There are 9 ways to get from Lugo to Cartagena by train (Renfe, Ouigo), bus, car, plane, or towncar
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Train via Ourense
best- Take the train from Lugo to Ourensetrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Ourense to Madrid Chamartíntrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Murcia Del Carmentrain
- Take the train from Murcia Del Carmen to Cartagenatrain Ic
10h€123–305Bus to Asturias Airport, fly, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lugo to Avilésbus
- Fly from Asturias Airport (OVD) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane OVD - 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
9h 31m€73–151Bus via Madrid
- Take the bus from Lugo to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus Alsa / ...
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Cartagenabus ALSA - Mad-L.Mang / ...
12h 15m€77–115Drive 940.4 km
- Drive from Lugo to Cartagenacar 940.4 km
9h 17m€149–216Bus to Santiago De Compostela Airport, fly, bus
- Take the bus from Lugo to Santiago de Compostela, Aeropuerto de Santiagobus
- Fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane SCQ - 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
8h 6m€98–287Train
- Take the train from Lugo to Madrid Chamartíntrain Alv
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Murcia Del Carmentrain
- Take the train from Murcia Del Carmen to Cartagenatrain Ic
10h 30m€126–263Bus
- Take the bus from Lugo to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus Alsa
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Cartagenabus
22h 15m€102–148Bus to A Coruña Airport, fly, bus
- Take the bus from Lugo - Estación de Autobuses to A Coruña - Estación de Autobusesbus
- Fly from A Coruña Airport (LCG) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane LCG - 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
10h 9m€88–280Towncar to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, fly, bus
- Take a town car from Lugo to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneirotowncar
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane OPO - 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
11h 30m€425–546
Lugo to Cartagena by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lugo to Cartagena is to bus via Madrid which costs €75 - €120 and takes 12h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Lugo to Cartagena is to bus and fly which takes 8h 6m and costs €95 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Lugo to Cartagena. However, there are services departing from Lugo and arriving at Cartagena via Estación Sur de Autobuses. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Lugo to Cartagena. However, there are services departing from Lugo and arriving at Cartagena via Ourense, Madrid Chamartín and Murcia Del Carmen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h.
The distance between Lugo and Cartagena is 1136 km. The road distance is 940.4 km.
The best way to get from Lugo to Cartagena without a car is to train via Ourense which takes 10h and costs €120 - €310.
It takes approximately 10h to get from Lugo to Cartagena, including transfers.
Lugo to Cartagena bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Lugo station.
Lugo to Cartagena train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Lugo station.
The best way to get from Lugo to Cartagena is to train via Ourense which takes 10h and costs €120 - €310. Alternatively, you can bus via Madrid, which costs €75 - €120 and takes 12h 15m.
What companies run services between Lugo, Spain and Cartagena, Spain?
You can take a train from Lugo to Cartagena via Ourense, Madrid Chamartín, and Murcia Del Carmen in around 10h. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lugo to Cartagena via Estación Sur de Autobuses in around 12h 15m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Asturias Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–250
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Asturias Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–250
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Asturias Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Sunday, Friday, Wednesday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Lugo to Ourense
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Ourense to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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 Lugo to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- 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
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Ourense to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- 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 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
- 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 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
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Lugo to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- 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/
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 Lugo to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Lugo - Estación de Autobuses to A Coruña - Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
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 Lugo to Avilés
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
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 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/
- Phone
- +34 900 92 91 92
- [email protected]
- Website
- monbus.es
Bus from Lugo to Santiago de Compostela, Aeropuerto de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.monbus.es/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
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
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
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
- 902 999 748
- Website
- web.bilmanbus.es
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- https://web.bilmanbus.es/
- Phone
- +34 981 31 12 13
- [email protected]
- Website
- arriva.es
Bus from Lugo - Estación de Autobuses to A Coruña - Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Schedules at
- arriva.es
- Phone
- (+351) 220 971 653
- [email protected]
- Website
- vmtransfers.com
Towncar from Lugo to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €360
- Website
- https://www.vmtransfers.com/en/
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Lugo to Cartagena bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Estación Sur de Autobuses station.
Lugo to Cartagena train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Ourense station.
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