There are 8 ways to get from Pitalito to Cartagena by plane, bus, car, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Pitalito to Cartagena
best- Fly from Pitalito (PTX) to Cartagena (CTG)plane PTX - CTG
4h 35m$70–340Drive 1,284.3 km
cheapest- Drive from Pitalito to Cartagenacar 1,284.3 km
19h 6m$67–97Bus via Saldaña
- Take the bus from Terminal de Pitalito to Saldanabus
- Take the bus from Saldaña to Terminal Salitrebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Salitre to Terminal Tunjabus
- Take the bus from Tunja to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
22h 45m$105–170Fly Pitalito to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, bus
- Fly from Pitalito (PTX) to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ)plane PTX - BAQ
- Take the bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
7h 1m$291–491Bus to Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport, fly to Cartagena
- Take the bus from Pitalito to Terminal de Transportes de Florenciabus
- Fly from Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport (FLA) to Cartagena (CTG)plane FLA - CTG
7h 28m$227–670Bus
- Take the bus from Pitalito to Terminal Salitrebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Salitre to Terminal Tunjabus
- Take the bus from Tunja to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
22h 55m$88–151Bus #2
- Take the bus from Terminal de Pitalito to Terminal Transportes Hondabus
- Take the bus from Honda to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
31h 46m$85–132Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Pitalito to Terminal de Transportes de Pereirabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to La Estrellabus
- Take the taxi from Medellín to Cartagenataxi
32h 22m$547–564
Pitalito (PTX) to Cartagena (CTG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Pitalito to Cartagena is to drive which costs $65 - $100 and takes 19h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Pitalito to Cartagena is to fly which takes 4h 35m and costs $70 - $340.
No, there is no direct bus from Pitalito to Cartagena. However, there are services departing from Terminal de Pitalito and arriving at Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena via Saldaña, Terminal Salitre and Tunja. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 45m.
The distance between Pitalito and Cartagena is 970 km. The road distance is 1284.3 km.
The best way to get from Pitalito to Cartagena without a car is to bus via Saldaña which takes 22h 45m and costs $100 - $170.
It takes approximately 4h 35m to get from Pitalito to Cartagena, including transfers.
Pitalito to Cartagena bus services, operated by Flota La Macarena, depart from Terminal de Pitalito station.
The best way to get from Pitalito to Cartagena is to fly which takes 4h 35m and costs $70 - $340. Alternatively, you can bus via Saldaña, which costs $100 - $170 and takes 22h 45m.
Pitalito to Cartagena bus services, operated by Flota La Macarena, arrive at Saldana station.
Yes, the driving distance between Pitalito to Cartagena is 1284 km. It takes approximately 19h 6m to drive from Pitalito to Cartagena.
What companies run services between Pitalito, Colombia and Cartagena, Colombia?
Easyfly, Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., and two other airlines fly from Pitalito (PTX) to Cartagena (CTG) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal de Pitalito to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena via Saldaña, Terminal Salitre, and Tunja in around 22h 45m.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Pitalito to Cartagena via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Pitalito to Cartagena via Bogota, Pereira
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Pitalito to Cartagena via Bogota, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Pitalito to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–500
Flights from Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport to Cartagena via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–650
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Pitalito to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Pitalito to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Bogota, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport to Cartagena via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Saturday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Pitalito to Cartagena via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–340
Flights from Pitalito to Cartagena via Bogota, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $70–340
- Phone
- 018000116222
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flota La Macarena
Bus from Terminal de Pitalito to Saldana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- Flota La Macarena
- Phone
- 01-8000-910293
- [email protected]
- Website
- coomotor.com.co
Bus from Saldaña to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–22
- Schedules at
- coomotor.com.co
Bus from Pitalito to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- coomotor.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Pitalito to Terminal Transportes Honda
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- coomotor.com.co
- Phone
- +57 322 2526992
- [email protected]
- Website
- autoboysa.com.co
Bus from Terminal Salitre to Terminal Tunja
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–19
- Book at
- autoboysa.teletiquete.com
Bus from Terminal Salitre to Terminal Tunja
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–19
- Book at
- autoboysa.teletiquete.com
- Phone
- +57 608 7725815
- [email protected]
- Website
- coflonorte.com.co
Bus from Terminal Salitre to Terminal Tunja
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Schedules at
- coflonorte.com.co
- Book at
- coflonorte.teletiquete.com
Bus from Terminal Salitre to Terminal Tunja
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Schedules at
- coflonorte.com.co
- Book at
- coflonorte.teletiquete.com
- Phone
- +57 310 7883333
- [email protected]
- Website
- concordeoficial.com
Bus from Tunja to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Schedules at
- concordeoficial.com
- Book at
- concordeoficial.com
Bus from Tunja to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Schedules at
- concordeoficial.com
- Book at
- concordeoficial.com
- 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
Bus from Honda to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $50–70
- 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
Bus from Honda to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $53–85
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $60–85
- 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
- Phone
- +57 310 245 1821
- [email protected]
- Website
- cootranslaboyana.com.co
Bus from Pitalito to Terminal de Transportes de Florencia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10
- Schedules at
- cootranslaboyana.com.co
- Phone
- +57 310 695 9595
- [email protected]
- Website
- cootranshuila.com
Bus from Pitalito to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Schedules at
- cootranshuila.com
Bus from Pitalito to Terminal de Transportes de Pereira
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- cootranshuila.com
- Phone
- +57 310 507 9999
- [email protected]
- Website
- flotaoccidental.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to La Estrella
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–25
- Schedules at
- flotaoccidental.com
- Book at
- flotaoccidental.com
- Corriente
- $15–23
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Estimated price
- $497
Tax Individual
- Phone
- +57 604 444 4444
- Website
- tax-individual.com.co
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