How to get fromIquitos to Cartagenaby plane, car ferry, or bus

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There are 4 ways to get from Iquitos to Cartagena by plane, car ferry, or bus

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Fly to Cartagena
best
1. Fly from Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) to Cartagena (CTG)plane IQT - CTG
7h 43m
$242–815
Fly to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, bus
cheapest
1. Fly from Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ)plane IQT - BAQ
2. Take the bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
11h 11m
$235–896
Car ferry, bus
1. Take the car ferry from Iquitos to El Cocacarferry
2. Take the bus from Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Lago Agriobus
3. Take the bus from La Dorada, Putumayo to Terminal del Nortebus
4. Take the bus from Terminal del Norte to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
4d 20h
$1,009–1,063
Car ferry, bus via Bogotá
1. Take the car ferry from Iquitos to El Cocacarferry
2. Take the bus from Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Lago Agriobus
3. Take the bus from San Miguel to Terminal Salitrebus
4. Take the bus from Terminal Salitre to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
5d 6h
$1,003–1,067

Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) to Cartagena (CTG) flights

24Weekly Planes

8h 26mAverage Duration

$238Cheapest Price

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Distance: 1,622.7 km
Duration: 7h 43m

What companies run services between Iquitos, Peru and Cartagena, Colombia?

LATAM Chile, JetSMART, and Sky Airline fly from Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) to Cartagena (CTG) 3 times a day.

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Cartagena(opens in a new window), Colombia(opens in a new window)

Cartagena, known since the colonial era as Cartagena de Indias, is a city and one of the major ports on the northern coast of Colombia in the Caribbean Coast Region, along the Caribbean sea. Cartagena's past role as a link in the route to the West Indies provides it with important historical value for world exploration and preservation of heritage from the great commercial maritime routes. As a former Spanish colony, it was a key port for the export of Bolivian silver to Spain and for the import of enslaved Africans under the asiento system. It was defensible against pirate attacks in the Caribbean. The city's strategic location between the Magdalena and Sinú Rivers also gave it easy access to the interior of New Granada and made it a main port for trade between Spain and its overseas empire, establishing its importance by the early 1540s.

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