There are 6 ways to get from Estepona to Cartagena by bus, plane, train, car ferry, 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.
Bus to Málaga Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Estepona to Malaga Airportbus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Cartagena (CTG)plane AGP - CTG
16h$341–867Bus, bus to Jerez Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Estepona - Terminal de Autobuses to Estación de Algeciras San Bernardobus
- Take the bus from Algeciras Puerto to Jerez de la Fronterabus
- Fly from Jerez Airport (XRY) to Cartagena (CTG)plane XRY - CTG
22h 11m$507–1,338Bus, train, train to Seville Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Estepona to Estación de Autobuses de Málagabus
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Cordoba-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Cordoba-Central to Sevilla-Santa Justatrain
- Fly from Seville Airport (SVQ) to Cartagena (CTG)plane SVQ - CTG
20h 5m$362–915Bus, train to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Estepona to Estación de Autobuses de Málagabus
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Granadatrain
- Fly from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Cartagena (CTG)plane GRX - CTG
24h 7m$448–1,162Bus, car ferry to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Estepona - Terminal de Autobuses to Estación de Algeciras San Bernardobus
- Take the carferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Villecarferry
- Fly from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Cartagena (CTG)plane TNG - CTG
23h 23m$475–1,390Bus, car ferry, drive to Sania Ramel Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Estepona - Terminal de Autobuses to Estación de Algeciras San Bernardobus
- Take the carferry from Port of Algeciras to Ceutacarferry
- Drive from Muelle Cañonero Dato - Dia to Sania Ramel Airport (TTU)car
- Fly from Sania Ramel Airport (TTU) to Cartagena (CTG)plane TTU - CTG
23h 9m$518–1,495
Málaga Airport (AGP) to Cartagena (CTG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Estepona to Cartagena is to bus and fly which costs $340 - $900 and takes 16h.
The fastest way to get from Estepona to Cartagena is to bus and fly which takes 16h and costs $340 - $900.
The distance between Estepona and Cartagena is 7719 km.
It takes approximately 16h to get from Estepona to Cartagena, including transfers.
Cartagena is 7h behind Estepona. It is currently 8:04 PM in Estepona and 1:04 PM in Cartagena.
There are 3352+ hotels available in Cartagena.
What companies run services between Estepona, Spain and Cartagena, Colombia?
There is no direct connection from Estepona to Cartagena. However, you can take the bus to Malaga Airport, walk to Málaga Airport (AGP) airport, fly to Cartagena (CTG), walk to Carrera 4, then take the bus to María Auxiliadora. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo, walk to Algeciras Puerto, take the bus to Jerez de la Frontera, walk to Jerez De La Frontera, take the train to La Parra, walk to Jerez Airport (XRY) airport, fly to Cartagena (CTG), walk to Carrera 4, then take the bus to María Auxiliadora.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cartagena via Madrid, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cartagena via Barcelona, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cartagena via Lisboa, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from Jerez Airport to Cartagena via Madrid, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Jerez Airport to Cartagena via Barcelona, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Seville Airport to Cartagena via Madrid, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Seville Airport to Cartagena via Madrid, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Seville Airport to Cartagena via Barcelona, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Cartagena via Madrid, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Cartagena via Barcelona, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Cartagena via Madrid, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Cartagena via Barcelona, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Sania Ramel Airport to Cartagena via Madrid, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Sania Ramel Airport to Cartagena via Casablanca, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–50
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Cordoba-Central to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 91 272 28 32
- [email protected]
- Website
- avanzabus.com
Bus from Estepona to Malaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–18
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Estepona - Terminal de Autobuses to Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Estepona to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–20
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Estepona to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–20
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Estepona - Terminal de Autobuses to Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Estepona - Terminal de Autobuses to Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
- Phone
- +34 912 66 02 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- balearia.com
Car ferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–256
- Schedules at
- balearia.com
- Sirena Seat No Car
- $47
- Neptuno Seat No Car
- $58
- Sirena Seat Car
- $244
- Neptuno Seat Car
- $256
Car ferry from Port of Algeciras to Ceuta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–170
- Schedules at
- balearia.com
- Seating
- $50–65
- Car
- $120–170
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