There are 9 ways to get from Lisbon to Cartagena by plane, bus, train (Renfe, Ouigo), car, or train
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Fly to Alicante-Elche Airport, bus
best- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane LIS - 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
7h 10m€72–203Bus
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Cartagenabus ALSA - Mad-L.Mang / ...
13h 35m€75–155Train
- Take the train from Lisboa Oriente to Entroncamentotrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Entroncamento to Badajoztrain Re
- Take the train from Badajoz to Madrid Chamartíntrain Alv
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Murcia Del Carmentrain
- Take the train from Murcia Del Carmen to Cartagenatrain Ic
16h 43m€137–298Drive 902.6 km
- Drive from Lisbon to Cartagenacar 902.6 km
10h 16m€143–206Fly to Murcia Corvera Airport
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Murcia Corvera Airport (RMU)plane LIS - RMU
14h 35m€153–261Fly to Almería Airport, bus
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Almería Airport (LEI)plane LIS - LEI
- Take the bus from Almería to Cartagenabus
10h 37m€130–304Fly to Valencia Airport, train
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane LIS - VLC
- Take the train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Murcia Del Carmentrain
- Take the train from Murcia Del Carmen to Cartagenatrain
10h 3m€93–271Fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane LIS - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Murcia Del Carmentrain
- Take the train from Murcia Del Carmen to Cartagenatrain
9h 20m€86–333Train via Ciudad Real
- Take the train from Lisboa Oriente to Entroncamentotrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Entroncamento to Badajoztrain Re
- Take the train from Badajoz to Ciudad Real-Centraltrain Re
- Take the train from Ciudad Real-Central to Albacetetrain Re
- Take the train from Albacete to Murcia Del Carmentrain
- Take the train from Murcia Del Carmen to Cartagenatrain Ic
17h 58m€126–243
Lisbon to Cartagena by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lisbon to Cartagena is to bus which costs €75 - €160 and takes 13h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Lisbon to Cartagena is to fly and bus which takes 7h 10m and costs €70 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Lisbon to Cartagena. However, there are services departing from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente and arriving at Cartagena via Estación Sur de Autobuses. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Lisbon to Cartagena. However, there are services departing from Lisboa Oriente and arriving at Cartagena via Entroncamento, Badajoz, Madrid Chamartín and Murcia Del Carmen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 43m.
The distance between Lisbon and Cartagena is 876 km. The road distance is 902.6 km.
The best way to get from Lisbon to Cartagena without a car is to bus which takes 13h 35m and costs €75 - €160.
It takes approximately 7h 10m to get from Lisbon to Cartagena, including transfers.
Lisbon to Cartagena bus services, operated by Rede Expressos, depart from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente station.
Lisbon to Cartagena train services, operated by Comboios de Portugal, depart from Lisboa Oriente station.
The best way to get from Lisbon to Cartagena is to bus which takes 13h 35m and costs €75 - €160. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €130 - €300 and takes 16h 43m, you could also fly, which costs €150 - €270 and takes 14h 35m.
What companies run services between Lisbon, Portugal and Cartagena, Spain?
You can take a bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Cartagena via Estación Sur de Autobuses in around 13h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lisboa Oriente to Cartagena via Entroncamento, Badajoz, Madrid Chamartín, and Murcia Del Carmen in around 16h 43m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Almería Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–350
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Almería Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–260
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Almería Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Valencia Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–150
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–130
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Almería Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–350
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Almería Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–260
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Valencia Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–150
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–130
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–180
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Friday to Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Valencia Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–170
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Valencia Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Murcia Corvera Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Murcia Corvera Airport via Asturias
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Murcia Corvera Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Murcia Corvera Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- cp.pt
Train from Lisboa Oriente to Entroncamento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/en/
Train from Entroncamento to Badajoz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/en/
Train from Lisboa Oriente to Entroncamento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/en/
Train from Entroncamento to Badajoz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/en/
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Badajoz to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- 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
Train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- 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
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
Train from Badajoz to Ciudad Real-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Ciudad Real-Central to Albacete
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Albacete to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- 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
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
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
Train from Albacete to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
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
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- 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
Train from Albacete to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
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 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/
- 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
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- [email protected]
- Website
- gipsyy.com
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Schedules at
- gipsyy.com
- Phone
- +34 950 25 95 61
- [email protected]
- Website
- busbam.com
Bus from Almería to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Schedules at
- busbam.com
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More Questions & Answers
Lisbon to Cartagena bus services, operated by Rede Expressos, arrive at Estación Sur de Autobuses station.
Cartagena is 1h ahead of Lisbon. It is currently 3:06 AM in Lisbon and 4:06 AM in Cartagena.
Lisbon to Cartagena train services, operated by Comboios de Portugal, arrive at Entroncamento station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lisbon to Cartagena is 903 km. It takes approximately 10h 16m to drive from Lisbon to Cartagena.
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