There are 8 ways to get from Cartago to Cartagena by bus, plane, car, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Pereira, fly
best- Take the bus from Parada 16 to Parada 27bus
- Fly from Pereira (PEI) to Cartagena (CTG)plane PEI - CTG
3h 52mDrive 867.2 km
cheapest- Drive from Cartago to Cartagenacar 867.2 km
14h 6m$46–66Bus via Medellín
- Take the bus from Cartago to Terminal de Transportes de Manizalesbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales to Terminal del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal del Norte to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
19h 3m$60–91Bus, bus to Cali, fly
- Take the bus from Cartago to Bugabus
- Take the bus from Buga to Cali Airportbus
- Fly from Cali (CLO) to Cartagena (CTG)plane CLO - CTG
6h 3m$78–228Bus to Armenia, fly
- Take the bus from Cartago to Terminal de Transportes de Armeniabus
- Fly from Armenia (AXM) to Cartagena (CTG)plane AXM - CTG
7h 5m$94–264Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Cartago to Irrataxi
- Take the bus from Irra to La Pintadabus
- Take the bus from La Pintada to La Estrellabus
- Take the taxi from Medellín to Cartagenataxi
19h 59m$554–569Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to La Estrellabus
- Take the taxi from Medellín to Cartagenataxi
21h 7m$527–537Bus
- Take the bus from Cartago to La Doradabus
- Take the bus from La Dorada to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
24h 45m$69–102
Pereira (PEI) to Cartagena (CTG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cartago to Cartagena is to drive which costs $45 - $70 and takes 14h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Cartago to Cartagena is to bus and fly which takes 6h 3m and costs $75 - $230.
No, there is no direct bus from Cartago to Cartagena. However, there are services departing from Cartago and arriving at Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena via Terminal de Transportes de Manizales and Terminal del Norte. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 3m.
The distance between Cartago and Cartagena is 693 km. The road distance is 867.2 km.
The best way to get from Cartago to Cartagena without a car is to bus via Medellín which takes 19h 3m and costs $60 - $95.
It takes approximately 3h 52m to get from Cartago to Cartagena, including transfers.
Cartago to Cartagena bus services, operated by Expreso Palmira, depart from Cartago station.
Cartago to Cartagena bus services, operated by Expreso Palmira, arrive at Terminal de Transportes de Manizales station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cartago to Cartagena is 867 km. It takes approximately 14h 6m to drive from Cartago to Cartagena.
There are 3225+ hotels available in Cartagena.
What companies run services between Cartago, Colombia and Cartagena, Colombia?
You can take a bus from Cartago to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena via Terminal de Transportes de Manizales and Terminal del Norte in around 19h 3m.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Pereira to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–180
Flights from Pereira to Cartagena via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–180
Flights from Pereira to Cartagena via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–180
Flights from Cali to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–280
Flights from Cali to Cartagena via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–280
Flights from Cali to Cartagena via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–280
Flights from Armenia to Cartagena via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–260
Flights from Armenia to Cartagena via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–260
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Pereira to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–160
Flights from Pereira to Cartagena via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Saturday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $55–160
Flights from Cali to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–210
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Pereira to Cartagena via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $80–190
Flights from Cali to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–190
Flights from Armenia to Cartagena via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–230
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Cali to Cartagena via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Sunday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $40–150
- Phone
- +57 606 335 1010
- [email protected]
- Website
- megabus.gov.co
Bus from Parada 16 to Parada 27
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- megabus.gov.co
- Phone
- +57 311 273 0419
- [email protected]
- Website
- expresopalmira.com.co
Bus from Cartago to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Book at
- expresopalmira.com.co
Bus from Cartago to Buga
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Book at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Phone
- 01 8000 42 37 87
- [email protected]
- Website
- empresaarauca.com
Bus from Cartago to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- empresaarauca.com
- Basico
- $6–10
Bus from Cartago to La Dorada
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–27
- Schedules at
- empresaarauca.com
- Basico
- $19–27
- Phone
- +57 314 880 8888
- [email protected]
- Website
- taxlaferia.co
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales to Terminal del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–27
- Schedules at
- taxlaferia.co
- Book at
- taxlaferia.teletiquete.com
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8001
- [email protected]
- Website
- expresobrasilia.com
Bus from Terminal del Norte to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $35–55
- Phone
- +57 604 444 8888
- [email protected]
- Website
- rapidoochoa.com.co
Bus from Terminal del Norte to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
- Book at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
- Phone
- +57 602 229 7017
- [email protected]
- Website
- deoccidente.com
Bus from Cartago to Buga
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8
- Schedules at
- deoccidente.com
- Book at
- deoccidente.com
- Phone
- +57 318 760 6799
- [email protected]
- Website
- cootrancise.com
Bus from Buga to Cali Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- cootrancise.com
- Phone
- +57 606 3401743
Bus from Cartago to Terminal de Transportes de Armenia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- terminalpereira.com
- Phone
- +57 (4) 361-0947
- [email protected]
Bus from Irra to La Pintada
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- terminaldemanizales.com.co
- Phone
- +57 310 507 9999
- [email protected]
- Website
- flotaoccidental.com
Bus from Irra to La Pintada
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- flotaoccidental.com
- Book at
- flotaoccidental.com
- Corriente
- $6–9
Bus from La Pintada to La Estrella
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Schedules at
- flotaoccidental.com
- Book at
- flotaoccidental.com
- Corriente
- $5–9
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to La Estrella
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–26
- Schedules at
- flotaoccidental.com
- Book at
- flotaoccidental.com
- Corriente
- $16–24
- Phone
- +57 323 563 9139
- [email protected]
- Website
- copetran.com
Bus from La Dorada to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $50–75
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- Estimated price
- $35–508
Servi Tax Ltda
- Phone
- +57 602 213 2929
- Website
- servitaxcartago.com
Tax Individual
- Phone
- +57 604 444 4444
- Website
- tax-individual.com.co
Tax Individual
- Phone
- +57 604 444 4444
- Website
- tax-individual.com.co
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