There are 5 ways to get from Melbourne to Cartagena by plane, bus, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ)plane MEL - BAQ
- Take the bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
31h 28m$683–1,852Fly to Cartagena
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cartagena (CTG)plane MEL - CTG
28h 56m$620–1,720Fly to Los Garzones Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Los Garzones Airport (MTR)plane MEL - MTR
- Take the bus from Cerete to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
39h 14mFly to Simón Bolívar International Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR)plane MEL - SMR
- Take the bus from Ruta 15 - Parada 01 to Ruta 15 - Parada 39bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Oficina Transportes Marsolbus
41h 20mFly to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, taxi
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE)plane MEL - MDE
- Take the taxi from Medellín to Cartagenataxi
42h 24m$1,409–2,834
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Cartagena is to fly which costs $600 - $1,800 and takes 28h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Cartagena is to fly which takes 28h 56m and costs $600 - $1,800.
The distance between Melbourne and Cartagena is 15219 km.
It takes approximately 31h 28m to get from Melbourne to Cartagena, including transfers.
Cartagena is 15h behind Melbourne. It is currently 10:03 PM in Melbourne and 7:03 AM in Cartagena.
There are 3170+ hotels available in Cartagena.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Cartagena, Colombia?
LATAM Chile, Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., and four other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cartagena (CTG) twice daily.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Santiago, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Garzones Airport via Santiago, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Garzones Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Garzones Airport via Sydney, Santiago, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Santiago, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Santiago, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Santiago, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cartagena via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Garzones Airport via Santiago, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Santiago, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Santiago, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cartagena via Santiago, Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 1m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cartagena via Santiago, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 51m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Santiago, Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Los Angeles, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cartagena via Santiago, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cartagena via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 38h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
- 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
- $13–25
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $17–25
- 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
- $13
- Schedules at
- unitransco.com
- Book at
- unitransco.com
- Phone
- +57 604 784 9194
- [email protected]
- Website
- transportesluz.com
Bus from Cerete to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- transportesluz.com
- Phone
- +57 605 431 7777
- [email protected]
- Website
- setpsantamarta.gov.co
Bus from Ruta 15 - Parada 01 to Ruta 15 - Parada 39
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- setpsantamarta.gov.co
- Phone
- +57 605 3685672
- [email protected]
- Website
- marsol.com.co
Bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Oficina Transportes Marsol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $32
- Schedules at
- marsol.com.co
- Book at
- marsol.com.co
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Estimated price
- $504
Tax Individual
- Phone
- +57 604 444 4444
- Website
- tax-individual.com.co
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