There are 6 ways to get from Lima to Cartagena by plane, bus, or train
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Fly to Alicante-Elche Airport, bus
best- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane LIM - 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
18h 20m€575–1,035Fly to Murcia Corvera Airport
cheapest- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Murcia Corvera Airport (RMU)plane LIM - RMU
19h 15m€516–1,522Fly to Almería Airport, bus
- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Almería Airport (LEI)plane LIM - LEI
- Take the bus from Almería to Cartagenabus
19h 21m€631–1,249Fly to Valencia Airport, train
- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane LIM - VLC
- Take the train from Estació del Nord to Cartagenatrain
21h 6m€659–1,183Fly to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport, bus
- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX)plane LIM - GRX
- Take the bus from Granada Estación de Autobuses to Cartagenabus
20h 41m€543–1,066Fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane LIM - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Murcia Del Carmentrain
- Take the train from Murcia Del Carmen to Cartagenatrain
18h 4m€519–1,113
Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lima to Cartagena is to fly and train which costs €500 - €1200 and takes 18h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Lima to Cartagena is to fly and train which takes 18h 4m and costs €500 - €1200.
The distance between Lima and Cartagena is 9825 km.
It takes approximately 18h 20m to get from Lima to Cartagena, including transfers.
Cartagena is 7h ahead of Lima. It is currently 4:11 PM in Lima and 11:11 PM in Cartagena.
There are 1805+ hotels available in Cartagena.
What companies run services between Lima, Peru and Cartagena, Spain?
Iberia, TUI fly Belgium, and three other airlines fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Murcia Corvera Airport (RMU) 5 times a week.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–950
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,000
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Almería Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,500
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Almería Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,500
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Valencia Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,100
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Valencia Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,100
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,300
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,300
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €480–1,100
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €480–900
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Estació del Nord to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Murcia Del Carmen to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Alicante Aeropuerto to Estación de Autobuses de Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- ALSA
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
- ALSA
Bus from Granada Estación de Autobuses to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- ALSA
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