There are 6 ways to get from Palenque to Cartagena by bus, plane, taxi, ferry, or shuttle
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 Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Palenque to Villahermosa Airportbus
- Fly from Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport (VSA) to Cartagena (CTG)plane VSA - CTG
11h 56m$189–727Shuttle to Mundo Maya Airport, fly
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from Palenque to Flores
- Fly from Mundo Maya Airport (FRS) to Cartagena (CTG)plane FRS - CTG
19h 1m$129–369Bus, taxi, ferry
- Take the bus from Palenque to San Cristóbal de las Casasbus
- Take the bus from San Cristóbal de las Casas to Panajachelbus
- Take the bus from Panajachel to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from San Salvador to San Josébus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus San José to Terminal Tica Bus Panamábus
- Take the taxi from Terminal Tica Bus Panamá to Portobelotaxi
- Take the ferry from Portobelo to Cartagenaferry
8d 15h$988–1,068Fly from Palenque International Airport
- Fly from Palenque International Airport (PQM) to Cartagena (CTG)plane PQM - CTG
11h 6m$194–705Shuttle, bus to Ciudad Del Carmen International Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Palenque to Villahermosa
- Take the bus from Villahermosa to Ciudad Del Carmenbus
- Fly from Ciudad Del Carmen International Airport (CME) to Cartagena (CTG)plane CME - CTG
19h 26m$159–659Bus, shuttle, taxi, ferry
- Take the bus from Palenque to Comitánbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Comitán to Antigua Guatemala
- Take the bus from Metrocentro to Terminal San Carlos - Ticabusbus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus Sac
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus San José to Terminal Tica Bus Panamábus
- Take the taxi from Terminal Tica Bus Panamá to Puerto Lindotaxi
- Take the ferry from Puerto Lindo to Cartagenaferry
8d 17h$1,020–1,147
Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport (VSA) to Cartagena (CTG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palenque to Cartagena is to shuttle and fly which costs $120 - $370 and takes 19h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Palenque to Cartagena is to fly which takes 11h 6m and costs $190 - $750.
The distance between Palenque and Cartagena is 2188 km.
The best way to get from Palenque to Cartagena without a car is to bus and taxi and ferry which takes 8 days 15h and costs $950 - $1,100.
It takes approximately 11h 56m to get from Palenque to Cartagena, including transfers.
Cartagena is 1h ahead of Palenque. It is currently 1:44 AM in Palenque and 2:44 AM in Cartagena.
There are 3327+ hotels available in Cartagena.
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.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Mundo Maya Airport to Cartagena via Guatemala City, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Mundo Maya Airport to Cartagena via Guatemala City, San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Ciudad Del Carmen International Airport to Cartagena via Mexico City, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Mundo Maya Airport to Cartagena via Guatemala City, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–310
Flights from Ciudad Del Carmen International Airport to Cartagena via Mexico City, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport to Cartagena via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Ciudad Del Carmen International Airport to Cartagena via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport to Cartagena via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Palenque International Airport to Cartagena via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Ciudad Del Carmen International Airport to Cartagena via Mexico City, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 1m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- [email protected]
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Palenque to Villahermosa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Villahermosa to Ciudad Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- [email protected]
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Palenque to San Cristóbal de las Casas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Villahermosa to Ciudad Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–50
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Palenque to Comitán
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +502 7762 2462
- [email protected]
- Website
- Eterna Primavera
Bus from San Cristóbal de las Casas to Panajachel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $46
- Schedules at
- Eterna Primavera
Bus from Panajachel to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $53
- Schedules at
- Eterna Primavera
- Phone
- +503 7841 5688
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transporte del SOL
Bus from San Salvador to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60
- Schedules at
- Transporte del SOL
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tica Bus
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus San José to Terminal Tica Bus Panamá
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- Tica Bus
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus San José to Terminal Tica Bus Panamá
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- Tica Bus
- Phone
- +502 5308 5106
- [email protected]
- Website
- Adrenalina Tours
Shuttle from Palenque to Flores
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Website
- Adrenalina Tours
- Phone
- +52 993 131 3048
- Website
- Transportes Jaguar Tenosique
Shuttle from Palenque to Villahermosa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10
- Schedules at
- Transportes Jaguar Tenosique
- Phone
- +52 981 811 9910
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Villahermosa to Ciudad Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–22
- Schedules at
- ahorrobus.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 981 816 3445
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Villahermosa to Ciudad Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–20
- Schedules at
- ahorrobus.com.mx
- [email protected]
- Website
- Guatemala Transportation
Shuttle from Comitán to Antigua Guatemala
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75
- Website
- Guatemala Transportation
Bus from Metrocentro to Terminal San Carlos - Ticabus
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–25
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $18–25
Bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $65–95
- Phone
- +57 310 704 0425
- [email protected]
- Website
- Blue Sailing
Ferry from Puerto Lindo to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 6d
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $700
- Website
- Blue Sailing
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Estimated price
- $40–60
Piquera de Taxi Clayton
- Phone
- +507 317-0386
- Website
- panama24.org
Piquera de Taxi Clayton
- Phone
- +507 317-0386
- Website
- panama24.org
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