There are 6 ways to get from Melgar to Cartagena by bus, plane, or car
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Bus, fly to Cartagena
best- Take the bus from Melgar to Terminal Satelite del Surbus
- Fly from El Dorado International Airport (BOG) to Cartagena (CTG)plane BOG - CTG
6h 58m$53–172Drive 958.9 km
cheapest- Drive from Melgar to Cartagenacar 958.9 km
14h 22m$51–73Bus via Tunja
- Take the bus from Melgar to Terminal Salitrebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Salitre to Terminal Tunjabus
- Take the bus from Tunja to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
16h 55m$65–120Bus, fly to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport
- Take the bus from Melgar to Terminal Satelite del Surbus
- Fly from El Dorado International Airport (BOG) to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ)plane BOG - BAQ
- Take the bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
9h 25m$81–183Bus
- Take the bus from Melgar to Terminal Salitrebus Bogotá
- Take the bus from Terminal Salitre to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
27h 25m$70–111Bus #2
- Take the bus from Melgar to Terminal Salitrebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Salitre to Terminal de La Doradabus
- Take the bus from La Dorada to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
28h 27m$70–108
El Dorado International Airport (BOG) to Cartagena (CTG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melgar to Cartagena is to drive which costs $50 - $75 and takes 14h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Melgar to Cartagena is to bus and fly which takes 6h 58m and costs $50 - $180.
No, there is no direct bus from Melgar to Cartagena. However, there are services departing from Melgar and arriving at Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena via Terminal Salitre and Tunja. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 55m.
The distance between Melgar and Cartagena is 791 km. The road distance is 958.9 km.
The best way to get from Melgar to Cartagena without a car is to bus via Tunja which takes 16h 55m and costs $65 - $120.
It takes approximately 6h 58m to get from Melgar to Cartagena, including transfers.
Melgar to Cartagena bus services, operated by Cooveracruz, depart from Melgar station.
Melgar to Cartagena bus services, operated by Cooveracruz, arrive at Terminal Salitre station.
Yes, the driving distance between Melgar to Cartagena is 959 km. It takes approximately 14h 22m to drive from Melgar to Cartagena.
Book your Melgar to Cartagena bus tickets online with 12go.asia.
What companies run services between Melgar, Tolima, Colombia and Cartagena, Colombia?
You can take a bus from Melgar to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena via Terminal Salitre and Tunja in around 16h 55m.
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–140
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–190
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–180
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–200
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–160
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–270
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–270
- Website
- plusultra.com
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $35–1,200
- Phone
- +57 318 801 1800
- [email protected]
- Website
- flotaaguilasa.com
Bus from Melgar to Terminal Satelite del Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Book at
- https://www.redbus.co/en/bus-schedule/flota-aguila
Bus from Melgar to Terminal Satelite del Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Book at
- https://www.redbus.co/en/bus-schedule/flota-aguila
- Phone
- +57 310 619 9914
- [email protected]
- Website
- cooveracruz.com
Bus from Melgar to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11
- Schedules at
- cooveracruz.com
Bus from Melgar to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11
- Schedules at
- cooveracruz.com
Bus from Melgar to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11
- Schedules at
- cooveracruz.com
- Phone
- +57 333 033 4244
- [email protected]
- Website
- velotax.com.co
Bus from Melgar to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Schedules at
- velotax.com.co
Bus from Melgar to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Schedules at
- velotax.com.co
Bus from Melgar to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Schedules at
- velotax.com.co
- Phone
- +57 322 2526992
- [email protected]
- Website
- autoboysa.com.co
Bus from Terminal Salitre to Terminal Tunja
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–19
- Book at
- autoboysa.teletiquete.com
- Phone
- +57 608 7725815
- [email protected]
- Website
- coflonorte.com.co
Bus from Terminal Salitre to Terminal Tunja
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Schedules at
- coflonorte.com.co
- Book at
- coflonorte.teletiquete.com
- Phone
- +57 310 7883333
- [email protected]
- Website
- concordeoficial.com
Bus from Tunja to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Schedules at
- concordeoficial.com
- Book at
- concordeoficial.com
Bus from Terminal Salitre to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Schedules at
- concordeoficial.com
- Book at
- concordeoficial.com
- 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
- $13–24
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $17–24
Bus from La Dorada to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $45–70
- 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
Bus from Terminal Salitre to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $60–90
- 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
- +57 604 444 8888
- [email protected]
- Website
- rapidoochoa.com.co
Bus from Terminal Salitre to Terminal de La Dorada
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Schedules at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
- Book at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
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