There are 5 ways to get from Philadelphia to Cartagena by plane, train, bus, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Cartagena
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Cartagena (CTG)plane PHL - CTG
9h 37m$183–754Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Cartagena
cheapest- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Cartagena (CTG)plane JFK - CTG
9h 33m$145–1,085Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, bus
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ)plane PHL - BAQ
- Take the bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
11h 52m$181–778Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Cartagena
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Cartagena (CTG)plane EWR - CTG
10h 47m$183–666Train, subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Cartagena
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the subway from Metro Center, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Center Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Cartagena (CTG)plane IAD - CTG
10h 20m$155–1,189
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Cartagena (CTG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Cartagena is to train and fly which costs $180 - $700 and takes 10h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Cartagena is to train and fly which takes 9h 33m and costs $140 - $1,100.
The distance between Philadelphia and Cartagena is 3299 km.
It takes approximately 9h 37m to get from Philadelphia to Cartagena, including transfers.
Cartagena is 1h behind Philadelphia. It is currently 7:52 AM in Philadelphia and 6:52 AM in Cartagena.
There are 3397+ hotels available in Cartagena.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Cartagena, Colombia?
JetBlue Airways, American Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Cartagena (CTG) 4 times a day.
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cartagena via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cartagena via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cartagena via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cartagena via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cartagena via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cartagena via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cartagena via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cartagena via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cartagena via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cartagena via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cartagena via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cartagena via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cartagena via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cartagena via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cartagena via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cartagena via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cartagena via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cartagena via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cartagena via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cartagena via Santo Domingo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- arajet.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cartagena via Santo Domingo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
Subway from Metro Center, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Center Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- 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
- 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
- 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
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