How to get fromManagua to Cartagenaby plane, bus, or ferry

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There are 4 ways to get from Managua to Cartagena by plane, bus, or ferry

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Fly to Cartagena
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1. Fly from Managua Airport (MGA) to Cartagena (CTG)plane MGA - CTG
6h 49m
$360–800
Bus, ferry
1. Take the bus from Managua to Terminal TransNicabus
2. Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Terminal de Albrookbus
3. Take the bus from Terminal de Albrook to Sabanitasbus
4. Take the ferry from Portobelo to Cartagenaferry
7d 4h
$793–835
Fly to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, bus
1. Fly from Managua Airport (MGA) to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ)plane MGA - BAQ
2. Take the bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
10h 59m
$456–759
Bus, ferry via Managua
1. Take the bus from Managua to San Josébus
2. Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Terminal de Albrookbus
3. Take the bus from Terminal de Albrook to Sabanitasbus
4. Take the ferry from Portobelo to Cartagenaferry
7d 6h

Managua Airport (MGA) to Cartagena (CTG) flights

20Weekly Planes

5h 56mAverage Duration

$84Cheapest Price

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Map of how to get from Managua to Cartagena.

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Distance: 1,206.7 km
Duration: 6h 49m

What companies run services between Managua, Nicaragua and Cartagena, Colombia?

Copa Airlines and American Airlines fly from Managua Airport (MGA) to Cartagena (CTG) 3 times a day.

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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.

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