How to get fromPalenque to Cartagenaby bus, plane, taxi, ferry, or shuttle

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There are 6 ways to get from Palenque to Cartagena by bus, plane, taxi, ferry, or shuttle

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Bus to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport, fly
best
1. Take the bus from Palenque to Villahermosa Airportbus
2. Fly from Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport (VSA) to Cartagena (CTG)plane VSA - CTG
11h 56m
$189–727
Shuttle to Mundo Maya Airport, fly
cheapest
1. Take a shuttle bus from Palenque to Floresshuttle
2. Fly from Mundo Maya Airport (FRS) to Cartagena (CTG)plane FRS - CTG
19h 1m
$129–369
Bus, taxi, ferry
1. Take the bus from Palenque to San Cristóbal de las Casasbus
2. Take the bus from San Cristóbal de las Casas to Panajachelbus
3. Take the bus from Panajachel to San Salvadorbus
4. Take the bus from San Salvador to San Josébus
5. Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus San José to Terminal Tica Bus Panamábus
6. Take the taxi from Terminal Tica Bus Panamá to Portobelotaxi
7. Take the ferry from Portobelo to Cartagenaferry
8d 15h
$988–1,068
Fly from Palenque International Airport
1. Fly from Palenque International Airport (PQM) to Cartagena (CTG)plane PQM - CTG
11h 6m
$194–705
Shuttle, bus to Ciudad Del Carmen International Airport, fly
1. Take a shuttle bus from Palenque to Villahermosashuttle
2. Take the bus from Villahermosa to Ciudad Del Carmenbus
3. Fly from Ciudad Del Carmen International Airport (CME) to Cartagena (CTG)plane CME - CTG
19h 26m
$159–659
Bus, shuttle, taxi, ferry
1. Take the bus from Palenque to Comitánbus
2. Take a shuttle bus from Comitán to Antigua Guatemalashuttle
3. Take the bus from Metrocentro to Terminal San Carlos - Ticabusbus
4. Take the bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus Sac
5. Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus San José to Terminal Tica Bus Panamábus
6. Take the taxi from Terminal Tica Bus Panamá to Puerto Lindotaxi
7. Take the ferry from Puerto Lindo to Cartagenaferry
8d 17h
$1,020–1,147

Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport (VSA) to Cartagena (CTG) flights

10Weekly Planes

10h 12mAverage Duration

$173Cheapest Price

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Distance: 2,187.8 km
Duration: 11h 56m

What companies run services between Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico and Cartagena, Colombia?

Mexicana and Viva Aerobus fly from Palenque International Airport (PQM) to Cartagena (CTG) twice a week.

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Cartagena(opens in a new window), Colombia(opens in a new window)

Cartagena, known since the colonial era as Cartagena de Indias, is a city and one of the major ports on the northern coast of Colombia in the Caribbean Coast Region, along the Caribbean sea. Cartagena's past role as a link in the route to the West Indies provides it with important historical value for world exploration and preservation of heritage from the great commercial maritime routes. As a former Spanish colony, it was a key port for the export of Bolivian silver to Spain and for the import of enslaved Africans under the asiento system. It was defensible against pirate attacks in the Caribbean. The city's strategic location between the Magdalena and Sinú Rivers also gave it easy access to the interior of New Granada and made it a main port for trade between Spain and its overseas empire, establishing its importance by the early 1540s.

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