There are 9 ways to get from Galicia to Cartagena by train (Renfe, Ouigo), bus, car, plane, or towncar
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Train
best- Take the train from La Coruna-San Cristobal to Madrid Chamartíntrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Murcia Del Carmentrain
- Take the train from Murcia Del Carmen to Cartagenatrain Ic
10h 28m€131–315Bus to Asturias Airport, fly, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lugo to Avilésbus
- Fly from Asturias Airport (OVD) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane OVD - ALC
- Take the bus from Alicante Aeropuerto to Estación de Autobuses de Murciabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagenabus
9h 31m€73–151Bus
- Take the bus from A Coruña/La Coruña E.A. to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus ALSA - Stgo-Md / ...
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Cartagenabus ALSA - Mad-L.Mang / ...
14h 28m€85–130Drive 1,034.7 km
- Drive from A Coruña to Cartagenacar 1,034.7 km
10h 9m€164–236Fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport, bus
- Fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane SCQ - ALC
- Take the bus from Alicante Aeropuerto to Estación de Autobuses de Murciabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagenabus
6h 28m€91–277Bus via Santander
- Take the bus from A Coruña to Santanderbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Cartagenabus
22h 29m€107–169Fly from A Coruña Airport, bus
- Fly from A Coruña Airport (LCG) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane LCG - ALC
- Take the bus from Alicante Aeropuerto to Estación de Autobuses de Murciabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagenabus
8h 42m€81–268Fly from Vigo, bus
- Fly from Vigo (VGO) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane VGO - ALC
- Take the bus from Alicante Aeropuerto to Estación de Autobuses de Murciabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagenabus
8h 19m€82–248Towncar to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, fly, bus
- Take a town car from Vigo to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneirotowncar
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane OPO - ALC
- Take the bus from Alicante Aeropuerto to Estación de Autobuses de Murciabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagenabus
9h 36m€245–376
Galicia to Cartagena by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Galicia to Cartagena is to bus and fly which costs €70 - €160 and takes 9h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Galicia to Cartagena is to fly and bus which takes 6h 28m and costs €90 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Galicia to Cartagena. However, there are services departing from Teatro Colón and arriving at Cartagena via A Coruña/La Coruña E.A. and Estación Sur de Autobuses. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 28m.
No, there is no direct train from Galicia to Cartagena. However, there are services departing from La Coruna-San Cristobal and arriving at Cartagena via Madrid Chamartín and Murcia Del Carmen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 28m.
The distance between Galicia and Cartagena is 1173 km. The road distance is 1034.7 km.
The best way to get from Galicia to Cartagena without a car is to train which takes 10h 28m and costs €130 - €320.
It takes approximately 10h 28m to get from Galicia to Cartagena, including transfers.
Galicia to Cartagena bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from A Coruña/La Coruña E.A. station.
Galicia to Cartagena train services, operated by Renfe AVE, depart from La Coruna-San Cristobal station.
The best way to get from Galicia to Cartagena is to train which takes 10h 28m and costs €130 - €320. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €85 - €130 and takes 14h 28m.
What companies run services between Galicia, Spain and Cartagena, Spain?
You can take a bus from Pza. de España, 24 to Cartagena via Cabaleiros,Est.Autob, La Coruna-San Cristobal, Madrid Chamartín, and Murcia Del Carmen in around 10h 28m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Teatro Colón to Cartagena via A Coruña/La Coruña E.A. and Estación Sur de Autobuses in around 14h 28m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Vigo to Alicante-Elche Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Vigo to Alicante-Elche Airport via Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Vigo to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Asturias Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–250
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Vigo to Alicante-Elche Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Vigo to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Asturias Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–250
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Asturias Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Sunday, Friday, Wednesday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Vigo to Alicante-Elche Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from La Coruna-San Cristobal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from La Coruna-San Cristobal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Murcia Del Carmen to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from A Coruña/La Coruña E.A. to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Alicante Aeropuerto to Estación de Autobuses de Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Alicante Aeropuerto to Estación de Autobuses de Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Alicante Aeropuerto to Estación de Autobuses de Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Lugo to Avilés
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Alicante Aeropuerto to Estación de Autobuses de Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Alicante Aeropuerto to Estación de Autobuses de Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 900 842 202
- [email protected]
- Website
- interbusmurcia.es
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Schedules at
- grupointerbus.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Schedules at
- grupointerbus.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Schedules at
- grupointerbus.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Schedules at
- grupointerbus.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Schedules at
- grupointerbus.com
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from A Coruña to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 902 999 748
- Website
- web.bilmanbus.es
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- https://web.bilmanbus.es/
- Phone
- (+351) 220 971 653
- [email protected]
- Website
- vmtransfers.com
Towncar from Vigo to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €180
- Website
- https://www.vmtransfers.com/en/
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More Questions & Answers
Galicia to Cartagena bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Estación Sur de Autobuses station.
Galicia to Cartagena train services, operated by Renfe AVE, arrive at Madrid Chamartín station.
Yes, the driving distance between Galicia to Cartagena is 1035 km. It takes approximately 10h 9m to drive from Galicia to Cartagena.
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