How to get fromLimón to Cartagenaby shuttle, bus, plane, or ferry

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There are 4 ways to get from Limón to Cartagena by shuttle, bus, plane, or ferry

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Shuttle, bus to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly
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1. Take a shuttle bus from Guápiles to San Joséshuttle
2. Take the bus from Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14 to 50 m este Del Aeropuertobus
3. Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Cartagena (CTG)plane SJO - CTG
6h 25m
$351–684
Bus, ferry
1. Take the bus from Limón to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus
2. Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Terminal Albrookbus
3. Take the bus from Panama City to Sabanitasbus
4. Take the ferry from Portobelo to Cartagenaferry
6d 22h
$769–807
Fly from Limón International Airport
1. Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Cartagena (CTG)plane LIO - CTG
5h 8m
$421–563
Bus, ferry via Uvita
1. Take the bus from Parada Diagonal Al Macdonalds to Gran Terminal del Caribe, San Josébus
2. Take the bus from Terminal TRACOPA to Uvitabus
3. Take the bus from Uvita Bahia Ballena to Panamabus
4. Take the bus from Panama City to Sabanitasbus
5. Take the bus from Sabanitas to Puerto Lindobus
6. Take the ferry from Puerto Lindo to Cartagenaferry
7d
$780–811

Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Cartagena (CTG) flights

39Weekly Planes

3h 36mAverage Duration

$55Cheapest Price

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Distance: 1,121.1 km
Duration: 6h 25m

What companies run services between Limón, Costa Rica and Cartagena, Colombia?

World Ticket, Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., and Copa Airlines fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) 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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