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How to get fromPanama City Airport (PTY) to Cartagenaby plane, bus, ferry, or shuttle

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There are 4 ways to get from Panama City Airport (PTY) to Cartagena by plane, bus, ferry, or shuttle

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  1. Fly to Cartagena

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    1. Fly from Tocumen International Airport (PTY) to Cartagena (CTG)plane plane PTY - CTG
    1h 40m
    $200–400

  2. Bus, ferry

    1. Take the bus from Panama City to Sabanitasbus bus Panama
    2. Take the ferry from Portobelo to Cartagenaferry ferry
    6d 4h
    $707

  3. Fly to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Tocumen International Airport (PTY) to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ)plane plane PTY - BAQ
    2. Take the bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus bus
    4h 14m
    $249–470

  4. Shuttle, ferry

    1. Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen to Portobeloshuttle bus
    2. Take the ferry from Puerto Lindo to Cartagenaferry ferry
    6d 4h
    $820

Tocumen International Airport (PTY) to Cartagena (CTG) flights

Calendar31Weekly Planes
Duration1h 14mAverage Duration
Ticket$37Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 464 km
  • Duration: 1h 40m

What companies run services between Panama City Airport (PTY), Panama and Cartagena, Colombia?

Copa Airlines flies from Tocumen International Airport (PTY) to Cartagena (CTG) 4 times a day.

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