There are 7 ways to get from Motril to Cartagena by bus, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Málaga Airport, fly to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, bus
best- 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$919–1,541Bus to Málaga Airport, fly to Cartagena
cheapest- 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 3m$321–817Bus 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 17m$512–1,318Bus 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$408–1,113Bus 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 19m$490–1,542Bus 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 9m$386–1,237Bus, 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
19h 45m$716–1,493
Málaga Airport (AGP) to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Motril to Cartagena is to bus and fly which costs $320 - $850 and takes 16h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Motril to Cartagena is to bus and fly which takes 16h 3m and costs $320 - $850.
The distance between Motril and Cartagena is 7763 km.
It takes approximately 19h 16m to get from Motril to Cartagena, including transfers.
Cartagena is 7h behind Motril. It is currently 12:35 PM in Motril and 5:35 AM in Cartagena.
There are 3329+ 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 Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ), take the taxi to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla, then take the bus to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena. 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 Cartagena (CTG), walk to Carrera 4, then take the bus to María Auxiliadora.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Almería Airport to Cartagena via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 23m
- When
- Sunday, Friday, Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Cartagena via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Almería Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 36m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cartagena via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cartagena via Barcelona, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from Almería Airport to Cartagena via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Almería Airport to Cartagena via Barcelona, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Cartagena via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Cartagena via Barcelona, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Almería Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Barcelona, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Barcelona, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Almería Airport to Cartagena via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Cartagena via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Almería Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
- 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
- $470–1,500
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 Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–900
- Website
- w2fly.es
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cartagena via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–800
Flights from Almería Airport to Cartagena via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Cartagena via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Almería Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 19m
- When
- Wednesday
- 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
- 17h 9m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cartagena via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $320–850
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cartagena via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 18m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $310–950
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- 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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- 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
- 3 times a day
- 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 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 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
- $9–19
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $14–19
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 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 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
- $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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