There are 4 ways to get from Chicago to Cartagena by plane, bus, train, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cartagena
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Cartagena (CTG)plane ORD - CTG
10h 46m$462–705Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ)plane ORD - BAQ
- Take the bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
12h 26m$120–499Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Cartagena
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Cartagena (CTG)plane MDW - CTG
9h 51m$172–755Train, shuttle to Indianapolis, fly to Cartagena
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Lafayette Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Holiday Inn City Centre to Indianapolis Airport
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Cartagena (CTG)plane IND - CTG
14h 6m$230–837
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Cartagena (CTG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Cartagena is to fly and bus which costs $120 - $500 and takes 12h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Cartagena is to fly which takes 9h 51m and costs $170 - $800.
The distance between Chicago and Cartagena is 3750 km.
It takes approximately 10h 46m to get from Chicago to Cartagena, including transfers.
There are 3404+ hotels available in Cartagena.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Cartagena, Colombia?
American Airlines, Copa Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Cartagena (CTG) 5 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cartagena via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cartagena via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cartagena via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 29m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Indianapolis to Cartagena via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Indianapolis to Cartagena via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cartagena via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Indianapolis to Cartagena via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cartagena via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Cartagena via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Indianapolis to Cartagena via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cartagena via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cartagena via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Indianapolis to Cartagena via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Cartagena via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Lafayette Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8001
- [email protected]
- Website
- expresobrasilia.com
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–24
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $17–24
- Phone
- +57 323 563 9139
- [email protected]
- Website
- copetran.com
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $14–19
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8002
- [email protected]
- Website
- unitransco.com
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $12
- Schedules at
- unitransco.com
- Book at
- unitransco.com
- Phone
- +1 800-589-6004
- [email protected]
- Website
- Go Express Travel
Shuttle from Holiday Inn City Centre to Indianapolis Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $33
- Schedules at
- Go Express Travel
- Phone
- +1(765)4973828
- Website
- lafayettelimo.com
Shuttle from Holiday Inn City Centre to Indianapolis Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–28
- Schedules at
- lafayettelimo.com
- Child
- $14–23
- Adult
- $24–28
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