
Flights from Cartagena to Arturo Michelena International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
- Phone
- +57 323 563 9139
- [email protected]
- Website
- copetran.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Cúcuta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $45–65
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Aguachica
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $30–45
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8001
- [email protected]
- Website
- expresobrasilia.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Cúcuta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $40–60
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
- Phone
- +58 424 719 6069
- [email protected]
- Website
- Expresos Los Llanos
Bus from San Antonio del Táchira to Terminal Expresos Los Llanos Caracas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- Expresos Los Llanos
- Buscama
- $35–55
- 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
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
- +58 212 242 0110
- Website
- 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
- Phone
- +58 212 266 2321
- [email protected]
- Website
- aeroexpresos.com.ve
Bus from Valencia - Terminal privado Expresos Los LLanos to Terminal Aeroexpresos Ejecutivos Caracas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Schedules at
- aeroexpresos.com.ve
- Buscama
- $14–17
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