There are 9 ways to get from Nice to Cartagena by plane, bus, train (TGV, Renfe), car, 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.
Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport, bus
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane NCE - ALC
- Take the bus from Alicante Aeropuerto to Estación de Autobuses de Murciabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagenabus
9h 52m€87–220Fly Monaco to Alicante-Elche Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Monaco (MCM) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane MCM - ALC
- Take the bus from Alicante Aeropuerto to Estación de Autobuses de Murciabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagenabus
11h 27m€54–233Train
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Marseille St Charlestrain Tgv
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain Eur / ...
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Cartagenatrain Ic
18h 17m€191–299Bus
- Take the bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Marseille to Murciabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagenabus
22h 4m€106–178Drive 1,261.4 km
- Drive from Nice to Cartagenacar 1,261.4 km
12h 14m€207–299Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Almería Airport, bus
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Almería Airport (LEI)plane NCE - LEI
- Take the bus from Almería to Cartagenabus
11h 58m€104–284Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Alicante-Elche Airport, bus
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Marseille St Charlestrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane MRS - ALC
- Take the bus from Alicante Aeropuerto to Estación de Autobuses de Murciabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagenabus
10h 12m€101–292Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Murcia Corvera Airport
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Murcia Corvera Airport (RMU)plane NCE - RMU
10h 22m€78–357Bus via Valencia
- Take the bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Estació d'Autobusos de Valènciabus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Cartagenabus ALSA - Valen-Cart
23h 4m€96–162
Nice to Cartagena by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Nice to Cartagena is to bus via Valencia which costs €95 - €170 and takes 23h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Cartagena is to fly and bus which takes 9h 52m and costs €85 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Nice to Cartagena. However, there are services departing from Jardin d'Arménie and arriving at Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena via Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1, Marseille and Estación de Autobuses de Murcia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 4m.
No, there is no direct train from Nice to Cartagena. However, there are services departing from Nice Ville and arriving at Cartagena via Marseille St Charles, Barcelona-Sants and Alacant/Alicante Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 17m.
The distance between Nice and Cartagena is 1018 km. The road distance is 1261.4 km.
The best way to get from Nice to Cartagena without a car is to train which takes 18h 17m and costs €190 - €300.
It takes approximately 9h 52m to get from Nice to Cartagena, including transfers.
Nice to Cartagena bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1.
Nice to Cartagena train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Nice Ville station.
The best way to get from Nice to Cartagena is to train which takes 18h 17m and costs €190 - €300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €100 - €180 and takes 22h 4m, you could also fly, which costs €75 - €360 and takes 10h 22m.
What companies run services between Nice, France and Cartagena, Spain?
You can take a train from Nice Ville to Cartagena via Marseille St Charles, Barcelona-Sants, and Alacant/Alicante Terminal in around 18h 17m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Jardin d'Arménie to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena via Aéroport / Promenade, Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1, Marseille, Murcia, and Estación de Autobuses de Murcia in around 22h 4m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday to Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Almería Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–420
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Almería Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–410
Flights from Monaco to Alicante-Elche Airport via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Thursday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Almería Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–420
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Almería Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–410
Flights from Monaco to Alicante-Elche Airport via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Thursday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–220
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–190
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–220
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Monaco to Alicante-Elche Airport via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–240
Flights from Monaco to Alicante-Elche Airport via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–240
Flights from Monaco to Alicante-Elche Airport via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–220
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Murcia Corvera Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–440
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nice Ville to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nice Ville to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Nice Ville to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Nice Ville to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Marseille St Charles to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Alicante Aeropuerto to Estación de Autobuses de Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Alicante Aeropuerto to Estación de Autobuses de Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Alicante Aeropuerto to Estación de Autobuses de Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +34 900 842 202
- [email protected]
- Website
- interbusmurcia.es
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Schedules at
- grupointerbus.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Schedules at
- grupointerbus.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Schedules at
- grupointerbus.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Schedules at
- grupointerbus.com
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Estació d'Autobusos de València
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Marseille to Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +34 950 25 95 61
- [email protected]
- Website
- busbam.com
Bus from Almería to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–19
- Schedules at
- busbam.com
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Booking & Getting There
Nice to Cartagena bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station.
Nice to Cartagena train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Marseille St Charles station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nice to Cartagena is 1261 km. It takes approximately 12h 14m to drive from Nice to Cartagena.
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