There are 7 ways to get from Portuguesa to Cartagena by bus, plane, rideshare, or car
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Bus to Jacinto Lara International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Terminal de Pasajeros de Guanare to Terminal de Pasajeros de Barquisimetobus
- Fly from Jacinto Lara International Airport (BRM) to Cartagena (CTG)plane BRM - CTG
11h 1m$81–383Drive 979.3 km
cheapest- Drive from Guanare to Cartagenacar 979.3 km
14h 30m$52–74Bus via Aguachica
- Take the bus from Terminal Guanare to Terminal de Barinas H.R.C.bus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Barinas H.R.C. to Terminal Jose Antonio Paredesbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Jose Antonio Paredes to Ureñabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Aguachicabus
- Take the bus from Aguachica to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
30h 52m$93–130Bus, rideshare
- Take the bus from Terminal Guanare to Terminal Expresos Los Llanos San Cristobalbus
- Take the rideshare from Terminal San Cristóbal to Cúcuta
- Take the bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
26h 51m$78–115Bus, bus to Arturo Michelena International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Apartadero to San Carlosbus
- Take the bus from San Carlos to Big Low Centerbus
- Fly from Arturo Michelena International Airport (VLN) to Cartagena (CTG)plane VLN - CTG
10h 37mBus, rideshare, bus to Bucaramanga Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Terminal Guanare to Terminal Expresos Los Llanos San Cristobalbus
- Take the rideshare from Terminal San Cristóbal to Cúcuta
- Take the bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal de Transportes de Bucaramangabus
- Fly from Bucaramanga Airport (BGA) to Cartagena (CTG)plane BGA - CTG
16h 18m$138–336Bus
- Take the bus from Guanare to Terminal Jose Antonio Paredesbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Jose Antonio Paredes to Ureñabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
32h 30m$81–127
Jacinto Lara International Airport (BRM) to Cartagena (CTG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Portuguesa to Cartagena is to drive which costs $50 - $75 and takes 14h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Portuguesa to Cartagena is to bus and fly which takes 11h 1m and costs $80 - $390.
No, there is no direct bus from Portuguesa to Cartagena. However, there are services departing from Terminal Guanare and arriving at Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena via Terminal de Barinas H.R.C., Terminal Jose Antonio Paredes, Ureña, Terminal Cúcuta and Aguachica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 52m.
The distance between Portuguesa and Cartagena is 862 km. The road distance is 979.3 km.
The best way to get from Portuguesa to Cartagena without a car is to bus via Aguachica which takes 30h 52m and costs $90 - $130.
It takes approximately 11h 1m to get from Portuguesa to Cartagena, including transfers.
Portuguesa to Cartagena bus services, operated by SITSSA, depart from Terminal Guanare station.
Portuguesa to Cartagena bus services, operated by SITSSA, arrive at Terminal de Barinas H.R.C. station.
Cartagena is 1h behind Portuguesa. It is currently 9:22 PM in Portuguesa and 8:22 PM in Cartagena.
Yes, the driving distance between Portuguesa to Cartagena is 979 km. It takes approximately 14h 30m to drive from Portuguesa to Cartagena.
What companies run services between Portuguesa, Venezuela and Cartagena, Colombia?
You can take a bus from Terminal Guanare to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena via Terminal de Barinas H.R.C., Terminal Jose Antonio Paredes, Ureña, Terminal Cúcuta, and Aguachica in around 30h 52m.
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Jacinto Lara International Airport to Cartagena via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Arturo Michelena International Airport to Cartagena via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Arturo Michelena International Airport to Cartagena via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Bucaramanga Airport to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–190
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Arturo Michelena International Airport to Cartagena via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $260–550
Flights from Bucaramanga Airport to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–110
- Website
- easyfly.com.co
Flights from Bucaramanga Airport to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $40–290
- Phone
- +58 212 242 0110
- Website
- SITSSA
Bus from Terminal de Pasajeros de Guanare to Terminal de Pasajeros de Barquisimeto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–14
- Schedules at
- SITSSA
Bus from Terminal Guanare to Terminal de Barinas H.R.C.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Schedules at
- SITSSA
Bus from San Carlos to Big Low Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Schedules at
- SITSSA
- Phone
- +58 412 355 5309
- Website
- instagram.com
Bus from Terminal de Barinas H.R.C. to Terminal Jose Antonio Paredes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15
- Schedules at
- instagram.com
- Phone
- +58 274 263 4651
- Website
- instagram.com
Bus from Terminal de Barinas H.R.C. to Terminal Jose Antonio Paredes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $15
- Schedules at
- instagram.com
Bus from Terminal Jose Antonio Paredes to Ureña
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–25
- Schedules at
- instagram.com
- Convencional
- $21–25
Bus from Terminal Jose Antonio Paredes to Ureña
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–25
- Schedules at
- instagram.com
- Convencional
- $21–25
- Phone
- +57 318 265 3815
- Website
- cootragua.blogspot.com
Bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Aguachica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $26
- Schedules at
- cootragua.blogspot.com
- Book at
- terminalbucaramanga.com
- Phone
- +57 312 543 8777
- [email protected]
- Website
- cooptmotilon.com
Bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Aguachica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $32
- Schedules at
- cooptmotilon.weebly.com
- Book at
- buscobus.com.co
Bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal de Transportes de Bucaramanga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- cooptmotilon.weebly.com
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8001
- [email protected]
- Website
- expresobrasilia.com
Bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Aguachica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $23–35
Bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–64
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $40–60
Bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–64
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $40–60
- Phone
- +57 601 201 8634
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cootranstame
Bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Aguachica
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19
- Schedules at
- Cootranstame
- Phone
- +57 323 563 9139
- [email protected]
- Website
- copetran.com
Bus from Aguachica to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $30–45
Bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $45–65
Bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal de Transportes de Bucaramanga
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–25
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $18–25
Bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $45–65
- Phone
- +58 424 719 6069
- [email protected]
- Website
- Expresos Los Llanos
Bus from Terminal Guanare to Terminal Expresos Los Llanos San Cristobal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Schedules at
- Expresos Los Llanos
- Buscama
- $19–26
Bus from Terminal Guanare to Terminal Expresos Los Llanos San Cristobal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Schedules at
- Expresos Los Llanos
- Buscama
- $19–26
- Phone
- +58 256 433 4481
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Apartadero to San Carlos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- notilogia.com
- Phone
- +57 607 549 2822
- [email protected]
- Website
- extrarapidolosmotilones.com.co
Bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal de Transportes de Bucaramanga
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- extrarapidolosmotilones.com.co
- Phone
- +57 313 291 4887
- Website
- instagram.com
Bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal de Transportes de Bucaramanga
- Phone
- +57 601 4249090
- [email protected]
- Website
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal de Transportes de Bucaramanga
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Phone
- +57 312 5953928
- [email protected]
- Website
- cotaxi.com.co
Bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal de Transportes de Bucaramanga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21
- Schedules at
- cotaxi.com.co
- Phone
- +58 274 262 11 79
Bus from Guanare to Terminal Jose Antonio Paredes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Schedules at
- instagram.com
- All
- $26–40
- Phone
- +57 30 2705 1635
- [email protected]
- Website
- instagram.com
Rideshare from Terminal San Cristóbal to Cúcuta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $13
- Schedules at
- instagram.com
Rideshare from Terminal San Cristóbal to Cúcuta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $13
- Schedules at
- instagram.com
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