There are 7 ways to get from Motril to Cartagena by bus, plane, or train
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Bus to Málaga Airport, fly to Cartagena
best- Take the bus from Motril Estación de Autobuses to Estación de Autobuses de Málagabus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Cartagena (CTG)plane AGP - CTG
16h 8m$341–817Bus to Málaga Airport, fly to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Motril Estación de Autobuses to Estación de Autobuses de Málagabus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ)plane AGP - BAQ
- Take the bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
19h 16m$921–1,541Bus to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport, fly to Cartagena
- Take the bus from Motril Estación de Autobuses to Granada Estación de Autobusesbus
- Fly from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Cartagena (CTG)plane GRX - CTG
21h 1m$448–1,113Bus to Almería Airport, fly to Cartagena
- Take the bus from Motril Estación de Autobuses to Almeriabus
- Fly from Almería Airport (LEI) to Cartagena (CTG)plane LEI - CTG
20h 22m$512–1,318Bus to Almería Airport, fly to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Motril Estación de Autobuses to Almeriabus
- Fly from Almería Airport (LEI) to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ)plane LEI - BAQ
- Take the bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
23h 29m$482–1,542Bus to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport, fly to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Motril Estación de Autobuses to Granada Estación de Autobusesbus
- Fly from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ)plane GRX - BAQ
- Take the bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
23h 24m$398–1,337Bus, train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport
- Take the bus from Motril Estación de Autobuses to Estación de Autobuses de Málagabus
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ)plane MAD - BAQ
- Take the bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
20h 2m$663–1,133
Málaga Airport (AGP) to Cartagena (CTG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Motril to Cartagena is to bus and fly which costs $340 - $850 and takes 16h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Motril to Cartagena is to bus and fly which takes 16h 8m and costs $340 - $850.
The distance between Motril and Cartagena is 7747 km.
It takes approximately 16h 8m to get from Motril to Cartagena, including transfers.
Cartagena is 6h behind Motril. It is currently 4:25 PM in Motril and 10:25 AM in Cartagena.
There are 3396+ hotels available in Cartagena.
What companies run services between Motril, Spain and Cartagena, Colombia?
There is no direct connection from Motril to Cartagena. However, you can take the bus to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga, walk to Málaga M.Z. Cercanías, take the train to Málaga Aeropuerto, walk to Málaga Airport (AGP) airport, fly to Cartagena (CTG), walk to Carrera 4, then take the bus to María Auxiliadora. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga, walk to Málaga M.Z. Cercanías, take the train to Málaga Aeropuerto, walk to Málaga Airport (AGP) airport, fly to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ), take the taxi to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla, then take the bus to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cartagena via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cartagena via Barcelona, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Cartagena via Barcelona, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Cartagena via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Almería Airport to Cartagena via Barcelona, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Almería Airport to Cartagena via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Almería Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Barcelona, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Barcelona, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,000
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Almería Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–950
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–1,300
Flights from Almería Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
Flights from Almería Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Sevilla, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from Almería Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Melilla, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Cartagena via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from Almería Airport to Cartagena via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 12m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–950
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–950
- Website
- w2fly.es
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cartagena via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–800
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Cartagena via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,100
Flights from Almería Airport to Cartagena via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cartagena via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 31m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $320–950
- Website
- arajet.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Cartagena via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Santo Domingo
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- Ouigo
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Motril Estación de Autobuses to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Motril Estación de Autobuses to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Motril Estación de Autobuses to Granada Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Motril Estación de Autobuses to Almeria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Motril Estación de Autobuses to Almeria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Motril Estación de Autobuses to Granada Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Motril Estación de Autobuses to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Website
- ALSA
- 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
- $12–24
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $17–24
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–24
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $17–24
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–24
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $17–24
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–24
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $17–24
- 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
- $11–19
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $13–19
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $13–19
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $13–19
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $13–19
- 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
- $12
- Schedules at
- unitransco.com
- Book at
- unitransco.com
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $12
- Schedules at
- unitransco.com
- Book at
- unitransco.com
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $12
- Schedules at
- unitransco.com
- Book at
- unitransco.com
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $12
- Schedules at
- unitransco.com
- Book at
- unitransco.com
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