How to get fromMálaga to Cartagenaby taxi, plane, bus, or car

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There are 5 ways to get from Málaga to Cartagena by taxi, plane, bus, or car

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Taxi to Bucaramanga Airport, fly
best
1. Take the taxi from Málaga to Bucaramanga Airport (BGA)taxi
2. Fly from Bucaramanga Airport (BGA) to Cartagena (CTG)plane BGA - CTG
4h 55m
$155–340
Drive 725.4 km
cheapest
1. Drive from Málaga to Cartagenacar 725.4 km
12h 56m
$38–55
Bus
1. Take the bus from Málaga to Terminal de Transportes de Bucaramangabus
2. Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Bucaramanga to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
17h 31m
$45–88
Bus to El Dorado International Airport, fly
1. Take the bus from Málaga to Terminal del Nortebus
2. Fly from El Dorado International Airport (BOG) to Cartagena (CTG)plane BOG - CTG
10h 16m
$64–184
Bus via Barrancabermeja
1. Take the bus from Málaga to Terminal de Transportes de Bucaramangabus
2. Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Bucaramanga to Barrancabermejabus
3. Take the bus from Barrancabermeja to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
20h 15m
$62–107

Bucaramanga Airport (BGA) to Cartagena (CTG) flights

10Weekly Planes

1h 5mAverage Duration

$40Cheapest Price

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Distance: 592.8 km
Duration: 4h 55m

What companies run services between Málaga, Santander, Colombia and Cartagena, Colombia?

You can take a bus from Málaga to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena via Terminal de Transportes de Bucaramanga in around 17h 31m.

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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.

Places to stay in Cartagena

GHL Collection Armería Real Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.7Fabulous

Casa Pizarro Hotel Boutique(Opens in a new window)

8.9Fabulous

Posada La Fe(Opens in a new window)

9.5Superb

Voilá Signature Casa Isabel(Opens in a new window)

9.0Fabulous

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