There are 6 ways to get from Los Angeles to Cartagena by plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Cartagena
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Cartagena (CTG)plane LAX - CTG
11h 55m$138–563Fly Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Cartagena
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Cartagena (CTG)plane BUR - CTG
15h 44m$157–609Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, bus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ)plane LAX - BAQ
- Take the bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
14h 20m$156–587Train to San Diego International Airport, fly to Cartagena
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Cartagena (CTG)plane SAN - CTG
16h 5m$198–655Fly John Wayne Airport Orange County to Cartagena
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Cartagena (CTG)plane SNA - CTG
16h 43m$178–675Train to Ontario International Airport, fly to Cartagena
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtraktrain
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Cartagena (CTG)plane ONT - CTG
15h 53m$203–784
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Cartagena (CTG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Los Angeles to Cartagena is to fly which costs $130 - $600 and takes 11h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Los Angeles to Cartagena is to fly which takes 11h 55m and costs $130 - $600.
The distance between Los Angeles and Cartagena is 5113 km.
It takes approximately 11h 55m to get from Los Angeles to Cartagena, including transfers.
Cartagena is 2h ahead of Los Angeles. It is currently 12:18 AM in Los Angeles and 2:18 AM in Cartagena.
There are 3329+ hotels available in Cartagena.
What companies run services between Los Angeles, CA, USA and Cartagena, Colombia?
Copa Airlines, Frontier Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Cartagena (CTG) 5 times a day.
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cartagena via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Cartagena via Austin, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Cartagena via Las Vegas, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Cartagena via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Cartagena via San Jose Cabo, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Cartagena via Austin, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cartagena via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Cartagena via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Cartagena via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Cartagena via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Cartagena via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 33m
- When
- Friday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cartagena via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cartagena via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 59m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Cartagena via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Cartagena via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Cartagena via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cartagena via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Cartagena via Las Vegas, Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Cartagena via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 58m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cartagena via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Cartagena via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cartagena via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 26m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Cartagena via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 3m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8001
- [email protected]
- Website
- expresobrasilia.com
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–24
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $17–24
- Phone
- +57 323 563 9139
- [email protected]
- Website
- copetran.com
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $14–19
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8002
- [email protected]
- Website
- unitransco.com
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $12
- Schedules at
- unitransco.com
- Book at
- unitransco.com
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