There are 6 ways to get from Chile to Cartagena by plane, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Antofagasta Airport to Cartagena
best- Fly from Antofagasta Airport (ANF) to Cartagena (CTG)plane ANF - CTG
8h 59m$242–776Fly Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Cartagena
cheapest- Fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Cartagena (CTG)plane SCL - CTG
10h 9m$214–354Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Lima Javier Pradobus
- Take the bus from Lima Javier Prado to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Lago Agríobus
- Drive from Lago Agrío to Puerto Asíscar
- Take the bus from Puerto Asís to Terminal Transportes Hondabus
- Take the bus from Honda to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
5d 17h$268–458Drive 6,762.4 km
- Drive from Santiago to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenacar 6,762.4 km
3d 23h$834–1,205Fly Antofagasta Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, bus
- Fly from Antofagasta Airport (ANF) to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ)plane ANF - BAQ
- Take the bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
13h 24m$250–850Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Lima Javier Pradobus
- Take the bus from Lima Javier Prado to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Tulcánbus
- Take the bus from Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales to Terminal Salitrebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Salitre to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
6d$253–457
Antofagasta Airport (ANF) to Cartagena (CTG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chile to Cartagena is to fly which costs $210 - $360 and takes 10h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Chile to Cartagena is to fly which takes 8h 59m and costs $240 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Chile to Cartagena. However, there are services departing from PA448-Avenida Matta / esq. San Diego and arriving at Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena via Terminal Sur de Santiago, Lima Javier Prado, Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe, Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales and Terminal Salitre. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6 days 0h.
The distance between Chile and Cartagena is 3848 km. The road distance is 6762.4 km.
It takes approximately 8h 59m to get from Chile to Cartagena, including transfers.
Chile to Cartagena bus services, operated by Cruz Del Sur International, depart from Terminal Sur de Santiago station.
The best way to get from Chile to Cartagena is to fly which takes 8h 59m and costs $240 - $800. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $250 - $460 and takes 6 days 0h.
Chile to Cartagena bus services, operated by Cruz Del Sur International, arrive at Lima Javier Prado station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chile to Cartagena is 6762 km. It takes approximately 3 days 23h to drive from Chile to Cartagena.
There are 3400+ hotels available in Cartagena.
What companies run services between Chile and Cartagena, Colombia?
LATAM Chile and JetSMART fly from Antofagasta Airport (ANF) to Cartagena (CTG) 5 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from PA448-Avenida Matta / esq. San Diego to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena via PI345-Parada 2 /, Terminal Sur de Santiago, Lima Javier Prado, Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe, Tulcán, Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales, and Terminal Salitre in around 6d.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Cartagena via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $260–800
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Cartagena via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–650
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Cartagena via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–650
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Lima, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–800
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Cali, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Cartagena via Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 1m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Cartagena via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Cartagena via Cali, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Cartagena via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–420
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Cartagena via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–420
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Cartagena via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 36m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–420
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Cali, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Cartagena via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Cali, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 58m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Cartagena via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- Phone
- +51 1 311-5050
- Website
- Cruz Del Sur International
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Lima Javier Prado
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–170
- Website
- Cruz Del Sur International
Bus from Lima Javier Prado to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- Cruz Del Sur International
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Lima Javier Prado
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–170
- Website
- Cruz Del Sur International
Bus from Lima Javier Prado to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- Cruz Del Sur International
- Phone
- +593 98 076 1302
- [email protected]
- Website
- Expreso Baños
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Lago Agrío
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- Expreso Baños
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Lago Agrío
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Schedules at
- BAÑOS Cooperativa De Transportes y Turismo
- Phone
- +593 98 809 8584
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Lago Agrío
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–14
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- viajabus.com
- Phone
- +593 96 297 2979
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trans Esmeraldas S.A.
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Lago Agrío
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Schedules at
- Trans Esmeraldas S.A.
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- [email protected]
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Lago Agrío
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
- Phone
- 01-8000-910293
- [email protected]
- Website
- coomotor.com.co
Bus from Puerto Asís to Terminal Transportes Honda
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Schedules at
- coomotor.com.co
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8001
- [email protected]
- Website
- expresobrasilia.com
Bus from Honda to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $50–70
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 Honda to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $53–85
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $60–85
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
Bus from Terminal Salitre to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $60–85
- 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
- +593 062980728
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cooperativa Tax Gacela
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Tulcán
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- Cooperativa Tax Gacela
- Phone
- +57 601 424 9090
- [email protected]
- Website
- continentalbus.com.co
Bus from Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $59
- Schedules at
- continentalbus.com.co
- Phone
- +57 601 4249090
- [email protected]
- Website
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Phone
- +57 310 7883333
- [email protected]
- Website
- concordeoficial.com
Bus from Terminal Salitre to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Schedules at
- concordeoficial.com
- Book at
- concordeoficial.com
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