There are 10 ways to get from Pontevedra to Cartagena by train (Renfe, Ouigo), bus, car, train, plane, or towncar
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Train
best- Take the train from Pontevedra to Madrid Chamartíntrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Murcia Del Carmentrain
- Take the train from Murcia Del Carmen to Cartagenatrain Ic
9h 12m€131–315Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Pontevedra to Madrid-Moncloabus Auto Res
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Cartagenabus ALSA - Mad-L.Mang / ...
15h 6m€81–132Drive 1,027.5 km
- Drive from Pontevedra to Cartagenacar 1,027.5 km
10h 34m€163–235Train to Santiago De Compostela Airport, fly to Alicante-Elche Airport, bus
- Take the train from Pontevedra to Santiago De Compostelatrain
- Fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane SCQ - ALC
- Take the bus from Alicante Aeropuerto to Estación de Autobuses de Murciabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagenabus
7h 28m€99–296Towncar, bus
- Take a town car from Pontevedra to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneirotowncar
- Take the bus from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Cartagenabus
18h 23m€275–365Fly Vigo to Alicante-Elche Airport, bus
- Fly from Vigo (VGO) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane VGO - ALC
- Take the bus from Alicante Aeropuerto to Estación de Autobuses de Murciabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagenabus
8h 55m€86–255Fly Vigo to Almería Airport, bus
- Fly from Vigo (VGO) to Almería Airport (LEI)plane VGO - LEI
- Take the bus from Almería to Cartagenabus
10h 21m€163–366Train to A Coruña Airport, fly to Alicante-Elche Airport, bus
- Take the train from Pontevedra to La Coruna-San Cristobaltrain
- Fly from A Coruña Airport (LCG) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane LCG - ALC
- Take the bus from Alicante Aeropuerto to Estación de Autobuses de Murciabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagenabus
10h 46m€97–293Towncar to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, fly to Alicante-Elche Airport, bus
- Take a town car from Pontevedra to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneirotowncar
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane OPO - ALC
- Take the bus from Alicante Aeropuerto to Estación de Autobuses de Murciabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagenabus
9h 52m€265–396Fly Vigo to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
- Fly from Vigo (VGO) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane VGO - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Murcia Del Carmentrain
- Take the train from Murcia Del Carmen to Cartagenatrain
9h 14m€100–345
Pontevedra to Cartagena by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pontevedra to Cartagena is to bus which costs €80 - €140 and takes 15h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Pontevedra to Cartagena is to train and fly and bus which takes 7h 28m and costs €95 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Pontevedra to Cartagena. However, there are services departing from Pontevedra and arriving at Cartagena via Moncloa, Estación De Atocha and Estación Sur de Autobuses. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 6m.
No, there is no direct train from Pontevedra to Cartagena. However, there are services departing from Pontevedra and arriving at Cartagena via Madrid Chamartín and Murcia Del Carmen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 12m.
The distance between Pontevedra and Cartagena is 1171 km. The road distance is 1027.5 km.
The best way to get from Pontevedra to Cartagena without a car is to train which takes 9h 12m and costs €130 - €320.
It takes approximately 9h 12m to get from Pontevedra to Cartagena, including transfers.
Pontevedra to Cartagena bus services, operated by MonBus, depart from Pontevedra station.
Pontevedra to Cartagena train services, operated by Renfe AVE, depart from Pontevedra station.
The best way to get from Pontevedra to Cartagena is to train which takes 9h 12m and costs €130 - €320. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €80 - €140 and takes 15h 6m.
What companies run services between Pontevedra, Spain and Cartagena, Spain?
You can take a train from Pontevedra to Cartagena via Madrid Chamartín and Murcia Del Carmen in around 9h 12m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Pontevedra to Cartagena via Madrid-Moncloa, Moncloa, Estación De Atocha, Estación Sur, and Estación Sur de Autobuses in around 15h 6m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Vigo to Alicante-Elche Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Vigo to Alicante-Elche Airport via Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Vigo to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Vigo to Almería Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–370
Flights from Vigo to Almería Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €140–330
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Vigo to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Vigo to Alicante-Elche Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Vigo to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Vigo to Almería Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–370
Flights from Vigo to Almería Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €140–330
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Vigo to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Vigo to Alicante-Elche Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Vigo to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- bintercanarias.com
Flights from Vigo to Almería Airport via Gran Canaria
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €180–850
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Pontevedra to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Pontevedra to Santiago De Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Pontevedra to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Murcia Del Carmen to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Pontevedra to Santiago De Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Pontevedra to La Coruna-San Cristobal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Murcia Del Carmen to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 92 91 92
- [email protected]
- Website
- monbus.es
Bus from Pontevedra to Madrid-Moncloa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.monbus.es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Alicante Aeropuerto to Estación de Autobuses de Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Alicante Aeropuerto to Estación de Autobuses de Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Alicante Aeropuerto to Estación de Autobuses de Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Alicante Aeropuerto to Estación de Autobuses de Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 900 842 202
- [email protected]
- Website
- interbusmurcia.es
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Schedules at
- grupointerbus.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Schedules at
- grupointerbus.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Schedules at
- grupointerbus.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Schedules at
- grupointerbus.com
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Phone
- +34 950 25 95 61
- [email protected]
- Website
- busbam.com
Bus from Almería to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Schedules at
- busbam.com
- Phone
- (+351) 220 971 653
- [email protected]
- Website
- vmtransfers.com
Towncar from Pontevedra to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €200
- Website
- https://www.vmtransfers.com/en/
Towncar from Pontevedra to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €200
- Website
- https://www.vmtransfers.com/en/
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Pontevedra to Cartagena bus services, operated by MonBus, arrive at Madrid-Moncloa station.
Pontevedra to Cartagena train services, operated by Renfe AVE, arrive at Madrid Chamartín station.
Yes, the driving distance between Pontevedra to Cartagena is 1028 km. It takes approximately 10h 34m to drive from Pontevedra to Cartagena.
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